The angry woman stood on the station platform (月台). “The railway shouldpay me ￡14,” she said to Tony Jenks, the man in the booking office. “Myticket was for June 26th, and there was no ship from Jersey that night. Mydaughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡14.” Tony was worried. Heremembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office,madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for June 26th.”The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, asTony soon discovered. There was no ship sailing on June 26th. How had hemade such a careless mistake? Not knowing what to do, he smiled at thechild. “You look sunburned (晒黑的),” he said to her. “Did you have a niceholiday in Jersey?” “Yes,” she answered shyly. “The beach was lovely. And Icould swim too!” “That’s fine,” said Tony. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet.Of course, she’s only three......” “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll soonbe four and a half.” Tony turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket,madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?” “Er,well......” the woman looked at the child, “I mean — she hasn’t startedschool yet. She’s only four.” “A four-year-old child must have a ticket,madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs — let me see —￡15.50. So ifyou want the railway to pay ￡14 for your hotel, you will have to pay therailway ￡15.50 first. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine......”The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.
1. A return ticket is a ticket that __________. A. allows a passenger to travel to a place B. one buys when one returns C. must be returned if one wants to get his money back D. allows a passenger to travel to a place and return later
2. The man in the booking office mentioned the child’s ticket in order to__________. A. send the woman away B. get back ￡15.50 C. say sorry to the woman D. make clear the importance of the law
3. According to the railway law, a child __________. A. must have a ticket just like a grown-up B. can not travel without a ticket C. below the age of four can travel without a ticket D. can travel with grown-ups without a ticket
4. At last the woman got __________ from the railway booking office. A. ￡15.50 B. ￡1.50 C. ￡14 D. nothing
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. After checking the timetable Tony found there was a ship from Jersey on
June 26th. B. Tony said sorry to the woman and paid her ￡14. C. The woman did not travel at all to Jersey with her daughter to spend herholiday. D. It was clear that the woman was not honest.