Three men came to London for a holiday. They came to a large hotel and took a room there. （ 1 ） room was on the fiftieth floor.In the evening the three men went to a cinema and came back very （ 2 ） . “I'm sorry,” said the assistant of the hotel. “Our lifts are not working at this time of night. If you don't want to walk up to your room, we shall make up a bed for you in the hall.”“No, no,” Tom, one of the three men, said, “No, thank you. We do not want to sleep in the hall. We shall walk up to our room.”Then he turned to his two friends and said, “It is not easy to walk up to the fiftieth floor, but I know （ 3 ） make it easier. On our way to the room, I shall tell you some jokes, then you, Andy, sing us some songs, then you,Peter, tell us some interesting stories.”“All right. That's a good idea,” the friends both agreed. They began to walk up to their room. Tom told many jokes. Andy sang some songs. （ 4 ） they came to the thirty-eighth floor. They were tired and decided to have a rest.“Well,” said Tom, “Now it's your turn, Peter. After all those jokes and songs, tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending.” “All right,” said Peter, “I shall tell you a story. It is not long, （ 5 ） it is really sad: We left the key in our room in the hall.” 4、根据短文内容，在A、B、C、D、E五个选项中，选出最佳答案填入文中【4】处。（）.
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