单选题
{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} {{I}}There arc 20 blanks in the following passage. For each
blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the
paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the
corresponding Fetter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the
center.{{/I}} We were late as{{U}} {{U}}
1 {{/U}} {{/U}}. My husband had insisted on doing his{{U}} {{U}}
2 {{/U}} {{/U}}by himself, and when he discovered that he
couldn't{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}he asked me for help at the
last{{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}. So now we had an hour to get to
the airport. Luckily, there wasn't much{{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}}
{{/U}}on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We{{U}}
{{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}in and went straight to the departure hall to
wait for our flight to be{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}. We waited
and waited but no{{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}was made. We asked
at the information desk and the girl there told us that the plane
hadn't{{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}arrived yet. In the end there
was an announcement lolling us that passengers waiting for Flight IJ 108 could
collect a{{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}meal ticket and that the
plane hadn't left Spain because of{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}}
{{/U}}problems. We thought that it wasn't{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}}
{{/U}}for the plane to fly. We waited again for{{U}} {{U}} 13
{{/U}} {{/U}}until late evening when we were asked to{{U}} {{U}}
14 {{/U}} {{/U}}to the information desk again. This time we were given
tickets to{{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}the night at the airline's
expense in the nearby hotel. The next morning after a{{U}} {{U}}
16 {{/U}} {{/U}}night because of all the planes taking off and landing,
we reported back to the airport. Guess what had happened while we were{{U}}
{{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}! Our plane had arrived and taken off again.
All the other passengers had been{{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}up
in the night to{{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}the plane, but for
some reason or{{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}we had been forgotten.
You can imagine how we felt!