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 1 at 5：30．From there was still a 2 journey to the airport 3 Phillip merely watched 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，traveller’s checks —Just a moment．How about his passport ? Phillip went through his pocket．He suddenly 6 that he must have let his passport 7 ．
What could he do ? It was now five past four and there would be too little 8 to return to the bank．This was the 9 time he was representing his firm for an important 10 with the manager of a French firm 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 in the building．A 15 could be heard over the loudspeaker．
“We very much 16 that owing to a twenty－four－hour strike of 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 18 on tomorrow’s flights．Phillip gave a 19 ．He would let his firm know about this situation and ，thank goodness ，eh would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 20 his passport．
