语音知识（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）

        从 A、B、C和D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. dangerous    A. Canadian    B. January      C. balance       D. advanced

2. exact        A. expert      B. exhibition     C. exercise      D. exist

3. ground      A. house       B. country      C. group        D. cough

4. spare　　    A. fear　　　  B. earn　　　   C. pear　　　    D. beard

5. smooth     A. feather      B. tooth        C. thief         D. warmth

语音知识（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）

        从 A、B、C和D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. dangerous    A. Canadian    B. January      C. balance       D. advanced

2. exact        A. expert      B. exhibition     C. exercise      D. exist

3. ground      A. house       B. country      C. group        D. cough

4. spare　　    A. fear　　　  B. earn　　　   C. pear　　　    D. beard

5. smooth     A. feather      B. tooth        C. thief         D. warmth

The train was already half an hour late. I had to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7:20 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told my problem to the conductor (列车员). He advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped with my bag. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. A few minutes later I was racing towards the center of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, picked up my bag and hurried inside. “Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the official I saw. You can see how I felt when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.
【小题1】The writer couldn’t arrive in Paris in time because       .