Threetravelers,Allan,CarlandPaulweresittingonthechairsinatrainstation.Theywerewaitingforatrainthatwasverylate.

Topassthetime,theybegantalkingtoeachother.

Atfirst,theytalkedabouttheweatherandtheirwork.ThenPaulsaid,"Tellme—whatwouldyoumostliketodoifyourdoctortellyouthatyouhaveonlythreemonthstolive?"

Theothertwomenthoughtaboutthisforawhile,thenCarlspoke.

“Well,”hesaid,“ifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,I’lltakeallmymoneyoutofthebankandgotoforeigncountriesforholidayswithmybestfriend,Erik.I’dliketotraveltotheplacesintheworldasmanyaspossible.AndI’llstayatthebesthotelsandtheneatthebestfood.IthinkI’llhaveawonderfultime.”

“That’sveryinteresting,”Paulsaid.

Withthesewords,heturnedtotheotherman,saying,“Andwhataboutyou?”

“I’lltellyouasecret,”Allansaid.“Ialwayswanttobearacingdriver.SoifIhaveonlythreemonthstolive,thefirstthingI’dliketodoistosellmyhouse.WiththemoneyI’llbuythefastestcarintheworld.MaybeIcanenterallthebigmotorraces.”

Thenhelaughed,“Imightevenendup(以……而告终)worldchampion.”

“Nowit’syourturn,”Allanwenton,“Ifyourdoctortellyouthebadnews,whatwouldyoumostliketodo?”

“Oh,”saidPaulwithasmile.“I’llgoandseeanotherdoctor.”

1.Thethreemenweretalking________.

A.inthepostofficeB.inthewaitingroom

C.onthetrainD.onthechairs

2.Themancalled________answeredthequestionfirst.

A.CarlB.AllanC.ErikD.Paul

3.Themenbegantotalkabouttheweatherandtheworkbecausethey________.

A.didn’tknowanythingnewB.wantedtopassthetimequickly

C.hadnothingtodoD.wereveryinterestedineachother’swork

4.“Imightevenendupworldchampion.”Heretheword“champion”means________inChinese.

A.名人B.赛车手C.大款D.冠军

5.Whichsentenceisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thetraindidn’tarriveontime.

B.Paulwantedtobuyaracingcarverymuch.

C.Allanwasthesecondmantoanswerthequestion.

D.Carldidn’tliketravelingatall.