Question

A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That night he 1. at a small hotel near the railway station. 2. going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “Excuse me, sir. Will you please 3. me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning?” “I’ll take the 4. at five o’clock.” “Oh, sorry,” the owner, a fast speaker, said in a 5., “ I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up 6. early.” The man was about to return to his room 7. he stopped and asked, “Have you got an alarm clock? Maybe it can help me.” “Yes, here you are, young man.” The young man thanked the owner happily. 8. when he looked at the alarm clock closely, it seemed there was something wrong with 9..” “Will it ring 10. time?” he asked.“ No problem, young man. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And surely it will ring.”

Answer 1