when he 12 a letter from the old man 13 he come up to New York and see him.

There was a round-trip airline 14 with the letter.

The desk clerk thought, "Why not?" and took the 15_ to New York. The old man met him at the airport and 16 took him to a construction site to show him an enormous structure 17 there.

"That", said the old man, "is the hotel I'm building for you to 18 !"

The old man was William Waldorf Astor, and the hotel would 19 be known as the Waldorf-Astoria. The former desk clerk, George C. Boldt, 20_ the first manager.

1.A. cool B. cold C. warm D. hot

2. A. knew B. learned C. recognized D. admired

3. A. friendship B. respect C. kindness D. mercy

4. A, supplied B. offered C. gave D. provided

5. A. cause B. thought C. argument D. reason

6. A. receive B. get C. accept D. find

7. A. checked out B. looked out C. went out D. turned out

8. A. the kind B. the next C. the very D. the clever

9. A. some time B. sometimes C. sometime D. some day

10. A. affair B. matter C. incident D. accident

11. A. then B. or so C. later D. after

12. A. heard B. posted C. received D. accepted

13. A. inviting B. requesting C. wanting D. telling

14. At money B. ticket C. timetable D. port

15. A. ride B. lift C. voyage D. flight

16. A. proudly B. attentively C. immediately D. eagerly

17. A. being built B. being made C. being prepared D. being completed

18. A. count B. possess C. control D. manage

19. A. that way B. this way C. even D. soon

20. A. turned B. became C. designed D. practiced

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