Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blanks there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
We were late as (41)_______ . My husband had insisted on doing his (42)_______by himself, and when he discovered that he couldn’t (43)_______he asked me for help at the last (44)_______. So now we had an hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there wasn’t much (45) _______on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We (46) _____in and went straight to the departure hall to wait for our flight to be (47)____. We waited and waited but no (48) ____was made. We asked at the information desk and the girl there told us that the plane hadn’t (49)_______arrived yet. In the end there was an announcement telling us that passengers waiting for Flight LJ 108 could collect a (50)_______meal ticket and that the plane hadn’t left Spain because of (51) _______ problems. We thought that it wasn’t (52 ) _______for the plane to fly. We waited again for (53) _______until late evening when we were asked to (54)_______to the information desk again. This time we were given tickets to (55)_______the night at the airline’s expense in the nearby hotel. The next morning after a (56) _______ night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we reported back to the airport. Guess what had happened while we were (57)_______! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had been (58)_______up in the night to (59)_______ the plane, but for some reason or (60) _______we had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt!
41. A. always B. usual
C. before D. yet ( )
42. A. packing B. wrapping
C. binding D. filling ( )
43. A. solve B. manage
C. handle D. deal ( )
44. A. time B. period
C. stage D. moment ( )
45. A. vehicle B. transportation
C. traffic D. passengers ( )
46. A. checked B. registered
C. entered D. appeared ( )
47. A. named B. told
C. called D. made ( )
48. A. statement B. declaration
C. announcement D. arrangement ( )
49. A. ever B. even
C. however D. still ( )
50. A. expensive B. cheap
C. costly D. free ( )
51. A. scientific B. mechanic
C. technological D. technical ( )
