单选题 One day an old man was going to his home. Just then a stranger (陌生人) stopped him and asked, "Excuse me, how long will it take me to walk to the next village?"
The old man studied the stranger quietly, but he didn't answer. The stranger said Io himself, "This old man is deaf (聋的，不愿听的), and I'll ask him again." Then he repeated (反复地) his question more loudly. The old man thought (认为，考虑) for a while, but he still didn't answer.
By this time, this stranger got very angry and shouted at him, "I say how long it will take me to the next village." But the old man still didn't give him any answer. The stranger turned away and began to walk quickly to the village.
After watching him for a minute or two, the old man called after him. "My friend, it will take you only fifteen minutes." The stranger turned around and said, "Well, why didn't you tell me that before?" "How could I? Because I didn't know how fast you could walk./

单选题 Where was the old man when he was asked?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】由文章的第一句马上可得出答案。
单选题 Why didn't the old man answer at once?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】答案可从文章的最后一句推出。
单选题 What does the word "repeat" in the second paragraph (段，节) mean?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】repeat重复地说。
单选题 What did the stranger do after he asked for the second time?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】文章第三段的开头提到，陌生人很生气，大声的又问了一次。
单选题 How long would it take the stranger to go to the village?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】文章的最后一段中，老人说道，“My friend, it will take you only fifteen minutes”。