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  An old porter worked at the railway station for a long time. One morning he was standing and waiting for travelers to ask him to help them with their luggage(包裹), when he saw a short man running wards to the train with a big bag in his hand.

  The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and then the man saw him. At once the short man ran up to the porter and asked, “Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter? ”He was breathing very fast, and he seemed worried.

  The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile,“Well, sir, I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run along rails. You see,”he explained, “The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.”

51.A porter’s job is___________.

A. to stand in the railway station.          B. to answer the travellers’ questions.

C. to help the travelers carry their luagage.   D. to ask the travelers to help him.

52.One morning short man ___________.

A. was waiting for the porter to help him.    B. was running along rails.

C. was waiting for the train to London.     D. was in a hurry to catch the 10:35 train to London.

53.The short man looked worried because ____________.

A. he couldn’t run so fast as the train.        

B. he wanted to knows if he could catch the 10:35 train to London.

C. the porter watched him for a few seconds.    D. he lost his bag.

54.At the end of the story, the porter ______________.

A. told the short man there was no 10:35 train to London.

B. told the short man when he could catch the train.

C. helped the short man to catch the train.        D. played a joke on the short man.

55.When the porter told the short man the train had left, the time was about _______.

A.10:40            B.10:35           C.10:30         D.10:45

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  An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money.”The other person may say,“OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.”This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s,”or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great.”This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice.”

  American customs(习惯)about who pays for dates(约会) are much the same as in the other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means“come as my guest(客人)”. So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.

56.The passage mainly（主要）tells us _________.

A. how to eat out    B. where to eat out      C. what to eat out    D. who pays for the meal

57.If you have very little money, __________.

A. you’ll have a cheap meal             B. you’ll borrow some from others.

C. you’ll ask your friend to pay for your meal

D. you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner

58.“go Dutch”in this passage means ___________.

A.去饭店          B.就餐          C.订餐       D.各自付款

59.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch at Smith’s. It means_____________.

A. he’s going to lend some money to you       B. he’s going to pay for your meal, too.

C. he’ll be angry with you                   D. he can’t understand you

60.In America, some girls and women __________ now.

A. ask men to pay for their meals            B. try to pay for the men’s meals

C. try to pay for their own meals            D. never have anything outside

C