“IfitringsonemoretimeI’llhangup”Amythoughthopefullyasshewaitedforsomeonetoanswer.Apologizingwasn’taneasythingtodo.“Hello”awoman’svoicesaid.Therewasnobackingoutnow.“MayIspeaktoMissy
“IfitringsonemoretimeI’llhangup”Amythoughthopefullyasshewaitedforsomeonetoanswer.Apologizingwasn’taneasythingtodo.
“Hello”awoman’svoicesaid.Therewasnobackingoutnow.
“MayIspeaktoMissyplease?”
“Justaminute.”
InmuchlessthanaminuteMissywasonthephone.“Hiwho’scalling?”askedthecheerfulvoice.
“It’sAmy.IjustwantedtotellyouthatI’msorryaboutwhatIsaidtoyou.Ididn’treallymeanit.”Amypausedtryingtothinkofwhattosaynext.
“ThankyouAmy.Nohardfeelings.”
“Missyyou’reaveryniceperson.You’realotnicerthanIam!”
Missylaughed.“You’renotsobadAmy.BythewayI’vegotsomegreatnews.Mr.Grumbellsaidthatyouweretheonlycandidateforclasspresident.Hetalkedmeintobeingacandidatetoo.Isn’tthatcool?”
Amydidn’tthinkthenewswascool.Missywasverypopular;she’dgetalotofvotes.FortunatelyAmywasinagraciousmood.“You’llbeatoughopponentMissy”shesaid.“Maythebestwomanwin.”“ThanksAmy”Missyreplied.“Butyoumightevenwin.”
Amyhadtolaugh.“HeyI’mtheonewho’ssupposedtomakecommentslikethat!”
1.AmycalledMissyonthephoneto_______
A.tellherthattheTitanicsank
B.tellhersheneededabrain
C.apologizeforinsultingher
D.askhertorunforpresident
2.Amywashopingthatnoonewouldanswerthephonebecause_______
A.shewastootiredtotalk
B.shefeltuncomfortableaboutapologizing
C.shewasafraidshehaddialedthewrongnumber
D.shewaswearingpajamas
3.Ifoneofthefollowingstatementsistruewhichisit?
A.Missywashomealone
B.Missy’smotheransweredthephone
C.Missy’sfatheransweredthephone
D.Missy’slittlesisteransweredthephone
4.Whichwordbestdescribesthegirls’conversation?
A.Nasty
B.Uncomfortable
C.Sad
D.Friendly
5.MissyletAmyknowthatshewantedsomethingthatAmywanted.Whatwasit?
A.Shewantedtohavethemostfriends
B.Shewantedherowntelephone
C.Shewantedmushroomsonherpizza
D.Shewantedt