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Answer the questions.
An
Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What's this
strange building?" asked the visitor. "This is the Tower of London.
""I see. How long did it take you to build it?" "About 500
years, ""In my country we can set it up in five months, "said
the visitor. Soon they came to St. Paul's Cathedral. "Very wonderful!"
said the visitor. "How long did it take you to build it?" Almost 40
years," said the Englishman. "In my country we can finish it in 40
days at most," said the visitor. This continued all day. They visited most
famous buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked
the same questions. Then he said that they could do the same thing much more
quickly in his country. At last, the Englishman became angry with the visitor
though he tried not to show it. A few days later, they came to the House of
Parliament and the visitor asked his usual question, "What's it?"
The
Englishman answered, "I have no idea. It wasn't there last night."
