I once went to a town in the north of England on business.
　　It was about 7 :30 in the evening when I reached the hotel. The mageress, a strict old lady of about 60. showed me to my room. When I asked her what time dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6:30, and I had （21）it.
　　“Never mind,”I said. “I'm not very hungry. l'll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧) and a sandwich.”
　　“Bar!” she (22) her voice.“This is a respectable hotel, young man. If you want beer, you must go somewhere else.” She spoke (23) a glass of beer was a dangerous drug.
　　I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema. At about 11:30 I （24）Everything was in darkness. I knocked at the door, but nothing happened. The （25） sound was the church clock opposite , which suddenly struck the half-hour with such force that it made me jump.（26）a Window opened upstairs. The old lady （27）and asked me what was going on. I explained who I was and she let me （28）after ten minutes 'wait.She was in her nigthdress.She told me seriously that guests were（29）to be back in the hotel by 11 o' clock.
　　I went to bed but could not seep. Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise. Just before dawn, I finally（30）.
　　When I arrived at breakfast, everyone else had nearly （31） and there was not enough coffee to go round.
　　“Did you （32） well, young man?” the old lady asked.
　　“（33）I don't think I could go through another night in that room,”I replied. “I hardly slept at all.”
　　“That's because you were （34）all night drinking!”she said angrily, putting （35）to the conversation.