My phone rings a lot, but most of the time it’s for my cat, Stoop！ Well, the caller doesn’t want to talk to my cat. He wants to talk about him.
You see, my cat really walks around. I wanted to make sure that Stoop could always come home. I bought a little collar with a tag (标签). The tag said, “I have home. If I look lost, phone Fred Sparks 86689889.”
And then my phone began to ring. One call was from a man I hadn’t seen for years.
“Hello,” he said, “I see you are back in the town. I stopped to pet(抱) a car the other day. And there on his collar was your phone number！ You borrowed me $20. How about paying me back？ It’s been a long time, you know？”
That wasn’t the only time Stoop cost me money. Another caller was a taxi(出租车) driver. He said, “I find a cat in my car. A cat with a phone number！ I have sent him home.”I gave him my address, and had to pay $2.5 for the help.
Another time, the phone rang late at night. A woman shouted at me, “Come and get your cat. He is making a mess of (弄乱)my room. He is running after my cat.”I tried to quiet her. She told my her name was Helen Burns, and gave me her address. She lived in the next street. I went over to get Stoop.“I’m sorry,”I said. Helen did not want to listen to me. She closed the door at once.
Two days later, Stoop did it again. But this time I took along a box of sweets for Helen and a doll for her cat. Helen liked that, and we went out to dinner together.
Now when the phone rings, I think, “Maybe it’s for me！” Why do I think so？ Because sometimes Helen calls.And when she does, she doesn’t want to talk about my cat. She wants to talk about us.
Question：
1．Why did the writer have so many phone calls？
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2．What trouble did the writer have because of the cat？ Please write down.
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When Lucy left for college , I was 33 we would not keep in touch , but thanks to mobile phones , that didn’t 34 . I was really looking forwatd to her coming home 35 her vacation. But when she got home , I felt something was wrong . I asked 36 she was and she replied that 37 was fine .
A month later I decided to visit her . As I was 38 to her college . I suddenly couldn’t breathe (呼吸) , I stopped the car and wondered what was wrong with me , but then I 39 that it was with my sister . I 40 called her to see if she was OK . She said that things were fine .
About twenty minutes later , the same thing happened . but much 41 than before and all I could see in my mind were 42 of my sister lying on the floor . I tried to call her again , but this time she didn’t answer . I raced to the 43 parked the car , and ran to her room .
When I got there , it was just like what I had seen in my mind . I called 911 and they took 44 to the hospital .
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32. A. Luckily B. Finally C. However D. Personally
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34. A. happen B. go C. ring D. change
35. A. after B. during C. except D. past
36. A. how B. who C. where D.what
37. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
38. A. walking B. running C. driving D. flying
39. A. realized B. remembered C. suggested D. expected
40. A. happily B. carefully C. loudly D. quickly
41. A. better B. worse C. nearer D. farther
42. A. pictures B. stories C. letters D. problems
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22. A. with B. in C. of D. by
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24. A. whether B. what C. why D. how
25. A. go B. look C. become D. is
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My friend is a good girl. She is 53 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 54
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（ ）53．A．always B．never C．seldom D．sometimes
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