The Clock 1 (just strike)eleven when
I heard a noise 2 (come)from the lift(电梯). I opened the door of my room and listened; someone
3 (beat)against the door of the lift and calling out at the
same time.
"What's wrong?"I shouted.
"The door" 4 (stick),it seems,and I
5 (not get)out,"the answer came back. The voice,which sounded
like that of a girl,came from several floors below.
After telling the girl that I
6 (help),I went back into the room to get some tools and my wife went
off to call the police. Then I hurried down the stairs until I reached the
place where the lift
7 (stick).
I tried my hand at forcing open the lift
door, 8 (talk) all the while to the girl 9 (trap)inside,but
my tools were no use for this purpose. Very soon,however,my wife returned and
said that the police had promised 10 (send)an engineer.
Shortly afterwards the engineer turned up
with two policemen.It took the engineer only a short while to get the door
open. We waited anxiously. Was the girl all right?
"I'm hungry,"she said in good
spirits as she stepped out.