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The worst tourist (旅行者) in the world is Nicholas Scotti of San Francisco. Once he flew from the U . S . to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home . The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York . As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scotti got off the plane . He thought he was in Rome .
When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scotti thought maybe they were held up (阻拦) by heavy traffic . While looking for their addresses, Mr. Scotti found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones.
He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many street signs were written in English .
Mr. Scotti knew very little English, so he asked a policeman (in Italian) the way to the bus station . He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language .
After twelve hours'travelling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policemen . He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed (雇佣) so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian .
Mr. Scotti didn't believe he was in New York when he was told so .
To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scotti to his interpreter (翻译) , “I know I'm in Italy . That' s how they drive . ”
(1) When Mr. Scotti arrived at the airport, nobody met him because ________.
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A.he was in New York
B.he wanted to leave the U. S.
C.policemen could help him
D.both A and B
(2) In what direction (方向) did the plane fly when Mr. Scotti went to Italy from the U. S. ?
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(3) Why was Mr. Scotti so sure that he was in Rome?
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A.Because he traveled a lot.
B.Because he knew little about the U. S.
C.Because he knew little about Italy.
D.Because he didn 't travel much.
(4) At last, Mr. Scotti ________.
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A.knew he did something wrong
B.still thought he was in Rome
C.knew he was wrong
D.knew he was at home
(5) How many people do the same things as Mr. Scotti did?
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A.Nobody but Mr. Scotti made this kind of mistake .
B.Many people make this kind of mistake .
C.Few people make this kind of mistake.
D.50% of people will make the same mistake .
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