英语课文1ItwasyearssinceIhadvisitedmyhometownandIwasdeterminedtoenjoymystay.Iwenttoseemyoldfriend,TomClark,who,amongotherthings,wasamemberoftheLocalCouncil.AtthetimeTomwasbusymakingarrangementsforadistingu
英语课文1
ItwasyearssinceIhadvisitedmyhometownandIwasdeterminedtoenjoymystay.Iwenttoseemyoldfriend,TomClark,who,amongotherthings,wasamemberoftheLocalCouncil.AtthetimeTomwasbusymakingarrangementsforadistinguishedwritertogiveatalkonmodernliteratureatthetownlibrary.Asthesubjectinterestedmeagreatdeal,IgladlyacceptedTom’sinvitationtogowithhim.
Tomwasgoingtointroducetheguestspeakerandthateveningwewenttothelibrarytomeethim.Sincehehadnotyetarrived,IleftTomandwenttotheReadingRoomwherealargeaudiencehadalreadygathered.IwasdisappointedtofindthatIdidnotknowasinglepersonthere.Justbeforethetalkwasduetobegin,IsawTomwavingtomefromthedoorway.Iwenttohimimmediately,ashelookedveryworried.Heexplainedthathehadjustreceivedatelephonemessagefromthewriter’ssecretary.Ourguesthadmissedthetrainandwouldbeunabletocome!Whilewewerethinkingabouttheproblem,TomsuddenlyaskedmeifIwouldmindactingasaspeaker.IhardlyhadtimetothinkaboutthematterwhenIfoundIwasbeingledintotheReadingRomtoaddressthewaitingaudience!
61.Theauthor’soldfriend,TomClark,was____
A.amemberofaclubnamedLocalCouncil
B.asecretaryofthelocalgovernment
C.adistinguishedwriter
D.alocalcouncilor
62.WhowassupposedtobetheguestspeakerbyTom’sarrangement?
A.Thewriterofthispassage
B.Anoutstandingwriter
C.Thewriter’ssecretary
D.Tom’ssecretary
63.WhathappenedtothewriterofthispassagewhenheleftTomandwentintotheReadingRoom?
A.Hewasgreetedbyalargeaudience
B.Hesawmanyoldfriendsthere
C.Hefeltsorrybecausehewasastrangerthere
D.Hefoundmanyunfamiliarcouplesexceptonemanwhowassingle
64.Justbeforethetalkwasduetobegin,Tomlookedveryworriedbecause____.
A.thewriterofthepassagewasdisappointed
B.hecouldn’tfindthewriterofthepassage
C.hefailedtomakeatelephonecalltohissecretary
D.theguestspeakerwasabsent
65.Thelastsentenceofthispassageimpliesthat____
A.theauthorof