“I’m hungry,” Pat said to his friend, Mike.“Let’s have a meal somewhere.”
They walked down the road until they came to an expensive restaurant.
“This will be fine,” Pat said.“Just the place we want.”
He opened the door and they went inside.The head waiter came up to them at once.
“A table for two?” he asked.
“Yes.The best table you have.”
He took them to a table near a window.He handed them the menu(菜单)and went away.
Pat and Mike looked at the menu carefully, then asked for the most expensive dishes.
An hour later, they had almost finished their meal.It was one of the best meals they had ever had, and now they were eating their last dish.
Suddenly Pat looked carefully at the dish.
“What’s this?” he cried, and pointed at something small and black in the dish.The head waiter hurried towards their table.
“Look at this!” Pat said to him in a very loud voice.“There’s a dead fly in my dish.How terrible!I thought this was a good restaurant, but I was wrong.”
The head waiter was very embarrassed(难堪的).“Please, sir, do not speak so loudly.I am so sorry about the fly.I’m afraid such an accident may happen, even in the best restaurants.You need not, of course, pay for your meal.”
Soon after this, Mike and Pat were walking past another restaurant.
“Let’s go in and have a drink,” Pat said.“I’ve got one fly left.”
Last Thursday,I traveled on the 8:00 a.m.train from Glasgow to London
King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company.
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow.
A man at the station said sorry to us,but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay(误点).We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes.As a result,I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more,the service on the train was also very poor.The trip took more than five hours.Unluckily,we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train.Worst of all,something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train.Before we reached King’s Cross,the temperature was over 40℃.
Because of your poor service,I feel you should pay me compensation(赔偿).
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
David Robertson
(1)
When did the train leave Glasgow?
A.At 8:00 a.m.
B.At 8:40 a.m.
C.At 9:00 a.m.
D.At 9:20 a.m.
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(2)
How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A.By plane.
B.By bus.
C.By car.
D.By train.
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(3)
How long did David stay on the train?
A.40 minutes.
B.30 minutes.
C.70 minutes.
D.Over 5 hours.
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(4)
What could David buy on the train?
A.Hot dogs.
B.Sandwiches.
C.Soft drinks.
D.Hamburgers.
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(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.This is a complaint letter.
B.David was very pleased with the trip.
C.The service of the company was very poor.
D.There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train.