Question

John: Uncle Smith, this is John speaking. I’m sorry to call up so late,

but may I speak to Jim?

Smith: Jim is out. 1.

John: OK, please. Jim and I applied to go in an adventure (冒险) tour competition on the Internet a week ago. Today I was told that we were accepted.

Smith: Oh, that must be dangerous. 2.

John: Because we want to do sports and something exciting.

Smith: You’d better not. 3.

John: Uncle Smith, don’t worry. We can take good care of ourselves.

Smith: 4.

John: Yes. We are ready for it.

Smith: Good luck.

John: 5.

Smith: It’s OK. I’ll tell him to call you back later.

John: Thank you, Uncle.

A. Are you read for it? 

B. May I take a message for you?

C. You’re welcome. 

D. Why do you want to do it?

E. What a great idea! 

F. We will worry about you.

G. Thank you very much.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.F

4.A

5.G

【解析】

1.句意：我可以帮你带个口信吗？约翰想找吉姆接电话，但吉姆不在家，因此史密斯先生说可不可以捎个口信，故答案为B。

2.句意：你为什么想做这件事？根据答语“Because we want to do sports and something exciting.”可知，问句是询问原因，故答案为D。

3.句意：我们会为你担心的。根据“Uncle Smith, don’t worry.”判断，史密斯先生为他们的探险旅行感到担心，故答案为F。

4.句意：你准备好了吗？根据答语“Yes. We are ready for it.”判断，问句是询问是否为活动做好准备，故答案为A。

5.句意：非常感谢你。对于别人的祝福应该有礼貌的表示感谢，故答案为G。