Question

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the 1 , the couple went to the front desk hoping to2 for the night.
“Could you3give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a4man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and5that there were three conventions(大会) in town.
“All of our6are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a7couple like you8into the rain at 1 o’clock in the morning. Would you please be9to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite(套房), but it will be good enough to make you10for the night.”
The couple said no politely.
“Don’t11me. It is just fine with me,” the clerk told them.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel. Maybe someday I’11 build12for you.” The three of them had a good13.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten it14he received a letter from the old man. It recalled(使回忆) that stormy night and contained a round-trip(双程的)15to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit. The old man met him in New York, and16him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34^th Street.
He then pointed to a great new17there, a palace of reddish stone. “That,” said the old man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to 18 .”
“You must be19,” the young man said.
“I am sure I am not,” said the old man, the name of20was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk, George C. Boldt became its first manager.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      rain
   2. B.
      anger
   3. C.
      snow
   4. D.
      hunger
2. 2.
   1. A.
      leave
   2. B.
      go
   3. C.
      stay
   4. D.
      look
3. 3.
   1. A.
      surely
   2. B.
      possibly
   3. C.
      really
   4. D.
      freely20080507
4. 4.
   1. A.
      lazy
   2. B.
      bored
   3. C.
      nervous
   4. D.
      friendly
5. 5.
   1. A.
      shouted
   2. B.
      explained
   3. C.
      believed
   4. D.
      agreed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      hotels
   2. B.
      desks
   3. C.
      streets
   4. D.
      rooms
7. 7.
   1. A.
      nice
   2. B.
      famous
   3. C.
      rich
   4. D.
      common
8. 8.
   1. A.
      beyond
   2. B.
      off
   3. C.
      out
   4. D.
      under
9. 9.
   1. A.
      kind
   2. B.
      glad
   3. C.
      good
   4. D.
      generous
10. 10.
    1. A.
       enjoyable
    2. B.
       helpful
    3. C.
       grateful
    4. D.
       comfortable
11. 11.
    1. A.
       worry about
    2. B.
       take care of
    3. C.
       make use of
    4. D.
       come up with
12. 12.
    1. A.
       one
    2. B.
       it
    3. C.
       them
    4. D.
       those
13. 13.
    1. A.
       sleep
    2. B.
       meal
    3. C.
       laugh
    4. D.
       walk
14. 14.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       before
    3. C.
       while
    4. D.
       when
15. 15.
    1. A.
       ticket
    2. B.
       bill
    3. C.
       check
    4. D.
       questionnaire
16. 16.
    1. A.
       made
    2. B.
       told
    3. C.
       treated
    4. D.
       led
17. 17.
    1. A.
       building
    2. B.
       car
    3. C.
       bedroom
    4. D.
       place
18. 18.
    1. A.
       live
    2. B.
       sell
    3. C.
       manage
    4. D.
       rent
19. 19.
    1. A.
       lying
    2. B.
       joking
    3. C.
       dreaming
    4. D.
       cheating
20. 20.
    1. A.
       whose
    2. B.
       which
    3. C.
       whom
    4. D.
       who

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