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“That,” said the elderly man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”

“You must be joking,” the young man said.

“I am not. I hired the best architects to design it and I need the best manager to run it,” he replied.

The elderly man’s name was William Waldorf, one of the richest men in New York, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, at the time one of the best hotels in the world. The young clerk was George C. Boldt. He ran the hotel for the next 23 years.

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6.1.    The elderly couple who came to the Belle Vue Hotel

A.    wanted to wait in the reception for the rain to stop.

B.    had no reservation for the night.

C.    hied to change their booking.

D.    asked the clerk to check the weather forecast.

6.2.    In the morning, the elderly man

A.    refused to pay for the accommodation.

B.    complained about the room he had got.

C.    wanted to see the manager ofthe hotel.

D.    suggested the clerk should work somewhere else.

6.3.    In his letter, the elderly man

A.    asked the clerk to pay him a visit.

B.    informed the clerk he would visit the hotel again.

C.    promised to send the clerk some money.

D.    congratulated the clerk on his promotion.

6.4.    When the clerk arrived inNew York, he

A.    met an architect who had designed a famous hotel.

B.    was shown the oldest hotel in the city.

C.    was offered a job in a luxuiious hotel.

D.    visited the best hotels on Fifth Avenue.

6.5.    Which would be the best title for the text?

A.    BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

B.    DISHONEST HOTEL GUESTS

C.    AN UNLUCKY HOTEL CLERK

D.    IT PAYS TO BE HELPFUL

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