1998年上半年英语专业自学考试English Reading Test(Ⅱ)

Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.It was a grey Friday morning in January about two weeks after Christmas.Theground outside was covered with snow;the leafless trees were black,and you couldnot see the sky—only dark,grey clouds,Indoors,Mary Russell was cleaning thehouse and listening to the radio.She herself played the piano very well,and enjoyed