“Hello” became so popular that by 1878 telephone operators were required to use it. In fact, operators received the nickname “Hello Girls.” Soon, “hello” became not just the standard way to answer the phone, but an accepted way to greet people in person.

　　25. Why was “hello” seldom used when it first appeared?

　　A. It was too informal.   

　　B. It was hard to pronounce.     

　　C. It was considered to be rude. 

　　D. There were other words like “hello”.

　　26. “Hullo” was used to show something _____.

　　A. interesting                    B. exciting          C. boring                  D. unexpected

　　27. Paragraph 3 is mainly about _____.

　　A. how “hello” was used to answer the telephone

　　B. the friendship between Bell and Edison

　　C. the invention of the telephone

　　D. how the telephone was invented

　　28. We can infer from the text that _____.

　　A. “hello” got popular as soon as the telephone was invented

　　B. the telephone has changed the way people speak

　　C. people liked simple expressions like “hello”

　　D. Bell advised girls to use “hello”

　　C

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