Onhiswaytotheairportoneafternoon，Phillipaskedthedrivert...

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On his way to the airport one afternoon，Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks．

The plane was to 1 at 5：30．From the bank，there was still a 2 journey to the airport3 Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way．Shortly before arriving，he began 4 the things he would need for the 5 ：tickets，money，the address of his hotel，traveler’s checks…Just a moment! How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets．He suddenly 6 that He must have left his passport 7 ．

What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 8 to return for the passport．This was the 9 time he was representing his company for an important meeting 10 the manager of a French company in Paris the following morning Without a passport he would be 11 to board the plane At that moment，the taxi 12 outside the air terminal（候机楼）．Phillip got 13 ，took his suitcase and paid the driver．He then 14 a good deal of confusion（混乱）in the building．A 15 could be heard over the loudspeaker，“We very much 16 that because of a twenty—four—hour strike（*）of the airport staff，all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off” Passengers are 17 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for

18on tomorrow’s flights．Phillip was very glad to hear that．He would let his company know about this 19 and，thank goodness．he would have the opportunity of calling at the bank the next morning to 20 his passport．

1．A．check in B．1ead off C．take off D．go up

2．A．1ong B．short C．pleasant D．rough

3．A．as B．so C．but D．because

4．A．buying B．taking C．putting D．checking

5．A．plane B．trip C．company D．flight

6．A．realized B．promised C．recognized D．suggested

7．A．at home B．at the bank C．at the office D．in the taxi

8．A．time B．chance C．possibility D．use

9．A．golden B．1ast C．only D．first

10．A．in B．to C．at D．with

11．A．sad B．unable C．nervous D．difficult

12．A．stopped B．ran C．went D．opened