When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to 21 at 5:30. From the bank there was still a 22 journey to the airport. Phillip merely (仅仅，只不过；只是)watched the 23 along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 24 the things he would need for the 25 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks—Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly 26 that he must have left his passport (护照，通行证) 27 .
Whatever could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 28 to return to the bank. This was the 29 time he was representing（代表） his firm for an important 30 with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be 31 to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi 32 outside the air . Phillip got out, took his suitcase and 33 the driver. He then 34 a good deal of confusion（混乱）in the building. A 35 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much 36 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike （罢工）of airport staff（职员，员工）, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are 37 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 38 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip gave a 39 . He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 40 his passport.
A. leave B. register C. check out D. pull
A. pleasant B. short C. long D. rough
A. scenery B. scene C. view D. sight
A. counting B. looking over C. thinking about D. checking
A. trip B. plane C. meeting D. flight
A. remembered B. realized C. noticed D. learned
A. at home B. at the office C. at the bank D. in the taxi
A. time B. chance C. possibility D. use
A. golden B. last C. only D. first
A. journey B. visit C. business D. meeting
A. sad B. unable C. impossible D. difficult
A. stopped B. was driven C. reached D. was parked
A. left B. sent away C. paid D. spent
A. started B. noticed C. caught D. found
A. speech B. noise C. call D. voice
A. apologize B. announce C. worry D. regret
A. advised B. forced C. told D. persuaded
A. ideas B. plans C. information D. time
A. loud laugh B. deep sigh C. big smile D. sharp cry
A. return B. find C. recover D. gather