Mr. Gray's business was to sell all kinds of machines to farmers. It was not really a very exciting job, but Mr. Gray had always been interested in __1__, and he was quite satisfied __2__ his life.

He had a big __3__ and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite __4__ to go by train sometimes, especially when the weather was __5__. He was a little frightened of driving in rain or snow, and it was less tiring to __6__ comfortably in a train and look out of the__7__without being worried how he was going to get to the next place.

One of Mr. Gray's __8__ was often where to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He did not expect __9__ and wonderful food, but he found it rather annoying when he was given a cold room, and when there was no __10__ water or good food after a long and tiring day.

Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a __11__ railway station. The journey by train that day had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and __12__. He was looking forward to a __13__ but satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire and then a hot bath and a comfortable __14__.

While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also __15__ there, "As this is my __16__ visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a __17__ to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here."

The local man answered, "We have two."

"And which of the two would you __18__ me to go to?" Mr. Gray asked then.

The local man scratched(挠) his __19__ for a few moments and then answered, "Well, it's like this: Whichever one you go to, you'll be __20__ you didn't go to the other."

1. A. farming B. cooking C. traveling D. driving

2. A. in B. for C. with D. about

3. A. house B. farm C. car D. store

4. A. satisfied B. tired C. unhappy D. easy

5. A. warm B. fine C. hot D. bad

6. A. stand B. sit C. sleep D. wander

7. A. doors B. roof C. windows D. stations

8. A. problems B. machines C. answers D. replies

9. A. pleasure B. comfort C. dance D. dinner

10. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm

11. A. small B. silent C. busy D. crowded

12. A. happy B. hungry C. pleased D. satisfied

13. A. nice B. delicious C. simple D. hot

14. A. bench B. table C. seat D. bed

15. A. staying B. walking C. living D. working

16. A. last B. best C. first D. only

17. A. worry B. joy C. chance D. hurry

18. A. hope B. advise C. allow D. permit

19. A. hand B. foot C. head D. back

20. A. sorry B. content C. dull D. glad