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How Long Did It Take To Build It?

  An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “ What' s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “ That's the Tower (塔) of London. ”“ I see. How long did it take to build it?”“ About 500 years. ”“ In my country we can build it in five months, ” said the visitor. Shortly after they came St. Paul' s Cathedral. “ Very interesting! ” said the visitor. “ How long did it take to build it?”“ Nearly forty years, ” said the Englishman. “ In my country we can finish it in forty days,” said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it.

  Several days later they came to the House of Parliament (议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question,“ What's that?”The Englishman answered,“ I've no idea. It wasn't there last night.”

1.The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around ________.

[  ]

A.the Tower of London

B.St. Paul's Cathedral

C.some famous buildings in London

D.the whole city of London

2.The visitor said that in his country it would take them ________ to buildSt. Paul's Cathedral.

[  ]

A.less than half a year

B.forty days

C.five hundred years

D.fifty days

3.It took them a few days to see ________.

[  ]

A.many of the best known buildings in England

B.several best known places in England

C.many famous houses in the city of London

D.most of the famous buildings in London

4.The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he ________.

[  ]

A.didn't want to say anything

B.tried not to show the visitor around the city

C.had no time to tell the visitor

D.tried not to let the visitor know it

5.The Englishman' s last answer showed

[  ]

A.he was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before

B.he could say nothing because he did not know anything about it

C.he was angry and didn't want to tell the visitor its name

D.he didn't know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

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