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I once went to a town in the north of England on business. It was about 7 : ...

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问题 I once went to a town in the north of England on business.
It was about 7 : 30 in the evening when 1 reached the hotel.The manageress , a strict old lady of about 60 , showed me to my room.When 1 asked her what time dinner was , she said there was on1y one sitting at 6 : 30 , and 1 had   （21）   it.
“Never mind ,” I said.“I' m not very hungry.I' II just have a drink in the bar( 酒吧) and a sandwich.” “Bar! ”she  （22）   her voice."This is a respectable hotel , young man.If you want beer, you must go somewhere else." She spoke （23）   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  （24）   .Everything was in darkness.1 knocked at door, but nothing happened.The  （25）  sound was the church clock opposite , which suddenly struck the half-hour with such force that it made me jump.  （26） a window opened upstairs.The old lady  （27)  and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me  (28)  after minutes' wait.She was in her nightdress.she told me seriously that guests were  (29)   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 mid.night the whole hotel shook with the noise.Just before dawn , I finally  (30)  .
When 1 arrived at breakfast,everyone else had nearly  (31)  and there was not enough coffee to go round.
“Did you (32)   well , young man?” the old lady asked.
“  (33)  , 1 don' t think 1 could go through another night in that room ,”I replied.“I hardly slept at all.”
“That ' s because you were  (34)  all night drinking!”she said angrily , putting  (35)  to the conversation.
选项 A.an end           
B.a saying              
C.a joke            
D.a pause
答案A
解析put an end to 使终止，结束,符合题意。
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