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Once three men got to the Dover station at about nine o'clock one evening. One of them asked a
porter(行季搬運(yùn)工) what time the next train for London was. The porter answered, "You have just
missed one. They go hourly. The next train is at ten. "
The three men decided to go off the station. So they went to a bar.
A minute or two after ten o'clock they began running into the station, the porter told them the train
had just left. So they went back to the last one. "If you miss the train, you won't get to London tonight,"
the porter said.
Twelve o'clock came, and the last train was starting out when all of the three men tried to catch the
train as fast as they could. Two of them got into the carriage, but the third of them didn't run fast enough.
The train went out and left him behind. He laughed until tears came out of his eyes. Then he caught hold
of the porter's hand and said, " Well, I myself have to go to London, and they only come here to see
me off(送行). "
1. At the Dover Station, trains went to London______.
A. at about nine o'clock every morning
B. only once a day
C. every hour
D. in a minute or two after ten o'clock
2. The three men didn't catch the nine o'clock train. So they decided to go off the station and to______.
A. get the tickets
B. have a drink
C. take a walk in the street
D. make a telephone call in the bar
3. The last train didn't start out until it was ______.
A. the next afternoon
B. time for sleep
C. eleven o'clock
D. midnight
4. ______ missed the last train for London.
A. The third of the three
B. The friends of the third man
C. None of the three men
D. All of the three
5. Which of the following is true?
A. The third man didn't run as fast as the other two.
B. The third man changed his mind and didn't want to leave.
C. The train didn't start off on time.
D. The third man laughed for he was glad to see his friends off.