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en the man saw him. At once the short man ran up to the porter and asked, ―Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter? ‖He was breathing very fast, and he seemed worried. The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile, ―Well, sir, I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run along rails. You see,‖ he explained, ―The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.‖ 1. A porter’s job is___________. A. to stand in the railway station B. to answer the travelers’ questions C. to help the travelers carry their luggage D. to ask the travelers to help him 2. One morning a short man ___________. A. was waiting for the porter to help him B. was running along rails C. was waiting for the train to London D. was in a hurry to catch the 10:35 train to London 3. The short man looked worried because ____________. A. he couldn’t run so fast as the train B. he wanted to knows if he could catch the 10:35 train to London C. the porter watched him for a few seconds D. he lost his bag 4. At the end of the story, the porter ______________. A. told the short man there was no 10:35 train to London B. told the short man when he could catch the train C. helped the short man to catch the train D. played a joke on the short man 5. When the porter told the short man the train had left, the time was _______. A. 10:40 B. 10:35 C. 10:30 D. 10:45 B Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, ―You should have goals like climbing the mountain.‖ Without the mountainclimbing that we both enjoyed . We couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountainclimbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力 ). Once