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When Pat was twenty-one years old, he began to work in a small office in a city. At first he never travelled anywhere, but then he became a little more important, and he began to go to other cities for a few days to do some work there. Of course, he stayed in small hotels when he was away from his home, but he did not know very much about living in hotels at first. One evening when Pat came back from the office he said to the clerk（职员）at the desk in the hotel,“Good evening. Did any letters come for me today, please?” the clerk was busy, but when he finished his work he went to a big pole of letters and said,“What name, please?”“Well,” answered Pat, “the name will be on the letters.”

1. Pat became a little more important ______ .

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A. when he was twenty-one years old

B. when he worked in a small office in a city

C. after he was twenty-one years old

D. after he went to other cities

2. Pat went to other cities _____ .

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A. to find some work　　　B. to do some jobs

C. for travel　　　　　　 D. for rest

3. A hotel is ______ .

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A. a building where you can buy a meal and hire a bedroom

B. a building where we keep old things for people to see

C. a place for us to see a film

D. a place for you to post letters

4. —Were there many letters in the hotel? 

　 —______ .

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A. Yes.　　　B. No.　　　C. None.　　　D. Few.

5. —Could the clerk find Pat's letter if he only said “The name will be on the letters”?

　 —______ .

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A. Yes, he could　 　　B. No, he couldn't

C. Yes, maybe　　　　　D. No, I'm not sure

阅读理解

　　Mr and Mrs Jones seldom (很少) go out in the evening, but last Saturday, Mrs Jones said to her husband, “There is a good film at the cinema tonight. Can you go and see it?” Mr Jones was quite happy about it, so they went, and both of them enjoyed the film.

　　They came out of the cinema at 11 o'clock, got into their car and began driving home. It was quite dark. Then Mrs Jones said, “Look, Bill. A woman is running along the road very fast, and a man's running after her. Can you see them?” Mr Jones said, “Yes, I can.” He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, “Can we help you?”

　　“No, thank you,” the woman said, but she didn't stop running. “My husband and I always run home after the cinema, and the last washes the dishes (餐具) at home!”

(1) Mr and Mrs Jones went out to see a good film ________.

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(2) The Jones went back ________.

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(3) When did the film end?

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(4) ________ ran home after the film.

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(5) They ran home as quickly as possible because ________.

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A．both of them enjoyed washing dishes

B．one of them was afraid of falling behind

C．they wanted to catch up with Jones' car

D．neither of them enjoyed doing the housework