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　　Many people have to work (1)______. Some people do not mind, others think it is terrible.
　　One man thinks that working at the weekends can be (2)______. He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.
　　On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he (3)_______ the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but (4)______ heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work (5)______ Tuesday.
　　There was (6)______ for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to (7)______, Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.
　　Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift (8)____. When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for (9)______ hours!
　　Now Mr Smith says, “I only use the lift if they have (10)____ in them.”
　　( )1. A. from Monday to Friday B. at the weekends
　　C. on weekdays D. from morning till night
　　( )2. A. dangerous B. happy C. angry D. free
　　( )3. A. got off B. got into C. got out of D. got to
　　( )4. A. someone B. everyone C. no one D. either
　　( )5. A. on B. to C. from D. until
　　( )6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
　　( )7. A. read or write B. eat or drink C. cook D. know the time
　　( )8. A. was not there B. was not closed
　　C. was not working D. was working
　　( )9. A. nearly 24 B. about 40 C. over 60 D. over 94
　　( )10.A. pans B. beds C. exits D. telephones
名师解析

　　这是一篇记叙文，文章讲的是Mr Smith在周末加班时发生的一件另人感到遗憾的事情。
　　1.B. 根据第二段第一句话可知答案。
　　2.A. 根据下文可知答案。
　　3.B. 由于是在去上班，所以Mr Smith应该是走进电梯。
　　4.C. 由于是在周末，其他人都没有上班，所以任凭Mr Smith 怎么喊，也不会有人听到的。
　　5.D. 根据所给词的词义，填入until最合理。
　　6.A. 由于是被关在了电梯里，因此Mr Smith 没有别的选择，只有等待。
　　7.B. 根据下句可知答案。
　　8.C. 在周二人们上班时才发现电梯没有运转。
　　9.C. 三天应该是60多小时。
　　10.D. “吃一堑，长一智”，Mr Smith由于这一次的教训——无法与外面联络，他以后在乘坐电梯时，肯定是乘带有电话的。