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Mrs Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24—year—old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mother s village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, “I ve found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But don t worry, Mum, I ll send you some money every week,
A month later, Mrs Black was very angry. She decided（决定） to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter , she said ,“Alice , why do you never call me ?”
Alice laughed , “But mother ,” she said , “you haven t got a telephone .” “No”, she answered , “I haven t , but you have got one .”
1. Mrs Black lived ___________.
A. in Canada B. in Australia C. in England D. in America
2. Mrs Black lived ____________.
A.alone (单独) B.with her husband C.with her daughter D.with her mother
3. Alice didn t go to work in Boston because ________.
A. New York was too far from her mother s village
B. Boston was near her mother s village
C. she had found a good job there
D. she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place
4. A month later , Mrs Black went to see her daughter in Boston ________.
A. by air B. by train C. by bus D. by sea
5. Alice had never telephoned her mother because _______.
A.she didn t have time to do so
B.her mother didn t have a telephone
C.she didn t want to spend money on calling
D.her mother didn t know how to make a telephone call