（Wang goes to Boston by train. Now he is at the inquiry咨询 offices.）

  Clerk: May I help you, Sir?

  Wang: Yes, I’d like some information about the trains to Boston.

  Clerk:   1.Wang: Tomorrow. I have to be there well before lunch time.

Clerk: There’s a train at 6 am.  It’ll get you there at 11am.  2..

  Wang: And I have to get up very early too.  3.

Clerk: Yes, There’s one at 8:30 am train. That arrives in Boston at 11:40 am.

  Wang: I think the 8:30 train will be my best choice.  4.

  Clerk: Do you want to buy a single fare(车费) or round trip ticket?

  Wang: What’s the difference?

  Clerk: A round trip ticket saves you about 15 percent of the fare.  5.

  Wang: A second class.

A. Where do we pay the fare?

B. But there are many stops along the way.

C. What’s the fare?

D. When do you want to go?

E. Do you prefer a first class ticket or a second class?

F. Are there any non-stops to Boston?

G. I’ve got plenty of pocket money.

 

Jane raced onto the train platform and asked a porter, “Is this the train to Rochester?”

    “Yes,” said the porter. “but only the …Hey! Wait.” He was too   21 .Jane had raced off

  22    he had finished speaking.

   She had just   23    herself in a seat when the train    24  out of the station. Jane got out her book and settled down to read. After about an hour or so, she looked  25   and glanced out of the window. “That’s  26     .” she thought . “the landscape(景色)doesn’t look  27    ,and it should; I’ve   28   this route so many times.” She was getting increasing  29    when the big, red-faced conductor walked up and asked for her  30    .

   One glance was enough. He  31  his head in friendly reproach(责备) and said, “Now, young lady, what did you do a fool thing like that for? This is the  32  ticket. You  33  have sat at the back of the train. The Rochester-bound(开往) section was  34    at the last station.

   Jane’s face grew red. “I’m sorry,” she said, “I guess I was in too much of a   35     to find out…”  “Well,” said the conductor, “don’t   `36    . You shouldn’t have been in such a hurry, but I dare say we can  37    you a train going in the right  38    at Syracuse. You’ll be a couple of hours late  39   ,though .”

   When Jane finally stepped onto the Rochester platform, her mother  40  up to her . “Oh, Jane, we have been so worried. What on earth happened?”

“Well, Mom,” said Jane, “it’s a long story.”

1.A. busy              B. early            C. late            D. quick

2.A. when             B. then             C. after           D. before

3.A. settled             B. took             C. made          D. gave

4.A. pushed            B. pulled           C. left            D. started

5.A. around             B. about            C. up            D. down

6.A. exciting           B. interesting        C. strange         D. right

7.A. familiar           B. beautiful         C. nice            D. alike

8.A. walked             B. gone            C. followed        D. traveled

9.A. uneasy             B. calm            C. angry           D. unhappy

10.A. money            B. ticket            C. book           D. name

11.A. put              B. shook            C. raised          D. nodded

12.A. wrong            B. used            C. only            D. right

13.A. would             B. must            C. should          D. could

14.A. joined            B. turned           C. connected       D. separated

15.A. hurry             B. trouble          C. worry           D. difficulty

16.A. sorry             B. worry           C. hurry            D. regret

17.A. make             B. give            C. find             D. get

18.A. time               B. place           C. station           D. direction

19.A. arriving           B. leaving          C. going           D. returning

20.A. called              B. picked          C. rushed          D. pushed