It was years since I had visited my hometown and I was determined to enjoy my stay. I went to see my old friend, Tom Clark, who, among other things, was a member of the Local Council. At the time Tom was busy making arrangements for a distinguished writer to give a talk on modern literature at the town library. As the subject interested me a great deal, I gladly accepted Tom’s invitation to go with him.

Tom was going to introduce the guest speaker and that evening we went to the library to meet him. Since he had not yet arrived, I left Tom and went to the Reading Room where a large audience had already gathered. I was disappointed to find that I did not know a single person there. Just before the talk was due to begin, I saw Tom waving to me from the doorway. I went to him immediately, as he looked very worried. He explained that he had just received a telephone message from the writer’s secretary. Our guest had missed the train and would be unable to come! While we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me if I would mind acting as a speaker. I hardly had time to think about the matter when I found I was being led into the Reading Rom to address the waiting audience!

61. The author’s old friend, Tom Clark, was ____

A. a member of a club named Local Council    

B. a secretary of the local government

C. a distinguished writer                    

D. a local councilor

62. Who was supposed to be the guest speaker by Tom’s arrangement?

A. The writer of this passage                   

B. An outstanding writer

C. The writer’s secretary                      

D. Tom’s secretary

63. What happened to the writer of this passage when he left Tom and went into the Reading Room?

A. He was greeted by a large audience

   B. He saw many old friends there

   C. He felt sorry because he was a stranger there

   D. He found many unfamiliar couples except one man who was single

64. Just before the talk was due to begin, Tom looked very worried because____.

   A. the writer of the passage was disappointed  

B. he couldn’t find the writer of the passage

   C. he failed to make a telephone call to his secretary

   D. the guest speaker was absent

65. The last sentence of this passage implies that____

   A. the author of the passage had to make a speech without preparation

   B. he refused to say anything before the audience

C. Tom had a very difficult time explaining the situations

D. the waiting audience wouldn’t listen to him because they knew he was not the right person to address them.