Question

An Englishman shows a foreign visitor around London. “What is that strange building?” asks the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it? ”“About 20 years.” “In my country, we can build it in 20 months,” answers the visitor. A short time after that they come to St. Paul's Cathedral (圣保羅大教堂). “Very interesting,” says the visitor. “How long did it take to build it?” “About forty years.” “In my country we can finish it in forty days,” says the visitor. This goes on all day. They visit most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they see a new one, the visitor always asks the same question. Then he always answers that they can do the same thing much faster in his country. At last, the Englishman gets angry with the visitor but he tries not to show it. At last they come to the House of Parliament and the visitor asks his usual question “What is that?” The Englishman answers “I don’t know. It wasn’t there last night.”

1.The visitor says that in his country it would take them _____ to build St. Paul's Cathedral.

A. more than half a year B. less than 2 months C. 20 years D. 40 years

2.The Englishman is very angry at the end of the day but he _____.

A. tries not to let the visitor know it B. tries not to show the visitor around

C. has no time to tell the visitor D. doesn't want to say anything

3.What the Englishman said at last means he ______.

A. is sorry that there is no such a building before

B. can say nothing because he doesn’t know anything about it

C. wants to give him a surprising answer

D. doesn't know the name of the building

Answer 1