I was walking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to get in touch with the Automobile Association. Low grey clouds were drifting across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat. There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at 
that early hour I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his job, but the town was completely dead. Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and it was almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to which was the town's only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was very fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat and rubber boots. I could not see his face—he was bending forward over the phone with his back pressed against the glass and didn't even raise his head at the sound of my coming nearer and nearer. With care and surprise, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door.

1. The author was walking through the small seaside town .
A. late morning
B. early morning
C. before midnight
D. late evening
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2. The weather of the day was , when the story happened.
A. windy, cold and cloudy
B. stormy, damp and clear
C. rainy, cold and clear
D. rainy, windy and cold
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3. Why was the author astonished when he saw that there was a man in the call box?
A.Because the man inside was still wearing a raincoat.
B. Because he didn't expect it to be taken up.
C. Because the man had his back against the glass.
D. Because the man did not seem to be moving.
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4. The author waited, standing a few feet away from the box because .
A. it was not safe to be close to the box
B. the man didn't notice his coming
C.he wanted to have a cigarette to calm himself down
D. it was bad manners to overhear others' phone calls
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5. What do you suppose happened to the man in the call box?
A. He was asleep.
B. He had most probably been killed.
C. He was lost in his important phone call.
D. He was too fat to move around.
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