Oneday,Ihappenedtotalktoastrangeronthebus.
Oneday,Ihappenedtotalktoastrangeronthebus.WhenhefoundoutthatIwasfromChicago,hetoldmethatoneofhisgoodfriendslivedthereandhewonderedifIhappenedtoknowhim.AtfirstIwantedtosaythatChicagowasaverybigcity.Hewassilent（沉默）forafewminutes,andthenhebegantotellmeallabouthisfriend.
Hetoldmethathisfriendwasanexcellenttennisplayer,andthatheevenhadhisowntenniscourt（网球场）.Headdedthatheknewalotofpeoplewithswimmingpools,butthatheonlyknewtwopeopleinthecountryhadtheirowntenniscourts.AndhisfriendinChicagowasoneofthem.ItoldhimthatIknewseveralpeoplelikethat.Forexample,mybrotherandmynext-doorneighbor.Itoldhimthatmybrotherwasadoctor.Thedoctorhadatenniscourt.Isaidthatmynext-doorneighborwenttoSacramentolastsummerandlivedinthehousenexttomybrother’s.Foramoment,welookedateachother.Butwedidnotsayanything.
Wouldyourfriend’snamehappentobeRolandKirkwood?Iaskedfinally.Helaughedandsaid,Wouldyourbrother’snamehappentobeDr.RayHunterItwasmyturntolaugh.
36.Howmanypeopledoesthestoryinvolve?
A.Four
B.Five
C.Six
D.Seven
37.Whichofthefollowingisthetitleofthestory?
A.OnABus
B.TwoTennisPlayers
C.OneInAMillion
D.ChicagoIsALargeCity
38.ThewritersaidthatChicagowasaverybigcity.Thatmeans_________.
A.itwaspossibleforhimtohappentoknowthestranger’sfriend
B.hedidn’twanttofindthestranger’sfriend
C.itwasimpossibletofindthestranger’sfriend
D.hedidn’tknowthestranger’sfriend
39.Whenthestrangertoldthewriterthatonlytwopeopleinthecountyhadtheirowntenniscourts,hemeantthat__________.
A.hisfriendwasafamousperson
B.hisfriendwasanexcellenttennisplayer
C.thewritercouldfindhisfriend
D.thewriterwouldhappentoknowhisfriend
40.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.ThestoryhappenedinChicago.
B.Thewriter’sbrotherlivedinSacramento.
C.BoththewriterandthestrangerlivedinCh