Mr. Cronin has a clock shop in the center of the town. He tries his best to 36 it well. He often receives the customers 37 and people like to buy something in his shop.

　　It was a cold day and 38 people would go out to do some shopping. Mr. Black, one of Mr. Cronin’s39, came into the shop. He knew the man was 40 his miserliness(吝啬). But he tried to 41him to buy a watch in his shop.

　　“You’d better buy a watch for yourself, Mr. Black,” said Mr. Cronin. “It’ll be 42 to you whenever.”

　　“No, no.” said Mr. Black. “I will 43 need any watches.”

　　“But how do you know when it is time to 44?”

　　“The people who live around me always 45 their televisions at seven for the news. So I can 46 the announcers say, “It is seven o’clock. Here is the news”

　　“But you don’t know when to go to work,”

　　“That’s 47,” Mr. Black said with a smile, “ It takes me ten minutes to 48 and shave. I have breakfast at twenty past seven. I get to the bus stop at twenty to eight and fifteen minutes later I arrive at my office and 49 working.”

　　“When do you 50 your office, then?”

　　“There is a 51 near my office. Its siren（汽笛）can tell me the right time.”

　　“How do you know the time if you 52 in the middle of the night?”

　　“I always put a stick by my 53.”

　　“But a stick can’t tell you the time.”

　　“You’re 54. But I can use it to knock on the wall. You always 55, ‘What are you knocking on the wall for at two in the night?’”

　　36.A. watch B. build C. manage D. repair

　　37.A. warmly B. luckily C. simply D. coldly

　　38.A. many B. few C. plenty of D. most

　　39.A. workmates B. friends C. classmates D. neighbors

　　40.A. famous for B. good at C. proud of D. fond of

　　41.A. suggest B. admit C. persuade D. support

　　42.A. helpless B. helpful C. necessary D. interesting

　　43.A. always B. sometimes C. often D. never

　　44.A.go to bed B. get up C. go to work D. have breakfast

　　45.A. show B. turn off C. turn on D. sell out

　　46.A. see B. guess C. suppose D. hear

　　47.A. easy B. possible C. different D. probable

　　48.A. cook B. wash C. tidy D. rest

　　49.A.finish B. enjoy C. star D. keep

　　50.A. leave B. clean C. protect D. design

　　51.A. hospital B. station C. university D. factory

　　52.A. sit up B. stand up C. wake up D. sit down

　　53.A. desk B. house C. car D. bed

　　54.A. stupid B. right C. wrong D. foolish

　　55.A. shout B. wonder C. laugh D. request

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