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　　Dad said it would be an unusual present, and he was quite right. He said, “Go to the telephone and call a ten figure number. It must begin with 010. Got that 010-? You can please yourself about the other seven figures. ”

　　I called the number 010-6132597. A few moments later I heard a man’s clear voice at the other end, the voice said, “Kikri 2597. Don Flower speaking. ”

　　I said, “Hello, Mr. Flower. I'm Robert West, and this call to you is one of my birthday presents. I'm thirteen today. ”

　　“Oh, that’s great. Many happy returns of the day! Where are you calling from, Robert? You sound very clear. ”

　　“I'm at home in London. Where are you? ”

　　“You’re in London! Well, well-I've never had a call from London before. I live in Kikri, Australia. About a hundred miles from Kikri actually, but it's the nearest place. I've got a small farm here, with about ninety thousand sheep on it. You ought to come and visit me one day. ”

　　“I'd like to very much. Your farm must be very big, Mr. Flower, if you’ve got ninety thousand sheep on it. ”

　　“Well, there may be only eighty thousand by now. I'm not too sure. There’s not a lot of feed for them, you know, and two of my wells have gone dry this month. So we’ve been driving the sheep around a bit. If you go straight across the middle of my farm, it’s a hundred and ten miles. That isn’t a great size for a farm in Australia, but it’s big enough for me! ”

　　We talked for three minutes, and it was very interesting. I gave Mr. Flower my telephone number. He promised to ring me on my birthday the next year.

1．If you live in London, what number calls Australia?

[　　]

A．010-2597.
B．6132579.
C．010-6132597.
D．Kikri 2597.

　

2．As far as we can tell from the passage, ________ .

[　　]

A．Robert West had never rang Australia before

B．telephone calls to Australia are expensive

C．Mr. Flower is a friendly man

D．Mr. Flower wishes that he had a large farm

　

3．Which of the following is NOT untrue?　　 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　]

A．Mr. Flower lives in a big city.

B．Australia can have periods with no rain.

C．Robert did not know Mr. Flower when he first spoke to him.

D．We do not know exactly how many sheep Mr. Flower has on his farm.

　

4．From the passage it seems that ________ .

[　　]

A．Australia has the best conditions for sheep farming

B．to make a living in Australia, you must have a large farm to raise sheep

C．Mr. Flower is finding it difficult to raise sheep successfully because he has a small farm

D．sheep farming in Australia can be a difficult job at times

　

5．The best title for the passage is ________ .

[　　]

A．A Surprise Phone Call

B．An Unusual Present

C．A Phone Call To Australia

D．A Ten-Figure Number

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