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次の英文を読んで,(1)~(5)の問いに答えなさい。
Takashi visited Mr. Paul in London during spring vacation.
famous places in London with Mr. Paul.
He stayed at Mr. Paul's house. Takashi
went to some
One day, Takashi wanted to visit other places near London by himself and he told Mr. Paul about it. Mr. Paul said, "Go
to Brighton. The city is very beautiful, so it's
Takashi read the timetable many times and he
(visit) by many people."
station at s
He looked at the clock in the
planned to take a train at 8:40 in the morning. He arrived at the
He sat on a chair and looked around him. Then he felt that something was wrong/
station building. It was 9:30.
8:30.
But
Takashi was very surprised, so he looked at his watch, but it was still 8:30. He found an old woman and asked,
She looked at her watch and answered, "It's 8:30." He was relieved.
suddenly, the old woman said to him again, "Oh, sorry. It's summer time now.
7.It started yesterday, so it's 9:30 10
"Excuse me, but what time is it now ?"
now.'
But just then her train came, so she stopped the conversation and ⑤( get) on the train. He
went to Brighton. He enjoyed the city very
much.
Takashi didn't understand.
took the next train at 9:40 and
Takashi took a train back to London in the evening. He told Mr. Paul about his conversation with the old woman at the
station. Mr. Paul laughed. Takashi asked, "What's summer time?" Mr. Paul said, "We have long daytime in summer. 15
From the end of March to the end of October, we put the clock forward an hour and then back again in fall. We do it to use
the daytime more usefully. There are some good points, but also some problems."
Takashi thought it was interesting. Mr.
Paul said, "I want you to learn more about summer time." "I will," Takashi answered. After he came back to Japan, he
went to the library and read a book about summer time.
