Many people have to work 46
. Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible.
One
man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith.
Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.
On
Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48 the
lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He
began to shout, but 49 heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it
was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday.
There
was 51 for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait
until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52
, Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.
Early
on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53
. When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired.
He had been in the lift for 54 hours!
Now
Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 55 in them. "
1.A.
from Monday to Friday B. at the weekends
C.
on
weekdays
D. from morning till night
2.
A. dangerous B. happy C.
angry D.
free
3.
A. got off B. got
into C. got out of D.
got to
4.
A. someone B. everyone C. no
one D.
either
5.
A. on B.
to C.
from D.
until
6.
A. nothing B. something C.
anything D.
everything
7.
A. read or write B. eat or drink C.
cook D. know
the time
8.
A. was not there B. was not closed C. was not
working D. was working
9.
A. nearly 24 B. about 40 C. more than 60 D. over 94
10. A.
pans B.
beds C. exits
D.
telephones
