Dear Sir or Madam,
Last Thursday, I traveled on the 8:00 a.m. train from Glasgow to London King’s Cross and I was quite angry about the service of your station.
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. So I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more (更重要的是), the service on the train was quite 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 and it got hotter and hotter in the train. Before we arrived in King’s Cross, the temperature was over 40℃.
Because of your poor service, I think you should pay me compensation (赔偿).
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours, David Robertson
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【小题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. 
【小题2】How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A. By plane.               B. By bus.      C. By car.
【小题3】How long did David stay on the train?
A. 40 minutes.            B. 30 minutes.    C. Over 5 hours.
【小题4】What could David buy on the train?
A. Hot dogs.            B. Sandwiches.    C. Soft drinks.
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true? 
A. This is not a thank-you letter.
B. David was very pleased with the trip.
C. The service of the station was very poor.

Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world's greatest wonders.

“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.

“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”

He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”

The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保温瓶).”

And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.

The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大声说), “ But that’s a simple thing.”

“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”

1.The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.

A.the journey

B.the train

C.themselves

D.wonderful things

2.The three men could not agree on what the world’s greatest wonder was because _______.

A.they could not think of anything very wonderful

B.they all had different ideas

C.they could not prove that their opinions were right

D.the journey ended too soon

3. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _______.

A.they were very beautiful

B.they were Egyptian

C.they had been built with very simple tools

D.they could do mathematical calculations

4.The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _______.

A.it lasted longer than the pyramids

B.it cost less than a computer

C.he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer

D.the other two men were surprised when he told them about it

5.The third man was not very clever because _______.

A.he could not think of anything to say

B.he did not understand how a thermos works

C.he did not think the pyramids were wonderful

D.he did not know anything about computers

 

Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to visit my sister. We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train. In front of us, in a face-to-face seat,   16   six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and   17   , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously   18   themselves and they   19   a foreign language.

   As we went quickly   20   the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them go out   21   , relaxed a little. The rest of them   22   to laugh and joke in their own language.

   When we finally arrived at our   23   , only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously   24   too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李),he reached out and asked in English “Want a hand wth that, mate?”

   He   25   the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.

1.A. sat                B. stood        C. lay              D. lived

2.A. polite         B. quiet        C. lazy             D. noisy

3.A. helping        B. enjoying     C. teaching         D. devoting

4.A. told               B. spoke        C. said             D. talked

5.A. above          B. onto         C. over             D. through

6.A. off                B. up           C. along            D. on

7.A. wanted         B. started      C. stopped          D. continued

8.A. house          B. hotel        C. station          D. shelter

9.A. bored          B. worried      C. excited          D. frightened

10.A. carried       B. left         C. brought          D. bought

 

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