Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.
One morning he got up very __36__ because he had forgotten to __37__ up his alarm clock. He __38__ to shave quickly and cut himself. When he got __39__ , he got blood all over his __40__ , so he had to find another one. The __41__ other shirt that was __42__ needed ironing. While he was __43__ it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to __44__ the meter. He showed him where the meter was. After he paid the gas __45__ and showed the man out, he found the iron had __46__ a hole in his shirt. So he had to __47__ the one with the blood on it __48__. By this time it was very late so he __49__ he couldn’t go to work by bus. He __50__ for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry __51__ in.
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a __52__ . When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman __53__ to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was __54__ till 3 o’clock p.m. before the police were sure that he was not the man they __55__. When finally arrived at the office at about 4, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
36. | A. early | B. late | C. worriedly | D. nervously |
37. | A. set | B. send | C. hang | D. wind |
38. | A. tried | B. hoped | C. managed | D. wished |
39. | A. worn | B. wounded | C. dressed | D. damaged |
40. | A. coat | B. shirt | C. sweater | D. jacket |
41. | A. very | B. similar | C. different | D. only |
42. | A. white | B. pretty | C. blue | D. clean |
43. | A. washing | B. cleaning | C. brushing | D. ironing |
44. | A. read | B. mend | C. examine | D. test |
45. | A. money | B. form | C. bill | D. station |
46. | A. burnt | B. made | C. lighted | D. fired |
47. | A. put | B. wear | C. change | D. choose |
48. | A. at all | B. after all | C. first of all | D. above all |
49. | A. doubted | B. wondered | C. discovered | D. decided |
50. | A. looked | B. wished | C. searched | D. telephoned |
51. | A. got | B. set | C. stepped | D. seated |
52. | A. car | B. hurry | C. taxi | D. fear |
53. | A. seemed | B. happened | C. appeared | D. proved |
54. | A. held | B. caught | C. kept | D. left |
55. | A. met | B. needed | C. arrested | D. wanted |