Then there's "Grandmother"．I call her that because her name escapes me．In spite of being a grandmother, she looks remarkably young, not more than fifty．She's on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years ago．Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and her three grandchildren, whom she has never seen．

　　Then there's a man I don't care for very much, an engineer by the name of Barlow． He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore．

　　The other person who sits at our table is Mrs．Hunt．I've found out hardly anything about her．She．'s extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about children's various illnesses．She's on her way to join her husband in India．

　　48．What can we know about Mr．Stone?

　　A．He is a doctor in the Army now．

　　B．He is going to give up his work．

　　C．He knows a lot about the city the author is going to．

　　D．He has been retired for many years．

　　49．The writer calls the second person "Grandmother" because ___．

　　A．she looks old

　　B．she has three daughters

　　C．he respects her

　　D．he can't think of her name

　　50．The underlined phrase "on leave" （in Paragraph 4） means "____．

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