Question

After supper Mr. Jackson turned on the television． He tried to find a football game on it． At that time the telephone rang and he went to answer it．“Hello，”he said， “7462135．” “It's Betty speaking，” said a woman． “Henry is ill． And I have to take him to hospital． But Lucy is too young…”“Don't worry． I'll go and look after her． But where's your husband James﹖” “He's gone to London． He'll be back at two tomorrow morning．”

Mrs. Jackson was on duty in the hospital that night and Mr. Jackson had to go to help his sister．Lucy was only four．She began to cry when her mother left．Mr. Jackson told her some stories， taught her a song and showed her some nice pictures． He didn't stop until the little girl went to sleep．Mr．Jackson went home after James came back． He was asleep soon after he went to bed． His wife came into the bedroom and it woke him up． He had a look at the clock on the wall and found it was half past eight．He jumped off the bed and ran to the garage（车库） with his bag． His wife tried to say something， but he called back，“I was never late for work, you know． But I'm late this morning．” “No， you aren't，” said Mrs. Jackson． “It's Saturday．”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1． On what day did Betty call Mr. Jackson？

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2． Why did Betty ask for Mr. Jackson's help？

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3． What did Mr. Jackson do to make Lucy stop crying?

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4． Why did Mr. Jackson run to the garage when he woke up？

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5． How many people have been mentioned（被提到）in this passage ？

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Answer 1

1.On Friday．  

2.Because she had to take Henry to hospital and she couldn't leave Lucy at home by herself．  

3.He told her some stories,taught her a song and showed her some nice pictures．

4.Because he thought he was late for work．  

5.Six．