How many coins have you got in your pocket right now?Three?Two?Or one?With a phonecard you can make up to 200 calls without any change at all.
1.What do you do with it?
Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.Put in your card,make your call and when you've finished,a screen tells you how much is left on your card.It costs no extra for the cards,and the calls cast 10 per unit,the same as any other payphone call.You can put them in units of 10,20,40,100 or 200.
2.Now appearing in a shop near you
Near each card phone place you'll find a shop where you can buy one.They're at bus,train and city tube stations.Many universities,hospitals and clubs,restaurants and gas stations on the highway and shopping centers.At airports and seaports.
3.No more broken payphones
Most broken payphones are like that they've been vandalized（破坏了的）.There are no coins in Cardphone to excite thieves' interest in it.So you're not probably to find a vandalized one.Get a phonecard yourself and try it out.Or get a bigger wallet.
小题1:There are three sections in the passage.Which section do you think is about why phonecards are good?
A．Section 1.
B．Section 2.
C．Section 3.
D．Section 1&2.小题2:Choose the right order of the steps under“How to use a phonecard”.
a.Put in your phonecard.
b.Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.
c.Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard”.
d.Make your call.
A．a,b,c,d
B．c,a,d,b
C．a,d,c,b
D．c,d,a,b小题3:The last sentence “Or get a bigger wallet”means“_________”.
A．Phonecards are cheap
B．You cannot use all payphones
C．Thieves will not break card phones
D．People do not like carrying a lot of coins
