Question

One dark and stormy night, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia,hoping to get shelter for the night.

The clerk,a friendly man with a beautiful smile,explained that there were three conferences in town. "All of our rooms are taken， ”the clerk said，"but I can' t send a nice couple like you into the rain at one o'clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It's not a suite, but it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night." The couple agreed.

As the elderly man paid the bill the next morning，he told the clerk，"You are the kind of person who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday 1,11 build one for you." The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh.

Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the elderly man;asking the clerk to pay him a visit. The elderly man met him in New York,and led him to the corner of The Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He then pointed to a great new building there， a reddish stone one with watchtowers thrusting up to the sky，and told the clerk that it was the hotel he had just built for him to manage.

That wonderful building was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. And this young clerk whose name was George C. Boldt never foresaw the return of events that would lead him into the manager of one of the world' s most attractive hotels.

(   ) 8. When the elderly couple left the hotel，they         .

A.   took what they said as a joke

B.   wanted to build the same hotel in the ftiture

C.   hoped that the clerk would replace the boss of the hotel

D.   thought the clerk was talented in managing hotels 

(   ) 9. Why did the elderly man build a hotel for the clerk?

A. He was grateful to the clerk. B. They had a bet at first.
C. He wanted to please the clerk. D. He wanted to sell the hotel.

(   ) 10. According to the text,the clerk         .

A.  helped the couple because he thought they were poor

B.  hoped that the old couple could give him a large amount of money

C.   didn't expect to receive things in return from the old couple

D.  became rich,thanks to his own efforts
(   ) 11. From the text，we can infer that         .

A.   anybody can be a successful manager

B.   old people are always very rich

C.   good luck is always waiting for lucky people

D.   kindness can bring a good return

(   ) 12. What do you think of the clerk?

A.  He was willing to help.

B.  He was very attractive.

C.  He tried to make money for his hotel.

D.  He liked making friends.

Answer 1

8. D逻辑推理题。从第三段老人所说的话中可以推断，他认为那个酒店职员能够打理好一个顶尖的酒店。

9. A逻辑推理题。从第二段酒店职员好心让两位老人深夜在自己的房间留宿的表述判断，老人对他是心存感激的。

10. C逻辑推理题。从第三段老人说要给他建一个酒店，而三人均不约而同地大笑(The three of them had a good laugh)的表述可知，该职员当时并没有指望得到那一对老人的回报。

11. D逻辑推理题. 从职员好心让一对老人雨夜留宿，到老人回报给该职员一家酒店的回报可知该答案。

12. A逻辑推理题。酒店已满员，职员完全可以将这对老人打发走，但想到当时已是深夜了，而且还下着雨，他不能将两位老人撵走，于是将自己的房间让出来给两位一住。由此可见，该职员热心快肠，乐于助人。