I once went to a town in the north of England on business.
It was about 7：30 in the evening when I reached the hotel. The manageress，a strict old lady of about 60，showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was，she said there was only one sitting at 6：30，and I had 31 it.
“Never mind，”I said. “I'm not very 32 . I‘ll just have a drink in the bar（酒吧）and a sandwich.”
“Bar！”she 33 her voice. “This is a respectable hotel，young man. If you want 34 ，you must go somewhere else.” She spoke 35 a glass of beer was a dangerous drug.
I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11：30 I 36 . Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door，but nothing happened. The 37 sound was the church clock opposite，which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 38 that it made me jump. 39 a window opened upstairs. The old lady 40 and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me 41 after ten minutes' wait. She was in her nightdress. She told me seriously that guests were 42 to be back in the hotel by 11 o‘clock I went to bed but could not sleep. Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise. Just before dawn，I finally 43 .
When I arrived at 44，everyone else had nearly 45 and there was not enough coffee to go round.
“Did you 46 well，young man？”the old lady asked.
“47 ，I don't think I could go through 48 night in that room，”I replied. “I hardly slept at all.”
“That's because you were 49 all night drinking！”she said angrily，putting 50 to the conversation. 【題組】42. (A) ordered (B) expected (C) taught (D) encouraged
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