1. Thomas Carrington traveled every day by train between his office in London and his home in the suburb.

2. Carrington was a gentleman in the eyes of the railway workers because he was well dressed and behaved politely.

3. Carrington did not feel ashamed to walk in his dirty shoes in London because the streets in London were also covered with snow.

4. Carrington’s plan was to change his dirty shoes at the railway station and wear the clean shoes to work.

5. Fred was reluctant to help Carrington because it caused him a lot of trouble.

6. It happened one day that after he threw his old shoes to Fred, Carrington found that he had, in his hurry, forgotten to bring his clean shoes with him.

7. Thomas Carrington lived in the country and worked in London.

8. The country usually had more snow than the city and it was colder there.

9. Carrington’s home was forty miles to the south of London.

10. It took Carrington an hour every day to go to his office.

11. Carrington’s office hours started from 9:30 a.m.

1.Carrington was a man who liked to .

A)carry a bag on walks to the park

B)live in the countryside

C)talk with the railway men at Hill Park Station

D)dress well, so that others would admire him

2.When Carrington’s clean shoes got dirty he felt .

A)envious of those who wore clean shoes

B)angry at the Londoners

C)uneasy about his appearance

D)his shoes didn’t go with his suit

3.Carrington’s plan was to .

A)give Fred his bag and go to work

B)carry his clean shoes in his bag to London

C)change his old shoes at the station, and wear his clean ones to work

D)have Fred prepare a pair of shoes for him

4.His plan worked well until one day when .

A)he found it hard to hurry through the deep snow and almost missed the train

B)he had friends visiting him and stayed up too late

C)he got up too late to reach the station in time

D)he left home in a hurry and forgot to bring his clean shoes

5.Who was Fred?

A) He was a railway man and he was old.

B) He was a man who was careful of his appearance, too.

C) He was an old friend of Thomas Carrington.

D) He was a faithful friend to Carrington.

6.Which one of the following statements does not support your choice in Question 5 ?

A) Fred admired Carrington and called him “a proper gentleman.”

　　B) Fred promised to keep Carrington’s old shoes ready for him each time he returned from London.

　　C) Fred was once standing by the door of the carriage and waiting for Carrington to take off his dirty shoes.

　　D) Fred was running towards the shoes when Carrington threw the second shoe out of the window of the quickly moving train.