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I once went to a town in the north of England on business.
It was about 7:30 in the evening when I reached the hotel. The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6:30, and I had (21) it.
"Never mind," I said. "I’m not very hungry. I’ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich. "
"Bar! " she (22) her voice. "This is a respectable hotel, young man. If you want beer, you must go somewhere else. " She spoke (23) a glass of beer was a dangerous drug.
I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11:30 I (24) Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door, but nothing happened. The (25) sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such force that it made me jump. (26)
A. came out     
B. got up       
C. looked out     
D. woke up

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I once went to a town in the north of England on business.
It was about 7:30 in the evening when I reached the hotel. The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6:30, and I had (21) it.
"Never mind," I said. "I’m not very hungry. I’ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich. "
"Bar! " she (22) her voice. "This is a respectable hotel, young man. If you want beer, you must go somewhere else. " She spoke (23) a glass of beer was a dangerous drug.
I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11:30 I (24) Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door, but nothing happened. The (25) sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such force that it made me jump. (26)
A. had 
B. passed 
C. missed 
D. caught

[单项选择]Once a peasant lost his horse and he went to town to buy another. Among the horses on sale he saw his own horse.
"This horse is mine," he said to the man standing by the horse. "Someone stole it from me three days ago."
"How can that be " the man said. "It has been mine for three years."
"Three years " said the peasant. "Are you sure "
Then he quickly covered the eyes of the horse with his hands and asked, "Which eye is he blind in "
"The left eye," said the man.
The peasant took away his left hand and people saw the horse’s left eye was clear and shining.
"Oh, I made a mistake," said the man. "I meant to say the right eye."
"It’s not blind in either eye," said the peasant, taking away the other hand. Then he said to the people around, "It’s clear this man is a thief."
The thief tried to run away, but the people caught him. They took him to the judge and the peasant got his horse back.

The peasant went to town to loo
A. Right.
B. Wrong.
C. Don’t say.