B

It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests(客人) came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host(主人) went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. “Do you know?” he said. “Nobody asked me to the party. I don’t know you. I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our c ar, but one of your guests’ car was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.”

46. When the bell rang, the guests _______.

A. were shouting      B. were singing and dancing

C. were enjoying themselves    D. were waiting for the small man

47. The host _______ after the sm all man came in.

A. was glad to see him     B. asked him to have a drink

C. didn’t fin d him      D. knew who he was

48. The small man knew _______ in the house.

A. one of the people      B. some of the people

C. all the people       D. none of the people

49. The small man went to the house _______.

A. to find a man       B. to have a drink

C. to have a party       D. to see what was happening

50. Perhaps the small man’s wif e got angry because _______.

A. he drank too much     B. he couldn’t find the man

C. he didn’t take her to the party   D. he kept her waiting for a long time