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16.  I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in．It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the ________  time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day，but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed．

As I sat waiting for my  _______to be called，I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ________ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by  ________ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we ________ the good times and the great experiences we had shared together．

It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular  ________ of the good times in our life．I was ________enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life．It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album  ________ in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the  ________ ．

My flight home was finally called three hours later．I smiled as I  ________ the plane and realized that I was not at all ________ about the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by．

1.A．rest B．extraC．breakD．alone

2.A．flight B．numberC．turnD．name

3.A．chatB．negotiationC．lunchD．gathering

4.A．aswellasB．asfarasC．assoonasD．aslongas

5.A．reviewedB．reflectedC．recalledD．restored

6.A．memoriesB．rehearsalsC．performancesD．reminders

7.A．depressedB．embarrassedC．LuckyD．proud

8.A．leftoutB．storedawayC．putoutD．setaway

9.A．picturesB．cupboardC．presentD．past

10.A．tookB．boardedC．reachedD．1anded

11.A．disturbedB．puzzledC．afraidD．upset

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.D

【解析】

1.在登机之前有一段“额外的”时间，不是“休息”时间

2.根据文章的意思，作者是在等“航班”

3.下文提到作者和老朋友是在“午餐时间”回忆过去

4.recalling times gone和 filling each other in 是并列关系，故选A

5.A是“复习”B是“反映”D是“恢复”根据句意是“回忆”

6.B是“排练、讲述” C是“演出、表演”D是“使人想起某人或某事的事物”

7.根据上下文，此句意思是“我很幸运有这样的机会休息并回忆过去的事情”

8.A是“漏掉、遗漏”，B是“储备、储存”，C是“把某物放在看得见用得着的地方”，D无此短语搭配

9.相册上当然是“照片”

10.“我登机时”

11.be upset about“因为某事烦恼”

考点：人生百味