填空题

第三节 短文理解 2
阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

Dr Hill was travelling around the country, and one day he was at a hotel in a small town. Lunch was served from twelve thirty to one thirty. Dr Hill went out for a walk in the morning but he forgot to put on his watch. He walked for a long time, and then he saw a young girl in the street, so he said to her, "Excuse me, would you please tell me the time" The young girl looked at her watch and then answered, "It’s twelve o’clock." Dr Hill wasn’t happy when he heard this, and said, "Isn’t it later (后来，过一会儿) than that" He was hungry and Wanted his lunch. "No," the young girl answered. "It never gets later than twelve o’clock in our town." Dr Hill was surprised and said, "That’s interesting. What do you mean" "Well," the young girl answered, "whenever it becomes twelve o’clock, we always start from the beginning (开始，起源) again... one o’clock, two o’clock..."

Which of the following (接着的，在…以后) sentences is right [A] At first Dr Hill understood what the girl said. [B] It was not twelve o’clock when Dr Hill met the young girl. [C] It never gets later than twelve o’clock in the town.