 A Long WeekendMany people have to work on the weekend.Some people are OK with it.Other people think it is terrible. One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous.He is Graham Coates.Mr.Coates works in a company in London. One Saturday，he went to the office to do some work.When he got in the lift （电梯） to go home，it stopped between floors.Mr.Coates could not get out of the lift.He was trapped （被困）!He did not have a mobile phone，so he started to shout.But no one heard 'him.Then Mr.Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday.No one would come to work until Tuesday! There was nothing for Mr.Coates to do.He had to wait until one of his coworkers （同事）came to work and found him.With nothing to eat or drink，Mr.Coates could only sleep for most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning，the manager of the company came to work and found the lift didn't work.When someone finally opened the lift，Mr.Coates came out cold，tired and hungry.He stayed in the lift for sixty-two hours! Now Mr.Coates says， "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them. " |
A company in London.
A company in London.
（2）Why did Mr.Coasts start to shout？
Because he did not have a mobile phone.
Because he did not have a mobile phone.
（3）Who found the lift didn't work on Tuesday morning？
The manager of the company.
The manager of the company.
（4）How did Mr.Coasts feel when he came out？
He felt cold，tired and hungry.
He felt cold，tired and hungry.
（5）How long did Mr.Coasts stay in the lift？
62 hours.
62 hours.
【答案】A company in London.；Because he did not have a mobile phone.；The manager of the company.；He felt cold，tired and hungry.；62 hours.
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