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     Once there lived a very exact(精确的) man. One day when he was walking in the street, an old woman came over and asked him," Excuse me, where is the nearest restaurant?"

     "The nearest restaurant? You have to cross the bridge and then turn to the right," answered the man.

     "And is the bridge long?"

     "Very long, thirty meters."

     The old woman thanked him and went towards the bridge. Suddenly she heard someone running after her. "Stop ! " the man was shouting. "I'm very sorry. I just remembered: the bridge is forty meters long. If you go thirty meters and then turn to the right, as I told you to do, you'll fall into the river. "

1. What was the man doing one day?

A. He was thinking about an interesting problem.

B. He was doing some running in the park.

C. He was on his way to see a film.

D. He was walking in the street.

2. The old woman wanted _________.

A. to buy a coat in a shop

B. to go to the nearest restaurant

C. to take a walk

D. to go to the nearest theatre

3. The man first told her the bridge was _________.

A. half a kilometer

B. forty meters long

C. thirty meters long

D. twenty minutes' walk

4. Why was the man running after the old woman? Because _________.

A. he just remembered the real length (长度) of the bridge

B. he knew her name

C. he didn't tell her the way to the restaurant

D. he wanted to catch her

5. If he didn't stop her, the woman would _________.

A. lose her way

B. fall into the river

C. be angry with him

D. also find the restaurant