An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London.“What's that strange building?”asked the visitor.“That's the tower（塔）of London.”“I see How long did it take to build it?”“About 500 years.”“In my country we can build it in five months,”said the visitor. A short time after that they came to St. Paul's Cathedral（大教堂）.“Very interesting!”said the visitor.“How long did it take to build it?”“Nearly forty years,”said the Englishman.“In my country we can finish it in forty days,”said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. A few days later they came to the House of Parliament（議會大廈）and the visitor asked his usual question,“What's that?”The Englishman answered,“I've no idea. It wasn't there last night.”

(1）The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around ________.

[　　]

A．the Tower of London

B．St. Pault's Cathedral

C．some famous buildings in London

D．the whole city of London

(2）The visitor said that in his country it would take them ________ to build St. Pault's Cathedral.

[　　]

A．less than half a year

B．more than a month

C．five hundred years

D．forty years

(3）The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he ________.

[　　]

A．tried not to let the visitor know it

B．tried not to show the visitor around the city

C．had no time to tell the visitor

D．didn't want to say anything

(4）The Englishman's last answer should be ________.

[　　]

A．was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before

B．could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it

C．was not happy and decided to give him a surprising answer

D．didn't know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

(5）The best title（標題）for this passage is“________”.

[　　]

A．English history

B．Around London

C．What's that strange building

D．How long did it take to build it

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