A traveler hurried down to the hall of an American hotel and went to the cash-desk. He had just 15 minutes to pay his bill and get to the station. Suddenly he remembered that he had left something in his room.
"Look here, boy," he said to the bellboy, "run up to my room and see if I have left a parcel on the table there. Be quick about it."
The boy ran upstairs. Five minutes passed. The traveler was walking up and down the hall, looking very angry. At last the boy appeared.
"Yes, sir," he reported to the traveler," you have left the parcel there, it's right on the table in your room."
1. The traveler _______.
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A．ran down the street |
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B．came downstairs hurriedly |
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C．ran so quickly that he fell down |
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D．came into the hotel hall very quickly |
2.Which statement is true?
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A．He had to pay his bill and arrived at the station in 15 minutes . |
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B．It took him 15 minutes to go to the station from the hotel. |
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C．He could pay his bill in 15 minutes and then go to the station . |
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D．He had nothing but 15 minutes. |
3. According to the passage, a bellboy is _____.
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A．a boy whose work is to ring the bell |
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B．a boy who plays with a bell |
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C．a boy whose work in a hotel is to help guests with their bags |
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D．the hotel owner's boy |
4. The traveler asked the boy _____ .
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A．to go upstairs |
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B．to look for his parcel |
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C．to fetch the parcel he had left in his room |
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D．only to see if the parcel was on the table in his room |
5.Five minutes later, the boy ______ .
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A．ran up to the room |
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B．came downstairs |
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C．reported to the traveler in the room |
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D．came down to the hall but brought nothing back |
I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very 36 and go to bed early. For this 37 my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very 38 happens. 39 my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very 40 and unusual.
At that time 41 in Southern Spain was a dirty and 42 looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by 43 . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a 44 . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.
This hotel looked 45 and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my 46 around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this 47 hotel on the quay(码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another 48 . The moon was full and it was a clear, 49 night. From the hotel I could 50 the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow 51 and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I 52 a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the 53 . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me 54 some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was 55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.
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He used to ______ cards, but now he is used to _______ a walk after supper.
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A．play; taking |
B．playing; take |
C．play; take |
D．playing; taking |
He is considered ___________ the work ahead of time.
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A．finishing |
B．to finish |
C．having finished |
D．to have finished |
None of them could understand your meaning, _________?
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A．could they |
B．didn’t he |
C．do they |
D．could it |
He __________ to go abroad for his further study.
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A．is hoped |
B．is dying |
C．is wanting |
D．dies |
