l arrived in London at last. The railway
station was big, black and dark. I did
not know the way to my hotel, so
asked a porter. I spoke English not
only very carefully, but clearly as well.
The porter, however, could not
understand me. I repeated mny
questions several times and at last he
understood. He answered me, but he
spoke neither slowly nor clearly
but I could not understand him. "I am a
foreigner", I said. Then he spoke
slowly, but I could not understand him.
My teacher never spoke English like
that! The porter and I looked at each
other and smiled. Then he said
something and I understood it. "You'll
soon learn English!" he said. I wonder
in England, each man speaks different
language. The English understand
each other, but I don't understand
them! Do they speak English?
Question 1: The writer asked the porter
A. How to speak English.
B. Where the railway station was.
C. The direction to the hotel.
D. If he could speak English.
Question 2: The porter couldn't
understand the writer because
A. The writer didn't speak English very
carlefully
B. The writer repeated the questions
several times.
C. The porter didn't know English.
D. The writer's English was unusual.
Question 3: The writer's teacher of
English
A. spoke English differently from English
people.
B. never spoke English in class.
C. didn't speak English slowly.
D. didn't work as a porter.
Question 4: In England
A. People understand one another
without speaking English.
B. People speak English, which is not like
the one the writer studied at sochool.
C. People don't speak English at all.
D. Each person speaks a different
language.
Question 5: Which of the following
statements is not true?
A. The writer expected every one in
England to speak like his teacher.
B. At last the writer understood what the
porter said.
C. The porter didn't feel angry with the
writer.
D. The porter always spoke English
slowly and clearly.
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