James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from Pakistan, and the difficulty they had ______ in England. The play was very ______ , and it was bought by an American TV company.
James was invited to go to New York to ______ the production. He lived in Dulwich, which was an hour’s ride away from Hesthrow Airport. The flight was to leave at 8:30 a.m, ____ he had to be at the airport at about 7:30 in the morning.
He ordered ______ for 6:30, ______ his alarm clock for 5:45, and went to sleep. Unfortunately he forgot ______ the clock, and it stopped shortly after _______. Also the driver of the taxi had to work deep into the night and overslept.
James ______ with that terrible feeling that something was wrong. He ______ his alarm clock. It stood there silently, with the hands ______ ten past twelve. He turn on ______ and discovered that it was ______ ten to nine. He switched on the electric kettle.
He was just pouring the boiling water into the teapot ______ the nine o’clock pips sounded ____ the radio. The announcer began to read the news… “ ______ are coming in of a crash() near Heathrow Airport. A Boeing 707 leaving for New York crashed shortly after ______ this morning. Flight number 2234…” James _______.
“ _______,” he said out loud, “If I HADN’T _______, I would have been on that plane.”
1.A.settled B.to settle down C.been settled down D.settling down
2.A.long B.interesting C.successful D.well
3.A.help for B.help with C.help to D.help making
4.A.so B.therefore C.for D.though
5.A.a taxi B.a driver C.a ticket D.his breakfast
6.A.fixing B.fixed C.setting D.set
7.A.to have winded B.having winded C.winding D.to wind
8.A.he fell asleep B.he woke up C.midnight D.his work
9.A.dreamed B.awoke C.went to sleep D.lay down
10.A.looked for B.looked through C.looked at D.looked forward to
11.A.pointing at B.pointing to C.striking to D.striking
12.A.the radio B.the light C.the TV set D.the water
13.A.already B.truly C.as the matter of fact D.in fact
14.A.as B.until C.while D.when
15.A.by B.on C.above D.from
16.A.Words B.News C.Information D.Reports
17.A.taking up B.taking off C.taking away D.taking place
18.A.turned pale B.turned red C.turned up D.turned around
19.A.My play B.My ticket C.My flight D.My mum
20.A.made tea B.slept C.woke up D.overslept
—How many nights do you plan to stay with us?
—Three. I’ll be______Friday morning.
A.turned in B.leaving out C.checking out D.kept out
I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave _________something occurred which attracted my attention.
A.unless B.until
C.when D.while
—Did you have a good time at the party?
—Thanks. I appreciated______to your home.
A.to be invited B.to have invited C.being invited D.having invited
Most people who’ve had chicken pox(水痘)once are _____it for the rest of their lives.
A.free from B.immune to C.concerned about D.infected with
He left home early only______he was late as he went a wrong way.
A.found B.to find C.finding D.being found