单选题 Brown was the manager of an office in London. He lived in the country and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, "You may not remember me, Sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets. I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money, and you gave me five pounds, because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success."
Mr. Brown thought for a few minutes and then said, "Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story."
"Well," answered the stranger, "are you still willing to take a chance?/

单选题 Mr. Brown lived in England.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据文章第一段“Mr．Brown was the manager of an office in London．He lived in the country and came up to work by train．”可知他住在伦敦乡下，故选A。

单选题 Mr. Brown liked to walk in the rain.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】根据文章第一段中“He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining.”可知他除了雨天，都喜欢从车站步行到办公室，故选B。

单选题 Mr. Brown liked to drive to work.

单选题 The stranger was one of Mr. Brown's friends.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】根据文章最后两段可以推断该陌生人不是布朗先生朋友，而是一位马路乞丐，故选B。

单选题 Mr. Brown was ready to help people in need.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据第二段“．．．you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success．”可知布朗先生非常乐于助人，故选A。