1. (2021九上·长春月考) 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

My friend Mr. Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to

1 all over the world. And he's been to a lot of places of interest. He likes to2children and has lots of little3. They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he 4. It makes them happy and his room is always full5 children when he's free.

It was my little son's seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to 6 his old friend Mr. Smith to the party. He7Mr. Smith himself and told him about it. The doctor accepted (接受)his8 happily. At half past seven the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate.9he saw his car, he ran towards him. Mr. Smith 10on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to 11them some funny stories. Mr. Smith agreed and his stories made them 12 again and again. At last he told them the funniest story. He said, "Once I reached a city 13a foggy day. The fog was the thickest in the world ..."

Please wait a14, Mr. Smith," said my son, " It's said the fog in London is the thickest in the world.

"You're 15, my clever boy." Said the funny doctor. "The city had much fog that day ..." "What's it, then?" the boy couldn't wait to ask again.

"The fog was so thick that I couldn't see it at the funny doctor said with a smile.