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糾錯"Are?you?listening,，Simon,？"Simon’s?teacher?asked.?It?was?a?pretty
usual?question.
Simon?shook?his?head,，smiling.?He?hardly?listened?or?tried?hard?in
class.?Talking?was?so much fun.?He?wanted?to?be?heard?rather?than?listen.
"Listen，?and?you’ll?learn?something."?Mrs.?Jacobs?tried?every?day,，but?Simon?never?paid attention.
That?evening，?his?throat?really?hurt.?The?next?morning,，?when?he?opened?his?mouth?to?say"Good?morning",，?nothing?came?out?but?a?croak.
Simon’s?mother?looked?at?him. "Honey，?you’ve?lost?your?voice. "
"Can?I?stay?home,？"He?tried?to?ask,，but?words?didn’t?come?out.?
Instead，his?mother checked him?for?a?fever?and?decided?it?was?good for?him?to?go?to?school,，?even?if?he?couldn’t talk.
When?he?got?to?school,，?Mrs.?Jacobs?said"Hello"to?him，?and?he?just
nodded.?When?his friends?asked?him?what?TV?shows?he?watched?last?
night,，he?just?shrugged.?By?the?time?the bellrang for?class,，almost?
everyone?was?looking?at?him?as?if?he’d?grown?a?third?eye.
Penny?raised?her?hand. "Mrs.?Jacobs,，?why?isn’t?Simon?talking,？"
"He?never?stops?talking，"?Richard?said?worriedly.
Everyone?started?talking?at?once.?They?were?excited,，worried,，and
surprised.
Simon?sat?in?class，?bored.?He?watched?them?talk?to?each?other?as?if?the?teacher?wasn?‘t there,，but?he?couldn’t?even?do?that.?In?math?class?he
could?hold?up?fingers?if?the?answer?was less?than?10,，?but?that?wasn’t?fun.
He?decided?to?try?to?pay?attention.
He?could?do?his?homework?that?night.?It?gave?him?TV?and game?time
with?his?work?all?done.
The?next?day，?even?though?his?voice?was?coming?back,，?he stayed
quiet?again.?The?third?day,，he?could?talk?fine，but he listened and raised his hand to speak.
What a difference that one day made!
26. What did Mrs. Jacobs want Simon to do in class,？
A. To talk.
B. To listen.
C. To sit up.
D. To stay awake.
27. What was the problem with Simon that day,？
A. He got a cough.
B. He was late for school.
C. He lost his voice.
D. He lost interest in school.
28. Why was almost everyone looking at Simon？
A. Because he grew a third eye.
B. Because Mrs. Jacobs praised him.
C. Because he talked with nobody.
D. Because Mrs. Jacobs nodded to him.
29. Why could Simon do his homework that night,？
A. Because he already got his voice back.
B. Because he paid much attention in class
C. Because he was given easier homework.
D. Because he learnt to use fingers in class.[
30. What is the best title for the text,？
A. Are you talking？
B. Are you listening,？
C. Is your voice OK,？
D. Is your school fun？
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