DearGregory,   MerryChristmas!Youarenowtheproudowner...

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    Dear Gregory,

    Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. Hot Damn! You are a good & responsible 13 year old boy and you deserve this gift. But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations. Please read through the following contract. I hope that you understand it is my job to raise you into a well rounded, healthy young man that can function in the world and coexist with technology, not be ruled by it. Failure to comply with the following list will result in termination of your iPhone ownership.

    1．It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren’t I the greatest?

    2．If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads “Mom” or “Dad”. Not ever.

    3．It does not go to school with you. Have a conversation with the people you text in person. It’s a life skill. *Half days, field trips and after school activities will require special consideration.

   4．If it falls into the toilet, smashes on the ground, or vanishes into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement costs or repairs. Mow a lawn, babysit, stash some birthday money. It will happen, you should be prepared.

   5．Turn it off, silence it, put it away in public. Especially in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another human being. You are not a rude person; do not allow the iPhone to change that.

    7．Learn to live without it. Be bigger and more powerful than FOMO – fear of missing out. Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe and secure in that decision. It is not alive or an extension of you.

   8．Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a walk. Talk to a stranger. Wonder without googling.

    9．If you will mess up. I will take away your phone. We will sit down and talk about it. We will start over again. You and I, we are always learning. I am on your team. We are in this together. It is my hope that you can agree to these terms. I hope you enjoy your awesome new iPhone. Merry Christmas!

      xoxoxo  Mom

12．The author’s main purpose in writing the article is to   ________ 

    A．explain to George the function of the new mobile phones.

    B．show George how much thought has been put into this gift

    C．inform George of good manners he has to follow in public

    D．make a deal with George on the use of his Christmas gift-iphone

13．If Gregory lose hus iphone,he ________

    A．has to pay for a new one himself            B．will get a new one from his parents

    C．will never receive gifts from his parents       D．must learn to live without a phone

14．We can learn from the article that George’s parents________ 

    A．set rules and regulations in every aspect of his life

    B．expect him to do something in return for this gift

    C．are worried about his manners and carelessness

    D．don’t want him to be addicted to electronic products

15．George has to follow the rules below EXCEPT that ________

    A．be sure to answer his parents’ call

    B．keep the phone in silence when is at the cinema

    C．record his life as much as possible using the phone

    D．bring the phone with him on field trip when necessary

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