Haveyourparentseverinspectedyourroomtoseeifyoucleaneditproperly?Imaginehavingyourentirehousesgarageandyardinspectedatanytime--withnowarning.Inspectionswerearegularpartoflighthouse(灯塔)livingandakeeper'sreputationdependedonresults.Afewtimeseachyearaninspectorarrivedtolookovertheentirelightstation.Theinspectionsweresupposedtobeasurprisebutkeepersometimeshadadvancenotice.
Oncelighthouseshadtelephoneskeeperswouldcalleachothertowarnthattheinspectorwasapproaching.Afterboatsbeganflyingspecialflagsnotingtheinspectoraboardthekeeper'sfamilymadeitagametoseewhocouldnoticetheboatfirst.Assoonassomeonespottedtheboateveryonewoulddolast-minutetidyingandchangeintofancyclothes.Thekeeperthenscurriedtoputonhisdressuniformandcap.Childrenofkeepersrememberinspectorswearingwhiteglovestoruntheirfingersoverdoorframesandwindowsillslookingfordust.
Despitetheseriousnatureofinspectionstheyresultedinsomefunnymoments.BettyByrnesrememberedwhenhermotherdidnothavetimetowashallthedishesbeforeaninspection.Atthetimepeopledidnothavedishwashersintheirhomes.InanefforttocleanupquicklyMrs.Byrnestossedallthedishesintoabigbreadpancoveredthemwithaclothandstuckthemintheoven.Iftheinspectoropenedtheovendooritwouldlooklikebreadwasbaking.Heneverdid.
OnedayGlennFurst'smotherputoilonthekitchenfloorjustbeforetheinspectorenteredtheirhouse.Likefloorwaxtheoilmadethefloorsshinyandhelpedprotectthewood.Thistimethoughsheusedalittletoomuchoil.WhentheinspectorextendedhishandtogreetGlenn'smotherheslippedonthefreshlyoiledsurface."Hecameacrossthatfloorwavinghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflight"Glennlatewrote.AfterhesteadiedhimselfheshookGlenn'smother'shandandtheinspectioncontinuedasthoughnothinghadhappened.
29.WhatdoesParagraphItellusabouttheinspectionatthelightstation?
A.Itwascarriedoutonceayear. B.Itwasoftenannouncedinadvance.
C.Itwasimportantforthekeeper'sfame. D.Itwasfocusedonthegarageandyard.
30.Thefamilybegan
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