【正文】 mbarrassment. “Madam, do you know who I am?” “No, I don’t ,” the woman replied. “Thank goodness!” exclaimed Mr. Smith, as he quickly left the table.1. Mr. Smith is well known in Washington because ______________. a. he is the Secretary of the Interior b. he has more friends than other people c. he likes to go to all kinds of parties d. he always makes foolish mistakes on social occasions2. Why was he very glad when he got an invitation to a grand party on day?a. He could meet more people at the party.b. He knew the hostess quite well.c. It was the first time he had been invited to such a banquet.d. He felt that his reputation was growing.3. At dinner Mr. Smith happened to sit beside a _________woman.a. beautiful b. serious c. noble d. fashionable4. The woman ______________.a. kept speaking to him politelyb. turned away when Mr. Smith spoke to herc. wished to introduce him to her husbandd. asked Mr. Smith if he knew the grayhaired man at the end of the table5. Mr. Smith said something against the Secretary of the Interior because ____________.a. they had different political viewsb. he knew for sure the Secretary was a relative of the Presidentc. Mr. Smith did not like the Presidentd. he only wanted to carry on the conversation6. How did the Secretary of the Interior get his post?a. he was a relative of the President. b. The President appointed him.c. He was elected by a majority. d. He was remended by his wife.Part IV CloseI shall never forget one showing which was really a challenge. I was busy getting ready to 1 my winter fashion. Then just thirteen 2 before the showing, the sewing girls were called out on 3 . I found myself left with one 4 and the woman who was in charge of the sewing room! I was as 5 as my models and salesgirls. “We’ll never 6 it.” one of them cried. Here, I thought, is the test of all tests for Father’s 7 . Where is the way 8 this time? I wondered and worried. I was certain we would 9 to call off the showing 10 else show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. 11 show the clothes unfinished? We worked extremely hard. And 12 thirteen days later, right on time, the showing took place. What a 13 it was! Some coats had no sleeves (袖子)。. Then I decided to get back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about aimlessly for some time, I determined to ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I know of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a friendlylooking newspaperseller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he thrust the paper into my hands. Seeing that it would be impossible to argue about the matter, I gave him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was an old lady who was buying vegetables. She was very hard of hearing and I repeated the word several times. When she finally heard me, she seemed to take offence and began shouting and shaking her walkingstick at me. I hurried away quickly and was relieved to see a policeman on a corner. He certainly would be able to help me. The policeman listened attentively to my question, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a distant look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. He glanced at me for approval, and repeated the performance. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had e all the way into the country. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railwaystation! 1. The writer ________________. a. was a plete stranger in the city b. know the city quite well c. had once visited the city d. had only a little knowledg