As a temporary teacher, my daily routine___21___driving to a new school___22___every day, so I’m usually unable to anticipate (预料) the day’s events, good or bad.
On one particular day, I was teaching in a very___23___class. I was managing behavior all the morning and by lunch time, I needed coffee to___24___the afternoon. So at my lunch___25___, I drove to a nearby plaza to get a cup of___26___. Upon returning to the car, I realized I had___27___my keys and my phone___28___. I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4–or–5 minute___29___. I thought of rushing back, but it being____30____, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much____31____.
So I ran into a McDonald’s which was in the____32____plaza and asked the man at the counter who ____33____to be the manager to help me call a tab. I____34____explained my situation and he hurried to the back to use the phone____35____I paced in the restaurant.
The manager returned____36____to tell me that the cab company had put him on hold and then the line got____37____. My expression began to resemble some combination of hopelessness and fear.
Almost immediately, the manager grabbed his coat and____38____to drive me to the school. Without____39____, I followed him into his car and made back into my classroom with 2 minutes to ____40____before the bell!
21. A. concludes B. involves C. relates D. connects
22. A. almost B. hardly C. really D. luckily
23. A. easy B. pleasant C. difficult D. noisy
24. A. cost B. pick C. finish D. survive
25. A. stop B. stay C. pause D. break
26. A. tea B. milk C. coffee D. wine
27. A. locked B. forgot C. threw D. shut
28. A. down B. inside C. up D. outside
29. A. distance B. drive C. walk D. time
30. A. summer B. fall C. winter D. spring
31. A. worse B. easier C. better D. simpler
32. A. other B. another C. next D. same
33. A. turned B. explained C. happened D. came
34. A. quickly B. briefly C. slowly D. hurriedly
35. A. after B. until C. when D. while
36. A. even B. only C. still D. yet
37. A. disconnected B. stuck C. troubled D. interrupted
38. A. dragged B. pulled C. offered D. pushed
39. A. problem B. choice C. alternative D. hesitation
40. A. spare B. leave C. ring D. control