Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes (欠债) me $12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the 36 . “You sold me a ticket 37 May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It 38 me $12.”
Harry was 39 . He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just 40 the Jersey timetable for May 22nd. The woman and her little girl followed him 41 . She was 42 right, as Harry soon discovered, there was no 43 on May 22nd. How could he have 44 such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering 45 to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburned,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was 46 . And I can swim too!” “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t 47 a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”
Harry 48 the mother. “I remember your 49 , Madam.” he said. “But you didn’t get 50 for your daughter, did you?” “Er, well,” the woman looked at the child. “I mean, she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child 51 have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…, let me see… $13. So 52 the railway pays your hotel, you will 53 $1. The law is the law, but since the 54 was mine…”
The woman stood up, 55 the child’s hand and left the office.
36. A. train B. ship C. office D. hotel
37. A. in B. for C. at D. before
38. A. paid B. spent C. cost D. saved
39. A. worried B. pleased C. disappointed D. interested
40. A. look B. watch C. test D. check
41. A. into B. out C. outside D. inside
42. A. quite B. all C. not D. never
43. A. plane B. sailing C. train D. bus
44. A. broken B. made C. given D. thought
45. A. how B. why C. what D. which
46. A. lovely B. beautifully C. wonderfully D. terrible
47. A. walk B. ride C. swim D. run
48. A. listened to B. asked for C. got to D. turned to
49. A. money B. ticket C. ship D. daughter
50. A. one B. it C. them D. ones
51. A. can B. may C. need D. must
52. A. since B. if C. unless D. until
53. A. owe B. have C. get D. spend
54. A. money B. debt (债务) C. fault D. ticket
55. A. raised B. picked C. took D. brought