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I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the
paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and
4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute
lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my
office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday. I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come
around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip.So I gave up and went back to the
office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got
on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found
a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour.
Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the
town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would
be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but felt like an hour to me. When I
got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly
discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
1.The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday.
A. from his friends
B. from one of his work-mates
C. over the radio
D. from the newspaper
2. He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only _______.
A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
3.The underlined word "relieved" may best be replaced by ___________.
A. surprise
B. pleased
C. puzzled
D. sorry
