It was Clark's first visit to London
Underground Railway. Against{{U}} (36) {{/U}}advice of his friends, he
decided to go there after 5 o'clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to{{U}}
(37) {{/U}}in London, because numerous people go home from work{{U}}
(38) {{/U}}this hour. He had to join a long{{U}} (39) {{/U}}of
people who were waiting for tickets. When his turn came, he had some difficulty
in making himself{{U}} (40) {{/U}}by the man selling tickets. However,
he got the right ticket{{U}} (41) {{/U}}the end and, by asking people
the{{U}} (42) {{/U}}, he also found the fight platform. It was packed
tight{{U}} (43) {{/U}}people. He did not{{U}} (44) {{/U}}to get
on the first train, but he was{{U}} (45) {{/U}}to move nearer to the
edge of the platform so as to be in a better{{U}} (46) {{/U}}to get on
the next one. When this train came in, Clark was{{U}} (47)
{{/U}}forward on to the train by the{{U}} (48) {{/U}}of people from
behind. The doors closed and the train{{U}} (49) {{/U}}off. He was
unable to see the names of the stations where the train stopped, but he knew
that the station he wanted was the sixth{{U}} (50) {{/U}}along the line.
When the train got to the sixth station, Clark got off, feeling good that his{{U}}
(51) {{/U}}had been so easy. But be suddenly{{U}} (52)
{{/U}}that he had come to a station he had never heard of. He explained his
difficulty to a man who was standing on the platform. With a{{U}} (53)
{{/U}}on his face, the man{{U}} (54) {{/U}}Clark that he had caught
a train going in the opposite{{U}} (55)
{{/U}}.