Question

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (機會) to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”
“Well,” answered the stranger, “would you like to take another chance?”
小題1:Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because __________.                              

A．he couldn’t pay for the buses

B．he wanted to save money

C．he wanted to lose weight

D．he could do some exercise on the way

小題2:Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________.

A．help him on the way to success

B．give himself a start in life

C．make him rich

D．get more money

小題3:By saying “Would you like to take another chance？”, the stranger __________.

A．wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B．asked Mr. Grey for money again

C．told Mr. Grey that he had success at last

D．would like to make friends with him

Answer 1

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B

試題分析：短文大意：格雷先生是在倫敦的一個小公司的經理。他住在鄉下，乘火車去上班。如果不下雨，他喜歡從車站走到他的辦公室，在途中運動運動。
小題1:細節理解題。根據第一段第三句He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise.可知選D。
小題2:細節理解題。根據第二段最后一句because you said you were always ready to take a chance (機會) to give a man a start on the way to success.可知選A。
小題3:細節理解題。根據故事內容可知那個陌生人說這句話是又要和格雷先生要錢啦，所以選B。