Finally, a cell phone
That's ... a phone
With rates as low as $3.75 per week!
“Well, I finally did it. I finally decided to enter the digital age and get a cell phone. My kids have been annoying me and the last straw was when my car broke down，and I was stuck by the highway for an hour before someone stopped to help. But when I went to the cell phone store, I almost changed my mind. The phones all have cameras, computers and a "global-positioning" something or other that's supposed to spot me from space. Goodness, all I want to do is to be able to talk to my grandkids! The people at the store weren't much help. They couldn't understand why someone wouldn't want a phone the size of a postage stamp. And the rate plans! They were confusing, and expensive ... and the contract (合同）lasted for two years! I'd almost given up until a friend told me about her new Jitterbug phone. Now, I have the convenience and safety of being about to stay in touch --- with a phone I can actually use. ”
Affordable plans that I can understand一and no contract to sign (签订）！ Unlike other cell phones，Jitterbug has plans that make sense. Why should I pay for minutes I'm never going to use? And if I do talk more than I plan, I won't find myself with no minutes like my friend who has a prepaid phone. Best of all, there is no contract to sign—so I'm not locked in for years at a time. The US-based customer service is second to none. And the phone gets service anywhere in the country.
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Monthly Minutes |
50 |
100 |
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Monthly Rate |
$14.99 |
$19.99 |
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911 Access |
FREE |
FREE |
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Long Distance Calls |
No additional charge |
No additional charge |
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Friendly Return Policy |
30 days |
30 days |
Call now and receive a FREE gift when you order. Try Jitterbug for 30 days and if you don't love it, just return it! Why wait, the Jitterbug comes ready to use right out of the box. If you aren't as happy with it as I am, you can return it and get your money back. Call now, the Jitterbug product experts are ready to answer your questions. Call 1-888-809-8794 or visit www. jitterbugdirect.com.
1. What made “I” finally think of getting a cell phone?
A．Being stuck by the highway.
B．Being urged by his grandkids.
C．Being persuaded by cell phone salespersons.
D．Being attracted by the friendly return policy.
2. On the monthly basis of 100 minutes, the Jitterbug weekly rate is about _______.
A．$3.75 B．$4.99 C．$14. 99 D．$19.99
3. An advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is _______.
A．its discount price with a free gift
B．its reasonable rate plans without a contract
C．its good customer service all over the world
D．its “global-positioning” system with 911 access
4. The main purpose of the passage is to _______.
A．tell a customer's story of Jitterbug
B．provide two ways to order Jitterbug
C．give a brief introduction of Jitterbug
D．attract potential customers to Jitterbug
A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? But he discovered that it was a rattrap (捕鼠夹）.
Going back to the farmyard, the rat started to give a warning.
The rat turned to the pig and told him:“There is a rattrap in the house, a rattrap in the house!”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Rat,” said the pig, “I can only say this is something terrible to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the cow. But the cow said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat? A rattrap? I am in danger, Huh?”
The rat returned to the house, head down and dejected. So the rat had to face the farmer's rattrap alone.
That very night, a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rattrap catching its prey (猎物). The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.In the darkness, she did not notice that it was a poisonous snake whose tail had been caught by the trap. The snake bit her.The farmer rushed her to hospital. She returned home with a fever. Everyone knows that a fever could be treated with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soup. However, his wife's sickness continued.
The farmer's friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. But she didn't get well. Finally, she died, and so many people came for the last sight that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that the whole farmyard is at risk when there is a rattrap in the house.
1.From the passage we know that ______.
A．the pig helped the rat get rid of the trap
B．the cow strongly believed in what the rat said
C．no animals showed concern over the rat's warning
D．the snake was killed immediately after being caught
2.The underlined word ‘‘dejected” is the closest in meaning to _______.
A．disappointed B．surprised C．irritated D．excited
3.We can learn from the article that _______.
A．the farmer had planned to kill the rat
B．the rat was very clever in avoiding the trap
C．the farmer's wife got good treatment in hospital
D．the rat had expected what would happen to the pig and cow
4. What message does the story intend to pass?
A．We should mind our own business.
B．Everything is related to something else.
C．We'd better treat animals in a friendly way.
D．The farmer couple and their friends are all foolish.
Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of 1 days to prepare myself for the following busy 2 .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the 3. Due to the last-minute issue（问题）with transportation, I 4 my car to make sure that everyone could get to the 5 point so that they could get together and enjoy their week’s 6 by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that 7 to me on my journey was that no sooner had I 8 and said goodbye than I would make the trip 9 ，in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, 10 as I was looking forward to relaxationSimon and I 11 , on our way, about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we 12 spent five continuous hours together, other than when we played Saturday cricket (板球).
On my return trip, I 13 a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning 14 . Within an hour it 15 . I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was 16 refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) _17 sleep that evening.
A change 18 your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to 19_ something from different angles（角度）, as well as to be refreshed and energized.
Now I’m looking forward to my next 20 event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.
1. A．surprising B．exciting C．moving D．relaxing
2. A．hour B．day C．week D．month
3. A．snowfield B．beach C．hotel D．school
4. A．fueled B．parked C．offered D．lent
5. A．put-off B．drop-off C．get-off D．take-off
6. A．freedom B．excitement C．adventure D．break
7. A．appealed B．happened C．appeared D．occurred
8. A．rested B．started C．arrived D．left
9. A．back B．forward C．out D．away
10. A．even B．just C．particularly D．mostly
11. A．mentioned B．talked C．complained D．argued
12. A．always B．usually C．frequently D．rarely
13. A．developed B．showed C．lost D．kept
14. A．smoke B．dust C．fog D．snow
15. A turned B. cleared C. froze D. shone
16. A．greatly B．completely C．immediately D．mentally
17. A．uncomfortable B．uneasy C．sound D．light
18. A．about B．from C．in D．for
19. A．give up B．look at C．find out D．carry on
20. A．planned B．discussed C．unexpected D．prepared
---What do you think of the world-famous football player Messi from Argentina?
---I've never seen ______ one before. He was born to play football.
A．a creative B．a most creative
C．the most creative D．a more creative
Yesterday our car got ______ halfway; fortunately we managed to get it ______ finally.
A．struck; working B．stuck; started
C．struck; worked D．stuck; start
---Does Tom do his new job well?
---______ his old job. How stupid! I think there is no hope for him.
A．No better than B．Not better than
C．Not so well as D．No as well as
