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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?' '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 (圣保罗大教堂). 'Very interesting! ' said the visitor. 'How
long did it take to build it?''Nearly 40 years,' said the Englishman. 'In my country we can finish it in 40 days,'
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, but he tried not to show it. Several days later
they came to the House of Parliament (议会大楼) and the visitor asked his usual question, 'What's that?' The
Englishman answered, 'I've no idea. It wasn't there last night. '
1. The Englishman told the visitor it took _____to build the Tower of London.
A. about 500 years
B. about five days
C. about five months
D. about five years
2. The visitor said that in his country it would take them _____to build St. Paul's Cathedral.
A. less than half a year
B. forty days
C. five hundred years
D. thirty days
3. It took them a few days to see _____.
A. many of the best known sports in England
B. several best known places in England
C. many famous people in the city of London
D. most of the famous buildings in London
4. The Englishman was very angry at the end of the day, but he_____.
A.didn't want to see anything
B. tried not to show the visitor around the city
C. had no time to tell the visitor
D. tried not to let the visitor know it
5. The Englishman's last answer showed _____.
A. he didn't know how to tell the visitor its name
B. he was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before
C. he could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it
D. he was angry and didn't want to tell the visitor the name of the building