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Los Angeles---Thousands of people waited in line on Thursday at Apple Stores, hoping to buy new iPhone.

Cindy Smith, 20, waited in line at Los Angeles Apple Store at 10 pm Wednesday, and wanted to buy her new iPhone before going to work. Stores opened at 7 am. Her old iPhone was broken two months ago, and she waited for the new model. "I can work from it and have fun, she said. Cindy was lucky and she got it, but hundreds of others waited in line on all sides of the shopping mall.

By the end of the day, Apple's latest iPhone was all sold out across the US. "It is working to get more phones. They can't get here soon enough, "said Melissa, Wal-Mart spokeswoman.

Apple spokesman Steve Dowling wouldn't say how quickly stores would get more phones. He said, "We are working hard to get them to everyone as quickly as possible. It will take about a month for stores to get fully stocked. "Apple said it sold 600,000 in early orders.

1.A lot of people waited in line at Los Angeles Apple Stores to buy new iPhone.

2.Cindy Smith wanted to buy new iPhone because she lost her old one.

3.Melissa is the Apple spokeswoman.

4.Steve said they would get more iPhones to people as quickly as they could.

5.It will take about a week for stores to get fully stocked.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹的是蘋果手機新款上線的情況，還沒有開始賣，就有很多人排隊等著買了，很快就被售空了。但是蘋果公司的發言人說，他們會盡快生產補貨，盡可能快的讓每個人都能買到手機。

1. of people waited in line on Thursday at Apple Stores, hoping to buy new iPhone.可知本句描述是正確的，很多人等著買蘋果手機。故為A。

2. old iPhone was broken two months ago, and she waited for the new model. 她的舊手機兩個月前壞了。可知本句描述她的手機壞了，是錯誤說法，故為B。

3. Wal-Mart spokeswoman.可知Melissa是新聞發言人。所以題目描述是錯誤的，故為B。

4. are working hard to get them to everyone as quickly as possible. 可知題目說法：他們將盡可能快的讓每個人買到蘋果手機。所以題目說法是正確的，故為A。

5. will take about a month for stores to get fully stocked.可知題目說法是錯誤的。故為B。

考點：新聞報道類短文閱讀。