I hand been sitting by myself in my usual compartment for at least ten minutes， waiting __1__. The trains from Littlebury never seemed to start __2__ and I often thought that I could have __3__ in bed a little longer or had __4__ cup of tea before __5__. Suddenly I heard someone shouting __6__ the platform outside. A young girl was running towards the train. The man __7__ put out his hand to stop her but she ran past him and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle blew and the train started.

　　“I nearly missed it， __8__?” the girl said. “How long does it take to __9_ London?” “It depends on the __10__.” I said. “Some days it‘s _11__ others.”

　　“I‘ll have to have my watch mended， __12__ late again tomorrow，” she said. “It’s my first day __13__ with a new firm today and they told me that the man __14__ is very strict. I __15__ him yet so I don‘t know __16__ but he sounds a bit frightening.”

　　She talked about her new job __17__ the way to London and before long， I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My __18__ secretary had just left so I must be her new boss. __19__ only fair to tell her.

　　“Oh， dear，” she said. “__20__ mistake! I wish I had known.”

　　“Never mind，” I said. “At least you‘ll know when your train’s late that mine will be， too.”

　　( )1.A. the train to start B. for the train start

　　C. the train‘s start D. for the train to start

　　( )2.A. on their hour B. on time C. at their hour D. at time

　　( )3.A. lain B. laid C. lied D. lay

　　( )4.A. other B. some other C. another D. one other

　　( )5.A. I had left the home B. leave from home

　　C. leaving home D. to leave home

　　( )6.A. at B. by C. in D. on

　　( )7.A. at place B. on duty C. for control D. in post

　　( )8.A. haven‘t I B. don’t I C. wasn‘t I D. didn’t I

　　( )9.A. get to B. arrive to C. reach to D. make to

　　( )10.A. driver to the engine B. driver engine

　　C. engineer‘s driver D. engine driver

　　( )11.A. far slower that B. much slower than

　　C. a lot more slow than D. a great deal more slow that

　　( )12.A. in order not be B. so as not to be

　　C. for not being D. so that it‘s not

　　( )13.A. at job B. in job C. in work D. at work

　　( )14.A. I‘m going to work for B. what I’m going to work for

　　C. for which I‘m going to work D. which I’m going to work for

　　( )15.A. didn‘t meet B. haven’t met C. didn‘t know D. haven’t known

　　( )16.A. what he is like B. what is he like

　　C. how he is D. how is he

　　( )17.A. through B. by C. on D. in

　　( )18.A. proper B. own C. same D. self

　　( )19.A. There was B. That was C. It was D. Was

　　( )20.A. What a terrible B. What terrible C. How terrible D. So terrible a

　　参考答案：

　　1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.D

　　11.B 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.B 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.C 20.A