Mr. and Mrs. Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year, however(然而) , Mr. Harris made a lot of 1 in his business, 2 they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good 3 .

　　They flew to Rome, and 4 at a 5-star hotel late in the evening. They thought they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that 5 hotel where they had been used to stay in the past, no meals were served (供應) 6 seven in the evening. They were 7 to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.

　　“Then what are the times 8 meals?” asked Mrs. Harris.

　　“Well, madam, we serve breakfast from seven to eleven, lunch from twelve to three, 9 from four to five, and dinner from six to ten.”

　　“But that hardly 10 any time for us to see the city!” said Mrs. Harris.

　　1. A. mistakes B. time C. friends D. money

　　2. A. but B. so C. though D. yet

　　3. A. hotel B. place C. city D. restaurant

　　4. A. stayed B. got C. arrived D. reached

　　5. A. small B. big C. foreign D. good

　　6. A. on B. after C. during D. until

　　7. A. tired B. interested C. surprised D. worried

　　8. A. with B. on C. at D. of

　　9. A. drink B. tea C. beer D. food

　　10. A. takes B. does C. has D. leaves

　　參考答案：

　　1.D。根據下文，哈里斯夫婦出國旅游并住進高級賓館，說明他們賺了很多錢。故選money。

　　2.B。made a lot of money與下文go to a foreign country構成因果關系， 故選so。

　　3.A。與下文他們住進a 5-star hotel相對應，這里應選擇hotel。

　　4.C。表示到達目的地，reach可直接接賓語， get后應加介詞to， arrive為不接物動詞，后應加介詞in或at才能接賓語，所以arrive為正確選項。

　　5.A。根據文章的第一句，以前他都是住的small hotel，這里應選small。

　　6.B。on和during都不能與seven連用。他們估計要挨餓，說明在以前住的賓館里7點以后不可能有飯菜供應。故應選擇after。

　　7.C。有人告知飯菜供應會持續到十點時，他們理應感到surprised。

　　8.D。of常用來表示所有關系，the times of the meals表示“每頓飯的供應時間”。

　　9.B。根據西方人的生活習性，賓館一般不會在一段時間只供應啤酒，下午喝茶比較合乎常理。故選tea。

　　10.D。哈里斯以為從早到晚都得在吃飯或喝茶，幾乎沒有剩余時間觀。