The telephone rang and I picked up the receiv

The telephone rang and I picked up the receiver（听筒）．“Hello，” I said．“Hello．”said a voice（声音）．“Bill here，is Betty there?” “I’m sorry，” I said．“You have got the wrong number．”A few seconds later，the telephone rang again．Just as I expected（期望）it was Bill．“You've made a mistake again．” I explained．

The telephone rang a third time．This made me angry．

I spoke in a high voice．“Hello，Bill．Betty here．” For a moment there was a dead silence（沉默）．Then someone said，“What’s the matter with you．Tom?” It was my mother．

根据短文内容选择正确的答案。

1．The stranger（陌生）wanted to speak to ________．

A．Tom                    B．Bill                      C．I                           D．Betty

2．It was the ________time that my mother phoned me．

A．first                     B．second                  C．third                       D．fourth

3．Which statement（陈述）is wrong?

A．I don't like Bill．

B．Bill wanted to speak with Betty．

C．Bill and Betty are friends of mine．

D．My mother was surprised when she heard my answer．

4．“A dead silence” means ________．

A．I didn't say a word．                                  B．nobody said a word．

C．the receiver doesn't work well．               D．my mother was very angry．

5．________ was the writer of the story．

A．Bill                      B．Betty                   C．Tom                      D．Mother