1. The mapping (i,j,k,h)→(i,j,k+1,h+1) is a one-to-one mapping from the set A={(i,j,k,h)∣1⩽i<j⩽k<h⩽n+1} to the set B={(i,j,k′,h′)∣1⩽i<j<k′<h′⩽n+2}, so ∣A∣=∣B∣. And ∣B∣ is clearly the number of four-element subsets of the set {1,2,⋯,n+2}, which is Cn+24. Therefore, ∣A∣=Cn+24.