At the entrance to a big office in London there was a book which all employees (雇员) had to sign when they arrived each morning. At nine o'clock, the manager's secretary, who lived in a small flat above the office, had to draw a red line under the last name in the book, and anyone who came after that had to explain why he was late.

　　Whenever there was a thick fog in the city, the first person to arrive late usually wrote ‘Delayed (迟到) by fog’under the red line in the book, and then everybody else who came after that just put “ditto” underneath .

　　But one foggy morning, the first man to arrive late wrote “My wife had a baby early this morning” instead of “Delayed by fog” under the red line in the book. Twenty or thirty people who came after him put “ditto” underneath this as usual.

1．Why did the employees have to sign the book?

2．What was a common reason for being late?

3．What was the first man' s reason on the day this story deals with?

4．What meaning did the rest of the employees really intend when they wrote “ditto” that morning?

5．What did their “ditto” seem to mean?

Which of these sentences are true?

6．The manager knew who were late, because they had to come and explain to him.

7．The manager could see who were late by looking at the names under the red line in the book.

8．“Ditto” usually meant “Delayed by fog”.

9．“Ditto” usually meant “I came after that”.

10．The man whose wife had had a baby arrived before anyone else .

11．The man whose wife had had a baby was the last person to arrive.

12．The man whose wife had had a baby arrived before all the others who were late.

13．The people who wrote “ditto” that morning did not read what the first man had written.

14．The people who wrote “ditto” that morning meant that the first man's wife had had a baby.

15．The people who wrote “ditto” that morning really meant “Delayed by fog. ”

Mrs.  King felt ________ because many students arrived late.

A. happy                                    B. happily

C. unhappy                              D. unhappily

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates, came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
【小题1】The bus for Paris would leave at____________.

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates, came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.The bus for Paris would leave at____________.

  A. 12: 05         B. 11: 55          C. 11: 30       D. 11: 40

2.Tom went into the station cafe because ______.

A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B. he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

C. it was quite early and he could find a seat there

D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

3. ____________, so he was sad.

A. There was something wrong with the clock

B. Tom couldn’t arrive in Paris on time

C. Tom couldn’t have coffee with Mike

D. The train arrived late that day

We arrived ______ late that there were no seats left.

A. much                ?? B. too                      ?? C. so                 ???? D. very