On the evening of his arrival in New York, Jimmy wanted to make a call to Mother. He found a telephone booth nearby and put some coins into a box in it, dialed 734 － 8681. At first the line was busy and then his call was put through. Jimmy was very glad to say “Hello” to his mother. Just then came a sweet lady's voice behind him.

　　“Are you through?”

　　“Yes. ”Jimmy turned and said.

　　With a polite “Excuse me”, the lady took up the receiver and dialed. Jimmy had to wait outside until she put down the telephone.

　　After a while, Jimmy dialed again and heard Mother' s voice from far.

　　“What's wrong with you? Why did you ring off just now?”

　　“I myself don't know why…”Jimmy didn't finished calling, and suddenly a young man ran over and asked anxiously (焦急地) .

　　“Are you through?”

　　“Yes.”

　　With saying “OK”, the man quickly set the receiver to his ear and dialed. Jimmy did not know what to do. Just imagine (想象) how worried Mother was in London!

1．Where did Jimmy come from?

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A．He came from the United States.

B．He came from England.

C．He came from New York.

D．We don' t know from the passage.

2．A“telephone-booth” is a place where ________.

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3．By saying “Are you through?”, the lady meant “ ________?”

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A．Have you finished calling

B．Can you go through the telephone-booth

C．Have you finished your work

D．Are your call put through

4．From this passage we can see that ________.

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A．the two Americans were not polite.

B．sometimes the same sentence can have different meanings in different countries

C．American English and British English are very different

D．Jimmy understood what the two Americans meant at last