Harry was worrieD. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “ Come into the office, madam,” he said, “ I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd .”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovereD. There was no sailing on May 22nD. How ever had he made such a big mistake? Wondering what to do, he smiled at the chilD. “You look healthy,” he said to her. “ Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“ Yes,” she answereD. “ The beach was beautiful. And I can swim too!”
“ That’s fine,” said Harry. “ My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three-----”
“ I’m four,” the child said proudly. “ I’ll soon be four and a half.”
Harry turned to the mother. “ I remember your ticket, madam,” he saiD. “ But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”
“ Er, well-----” The woman looked at the chilD. “ I mean-----she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“ A four year old child must have a ticket, madam. A child’s return to Jersey costs----let me see----£13.50.So if the railway pays your hotel bill, you will owe £1.50.The law is the law, but since we have made a mistake-----”
The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.
9.The angry woman went to the station __________.
A. to buy a ticket for her daughter
B. to ask the railway to pay her hotel bill
C. to have a friendly talk with the booking clerk
D. to buy the Jersey timetable
9.Harry had a talk with the girl in order to _________.
A. please the girl and her mother
B. find out how old the girl was and whether the girl had been to Jersey
C. get some information about Jersey
D. find out how many days they spent in Jersey
9.The hotel bill is __________.
A. more than the cost of a child’s ticket
B. exactly the same as the cost of a child’s ticket
C. less than the cost a child’s ticket
D. more than the cost of a woman’s ticket
9.The child is ___________ years old.
A. two
B. four
C. three
D. five
9.A girl of _________ should buy a ticket according to the law of the railway.
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
第1题
— I must go now. The plane will leave in half an hour. Thank you for seeing me off.
—____________
A. Good luck.
B. Be careful.
C. Best Wishes.
D. Hurry to catch the plane.
第2题
—Do you mind if I smoke here?
—__________
A. Yes, certainly not.
B. No, please don’t.
C. Sorry, it’s forbidden here.
D. Yes, I mind.
第3题
Had it not been for the haze(雾霾) weather phenomenon, there _____ fewer car accidents in Beijing then.
A. were
B. would be
C. may be
D. would have been
第4题
The guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and we spent a lovely evening wandering into places which we ________ straight past otherwise.
A. had walked
B. were walking
C. would have walked
D. must have walked
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