语篇解读　作者在工作的时候，认识了Frank，他已经得了很重的病，但是Frank的话给作者很大的触动，作者和他一直联系，直到Frank去世。

5．The author was then probably working for __________.

A．a travel agency

B．a cigarette company

C．an e­shopping store

D．a vacation school

答案　A

解析　细节理解题。从第一段中的"My first full­time job after high school was selling vacation packages(旅行产品) via the telephone for a well­known company.可知，作者那时可能是为旅行社工作。故选A。

6．Theunderlinedpart"collectmyself"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans""．

A．gather together

B．disappoint myself

C．cheer myself up

D．calm down

答案　D

解析　词义猜测题。从第二段中的"At this point，I couldn't control myself. We ended the call，but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in."可知，在当时，作者无法控制自己，电话结束后，作者没有挂断电话是避免另一个电话打进来，这样可以让自己冷静下来，可知"collect myself"是"冷静下来"的意思。故选D。

7．What can we infer from the text?

A．Frank was in hospital while answering the phone.

B．Frank is actually the author's grandfather.

C．There was something wrong with Frank's lung.