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　　I once went to a town in the north of England on business．It was about 7∶30 in the evening when I reached the hotel．The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room．When I asked her what time the dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6∶30, and I had 　　1　　 it．“Never mind, ”I said．“I’m not very 　　2　　．I’ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich．”

　　“Bar!” she 　　3　　 her voice．“This is a respectable hotel, young man．If you want 　　4　　, you must go somewhere else．” She spoke 　　5　　 a glass of beer was a dangerous drug．I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema．At about 11∶30 I 　　6　　．Everything was in darkness．I knocked at the door, but nothing happened．The 　　7　　 sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 　　8　　 that it made me jump．　　9　　 a window opened upstairs．The old lady 　　10　　 and asked me what was going on．I explained who I was and she let me 　　11　　 after ten minutes’ wait．She was in her nightdress．She told me seriously that guests were 　　12　　 to be back in the hotel by 11 o’clock．

　　I went to bed but could not sleep．Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise．Just before dawn, I finally 　　13　　．When I arrived at 　　14　　, everyone else had nearly 　　15　　 and there was not enough coffee to go round．

　　“Did you 　　16　　 well, young man?” the old lady asked．“　　17　　, I don’t think I could go through 　　18　　 night in that room,” I replied．“I hardly slept at all．” “That’s because you were 　　19　　 all night drinking!”she said angrily, putting 　　20　　 to the conversation．

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Football Legend－Pele！

　　Everyone will laugh at you if you don’t know about Pele, the most famous football player in Brazil．Because of his great devotion to the 　　1　　 of football, he is always 　　2　　 as the “King” by football fans worldwide．

　　Pele 　　3　　 his genius for football in his 　　4　　．When he was thirteen, 　　5　　 perfect skills he 　　6　　 Santos(桑托斯), a very important football 　　7　　 in Brazil．

　　In 1958, Pele was 　　8　　to play for Brazil in the Sixth World Cup Competition．　　9　　 he was sixteen, he was the best player 　　10　　 the field．　　11　　 to Pele, Brazil 　　12　　 the world championship for the first 　　13　　．

　　Pele played for Brazil in the World Cup Competitions from 1958 to 1970．

　　In one famous match, the fans were 　　14　　 the exciting 　　15　　 when Pele would score his thousandth goal when the referee gave Santons a penalty(点球)　　16　　．Pele walked up to 　　17　　 it．The opposing goalkeeper(对方守门员)had no 　　18　　 with the hard and accurate 　　19　　．Pele had scored his thousandth goal! The crowds cheered：“Pele, Pele…”That is a record which is as valuable in sports as a thousand goals．

　　Pele was always 　　20　　to the spirit of the sport as a professional player．He always played a fair game and behaved modestly with a cheerful smile．

　　He is held in high respect, and now he is the Minister of Physical Education in Brazil．