阅读理解ItwasaquarterpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuildingwhereshewouldbeworking.Herbushadinchedalongthroughheavymorningtraffic,makingherafewminuteslateforherveryfirstjob.Shedecidedshewo

　　阅读理解 ItwasaquarterpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuildingwhereshewouldbeworking.Her

　　bushadinchedalongthroughheavymorningtraffic,makingherafewminuteslateforherveryfirstjob.

　　Shedecidedshewouldstartouthalfanhourearlierthenextday.Onceinsidethebuilding,shehadto

　　standattheliftsandwaitseveralminutesbeforeonearrived.Whenshefinallyreachedtheofficemarked“KingEnterprises”,sheknockedatthedoornervouslyandwaited.Therewasnoanswer.Shetapped

　　onthedooragain,butstilltherewasnoreply.Frominsidethenextoffice,shecouldhearthesoundof

　　voices,sosheopenedthedoorandwentin.AlthoughshewassureitwasthesameofficeshehadbeenintwoweeksbeforewhenshehadhadtheinterviewwithMr.King,itlookedquitedifferentnow.Infact,it

　　hardlylookedlikeanofficeatall.Theemployeeswerejuststandingaroundchattingandsmoking.Atthe

　　farendoftheroom,somebodymusthavejusttoldagoodjoke,shethought,becausetherewasaloud

　　burstoflaughterasshecamein.Foramomentshehadthoughttheywerelaughingather.Thenoneofthemenlookedathiswatch,clappedhishandsandsaidsomethingtotheothers.Quicklytheyallwenttotheirdesksand,inamatterofseconds,everyonewashardatwork.NoonepaidanymindtoMarie.Finally

　　shewentuptothemanwhowassittingatthedesknearesttothedoorandexplainedthatthiswasherfirstdayintheoffice.Hardlylookingupfromhiswork,hetoldhertohaveaseatandwaitforMr.King,whowouldarriveatanymoment.ThenMarierealizedthattheday’sworkintheofficebeganjustbeforeMr.

　　Kingarrived.LatershefoundoutthathelivedinConnecticutandcameintoManhattanonthesametrain

　　everymorning,arrivingintheofficeat9:35,sothathisstaffknewexactlywhentostartworking.

　　1.Mariefeltnervouswhensheknockedatthedoorbecause__________.

　　A.shehadnevermetthebossoncebefore

　　B.shewasalittlebitlateforwork

　　C.shewasafraidthatshehadgonetothewrongplace

　　D.therewasnoanswerfrominsidetheoffice

　　2.Mariecouldhardlyrecognizetheofficeshewentintoas__________.

　　A.shehadbeenthereonlyonce

　　B.Mr.Kingwasnotintheoffice