問題詳情
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 31it. “Never mind, ”I said. “I’m not very 32. I’ll just have a drink in the bar（酒吧）and a sandwich. ” “Bar!”she 33her voice. “This is a respectable hotel, young man. If you want 34, you must go somewhere else. ”She spoke 35a 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 36. Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door, but nothing happened. The 37sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 38that it made me jump. 39a window opened upstairs. The old lady 40and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me 41after ten minutes’ wait. She was in her nightdress. She told me seriously that guests were 42to be back in the hotel by 11 o’clock. I went to bed but could not sleep. Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise. Just before dawn, I finally 43. When I arrived at 44, everyone else had nearly 45and there was not enough coffee to go round. “Did you 46well, young man? ”the old lady asked. “47, I don’t think I could go through 48night in that room, ”I replied. “I hardly slept at all. ” “That’s because you were 49all night drinking! ”she said angrily, putting 50to the conversation.
【題組】31.
(A) had
(B) passed
(C) missed
(D) caught
參考答案
答案：C
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)