A young man was going to 1 his holiday in a mountain village. That night he stayed at a small hotel near the train station. 2 going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “Excuse me, sir. Will you please 3 me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll take the five's 4” “Oh, sorry,” the owner said 5 a hurry, “I am afraid I can't. I won't be able to get up so 6.”The young man was about to return to his 7 when he stopped and asked, “Do you have an alarm-clock? 8 it can help me.”
“Yes, here you are, young man.” The young man thanked the owner happily. But when he looked at the alarm-clock closely, it seemed there was something 9 with it. “Will it ring 10 time?” The young man asked. “Sure! You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring.”