12.It was 7:00 am in Paris,France,and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn't find my house.Once again I spelt out(41)Beven a blind person could follow.I glanced(42)Dat my watch,and waited.Only two hours remained(43)Amy flight left-and it was one and a half hours'(44)Cto the airport.
Outside,heavy rains were(45)B.My house was so far north in the city that buses(46)Aonly three times a day.
The telephone rang again."Terribly sorry,"began the man at the taxi company.Then I realized that the taxi company,flooded with calls,could only(47)Cin-city runs.I had heard this happens when the(48)Dgets bad.I(49)C into the phone that I had a(50)Bto catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.
Standing in the wind-driven rain,I looked(51)Cthe road.No taxi.A car went by,the driver and passenger staring at the(52)Aforeigner in the downpour.
(53)Ba white car appeared and(54)Dto a stop.A young man threw open the door,waving to me to get in.Shaking with cold and(55)D,I climbed in.
In the most(56)CFrench,the man said he was called Will,with whom I had spoken three times that morning.He had left his post in the office and(57)Dhere in his personal car.He(58)Bagain,but didn't explain why no taxi would pick me up(59)Dme straight to the airport,he refused the 2,000 franc I pressed into his hand.
A few hours later,as the storm-delayed plane(60)A,I opened the newspaper.On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article:Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Paris.
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Outside,heavy rains were(45)B.My house was so far north in the city that buses(46)Aonly three times a day.
The telephone rang again."Terribly sorry,"began the man at the taxi company.Then I realized that the taxi company,flooded with calls,could only(47)Cin-city runs.I had heard this happens when the(48)Dgets bad.I(49)C into the phone that I had a(50)Bto catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.
Standing in the wind-driven rain,I looked(51)Cthe road.No taxi.A car went by,the driver and passenger staring at the(52)Aforeigner in the downpour.
(53)Ba white car appeared and(54)Dto a stop.A young man threw open the door,waving to me to get in.Shaking with cold and(55)D,I climbed in.
In the most(56)CFrench,the man said he was called Will,with whom I had spoken three times that morning.He had left his post in the office and(57)Dhere in his personal car.He(58)Bagain,but didn't explain why no taxi would pick me up(59)Dme straight to the airport,he refused the 2,000 franc I pressed into his hand.
A few hours later,as the storm-delayed plane(60)A,I opened the newspaper.On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article:Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Paris.
41.A.house | B.directions | C.surroundings | D.field |
42.A.aimlessly | B.hopelessly | C.cautiously | D.impatiently |
43.A.before | B.after | C.unless | D.when |
44.A.visit | B.experience | C.ride | D.distance |
45.A.falling down | B.pouring down | C.putting down | D.turning down |
46.A.pass | B.rush | C.take | D.travel |
47.A.allow | B.permit | C.offer | D.afford |
48.A.climate | B.condition | C.season | D.weather |
49.A.whispered | B.threatened | C.shouted | D.forced |
50.A.ship | B.plane | C.train | D.bus |
51.A.again and again | B.now and then | C.up and down | D.here and there |
52.A.crazy | B.amazing | C.awesome | D.energetic |
5 3.A.Immediately | B.Finally | C.Permanently | D.Constantly |
54.A.arrived | B.pushed | C.continued | D.pulled |
55.A.curiosity | B.fear | C.excitement | D.anger |
56.A.fluent | B.usual | C.polite | D.formal |
57.A.fled | B.escaped | C.attempted | D.raced |
58.A.commented | B.apologized | C.admitted | D.insisted |
59.A.Fetching | B.Bringing | C.Delivering | D.Driving |
60.A.took off | B.set off | C.broke off | D.knocked off |