A young lady was on holiday in Brighton. One day, she went into a bank to get some money. It had been sent there for her from the town where she lived.

       The clerk（职员）in the Brighton bank did not know her, so he said, “What proof（证明）have you got that you are really the lady who should get this money?”

       The young lady looked worried for a few moments and said, “I don’t think I’ve brought any proof with me,” but then she suddenly looked happy again. She opened her bag, took a photo of herself out of it and showed it to the clerk. “Here’s something,” she said.

       The clerk looked at the photo carefully and then looked at the young lady. “Yes, that’s you,” he said, and paid the money to her without any more trouble.

1. Where did the lady live?

   A. In a town.                  B. In Brighton.              C. In a bank.                 D. In a city.

2. Why did the lady feel worried when she was at the bank?

   A. Because she didn’t know the clerk.

   B. Because she was far way from home.

   C. Because she had spent all her money.

   D. Because she couldn’t prove who she was.

3. From the passage we can see that the clerk was _______.

   A. silly                           B. kind                         C. clever                      D. impolite

    There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr.　Coates slept for most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning, his workmates came into work and　found the lift was not working. When the lift was opened, Mr. Coates came out. He was cold,　weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 62 hours!

Now Mr. Coates says, “I only use lifts if they have telephones in them.”

1. Why couldn't Mr. Coates get out of the lift? Because　　　　.　　

    A. something was wrong with the lift　　 B. it was the weekend

    C. it was in an office　　　　　　　　   D. it was a holiday

2. In the lift, there was　　　　.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　   

    A. food　　　　  B. water　　　　 C. a telephone   D. nothing

3. What did Mr. Coates do in the lift?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. He shouted.  B. He slept.　　 C. He waited.　　   D. All of the above.

4. How long was he in the lift?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

    A. For more than two days.　　　　　　   B. For the whole Saturday.

C. For the weekend.　　　　　　　　　　   B. Since last Tuesday.

5. According to the story, which of the following is true?　　　　　　　　　　　　 

    A. Now Mr. Coates is a little afraid of taking a lift.

    B. Now Mr. Coates likes taking a lift.

    C. Now Mr. Coates never uses lifts.

    D. Now Mr. Coates only uses lifts if they have no telephones in them.