　   Mr.Coates works in an office in Brighton, England. One Saturday, he went to the office to do some
work. When he got on the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the lift. He started
to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one
was going to come to work until Tuesday!
      There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Coates slept
for most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning, his workmates came into work and found the lift was not
working. When the lift was opened, Mr. Coates came out. He was cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the
lift for 62 hours!
      Now Mr.Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

A. Now Mr.Coates is a little afraid of taking a lift.
B. Now Mr.Coates likes taking a lift.
C. Now Mr.Coates never uses lifts.
D. Now Mr.Coates only uses lifts if they have no telephones in them.

Listen and choose the right answer. (听短文，选择正确的答案。短文读两遍。)

1. When did Mr. Wang travel to Beijing?

A. Last week.
B. Last month.
C. Next month.

2. How did he travel to Beijing?

A. By bus.
B. By plane.
C. By train.

3. How long was he in Beijing?

A. Half a week.
B. A week.
C. One week and a half.

4. Who did he see on the Great Wall?

A. His parents.
B. Many foreigners.
C. Many friends.

5. What's the Chinese meaning of the old Chinese saying"He who has never been to the Great Wall
is not a true man."?

A. 不到长城非好汉.
B. 他从来没有去过长城.
C. 他是一个真正没有去过长城的人.

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Many people have to work on the weekend．Some people do not mind．Other people think it is terrible．One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous．He is John Brown．Mr. Brown works in an office in New York．

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work．When he got in the elevator to go home, it stopped between floors．Mr. Brown could not get out of the elevator．He was trapped(困住)! He started to shout, but nobody heard him．Then Mr. Brown remembered that it was holiday in America．Nobody was going to come to work until Tuesday! There was nothing for Mr. Brown to do．He had to wait until one of his coworkers（同事）came to work and found him．With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Brown ended up sleeping for most of the time．

Early on Tuesday morning, the president of the company come into work and found the elevator was not working．When the elevator was opened Mr. Brown came out cold, weak, and tired．He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours!

Now Mr. Brown says, “I only use elevators if they have telephones in them．”

1．What does Mr. Brown think of working on the weekend?

A．It is happy． B．He doesn’t mind．

C．It can be dangerous． D．He refuses to do it．

2．How long was he in the elevator?

A．From Saturday to Monday． B．From Tuesday to Saturday．

C．More than three days． D．More than two days．

3．Why did Mr. Brown spend so long in the elevator? Which of the following is NOT a reason?

A．It was a three day holiday．

B．He had no food or drink．

C．The elevator stopped between two floors．

D．There was no telephone in the elevator．