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An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What's that strange building?" asked the
visitor. "That's the Tower of London." "I see. How long did it take to build it?" "A about 500 years." "In my
country we can build it in five months," said the visitor. Shortly after that they came to St. Paul's Cathedral.
"Very interesting!" said the visitor. "How long did it take to build it?" "Nearly forty years." said the Englishman.
"In my country we can finish it in forty days at most," said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most
of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how
long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the
Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House
of Parliament (会议) and the visitor asked his usual question, "What is that?" The Englishman answered, "It
wasn't there last night."
1. The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around ______ one day. [ ]
A. the Tower of London
B. St. Paul's Cathedral
C. some famous buildings in the city
D. the whole city of London
2. The visitor said that in this country it would take them ______ to build the Tower of London. [ ]
A. less than half a year
B. forty days
C. five hundred years
D. fifty days
3. It took them a few days to see _______. [ ]
A. some of the best known buildings in England
B. several best know places in England.
C. many famous houses in the city of London.
D. most of the best known buildings in London
4. The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he ________. [ ]
A. didn't want to say anything
B. tried to show it to the visitor
C. had no time to tell the visitor
D. tried not to show it to the visitor
5. The Englishman's answer to the question of the last place showed ______. [ ]
A. he was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before
B. he could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it
C. he was angry and didn't want to tell the visitor its name
D. he didn't know how to tell visitor the name of the building
