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Iwas very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday.Theadvertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre boxin Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the onlytime I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break.
Unfortunately, the theatre is on theother side of the town, and the bus service between my office and RichlandHills is not very good.Butif you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.LastMonday.Istood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for the bus, By the time I saw onecome around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip.
So I gave up and went back to the office.Thesame thing happened on Tuesday, and again next day.OnThursday, my luck changed.I got on a bus right away and arrived atthe theatre in exactly 20 minutes.When I got there, however, I found along line of people at the box office, I heard one man say he had been waitingin line for over an hour.Realizing I would not have enough timeto wait in line.Icaught the next bus and headed back across the town.
By Friday I realized my only hope was tomake the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it tohear the concert.Thetrip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but felt like an hour to me.When Igot to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line.Thereason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all thetickets.
(1)The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday.
A.from the newspaper
B.from his friends
C.from one of his work-mates
D.over the radio
(2)He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only _______.
A.once
B.three times
C.twice
D.four times
(3)One day the man took _______ to get to the theatre by bus.
A.forty-five minutes
B.fifteen minutes
C.over an hour
D.just twenty minutes
(4)The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by ___________.
A.surprised
B.puzzled
C.pleased
D.sorry
【答案】
(1)A
(2)C
(3)D
(4)C
【解析】本文讲述了我为买一张音乐会的票所付出的努力。由于上班的原因我只能在午饭的时间去买票,可去那个城市的班车很不及时,我等了好几天都没有赶上合适的班车;有一次赶上了,到达那里的时候,排队等候的人很多,无奈我只好返回。最后,我打车去那里,到达那里我发现没有人排队,我很高兴。但后来我发现票已经卖完了。
(1)根据文章第一段中的Theadvertisement(广告) in the paper saidthat you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between10:00 and 4:00.可知,那人是通过报纸上的广告得知的音乐会买票的信息的。故选A。
(2)根根据文章中的On Thursday, my luck changed.Igot on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes.可知,我正好用了20分钟到达剧院。故选C。
(3)根据第三段I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre inexactly 20 minutes.一句可知,答案选D。
(4)根据文章最后一段中的When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobodywas waiting in line.可知,当我到达剧院的时候,我看到没人排队,所以我感到高兴、轻松。故选C。