Question

Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete it.

An unlucky day

            Helen packed a small suitcase, said goodbye to her mother and hurried out of the house to 1________ to the station. There was no one2__ ______ waiting at the bus stop, so it looked as if a bus had just left. Helen looked at her watch anxiously; it was already two o’clock. Her train left at two thirty, and since it would 3________ at least twenty minutes to reach the station, she did not have much time to4_ _______ even if a bus came along at once.

            Just then a taxi came slowly down the road. Helen knew that the 5________ to the station was at least two dollars, which was more than she could 6________ but she quickly made her 7________ that it would be well8_ _______ the extra expense in order to be sure of catching the train. So she stopped the taxi and got in. she told the driver that she had to catch the train which left at half past two. The man nodded and said that he would take a short 9________ to get her to the station in good time.

            All went well until, just as they were coming out of a side street into the ____10____ that lead to the station, the taxi ran 11________ a car. There was a loud crash and Helen was thrown 12________ so violently that she hit her head on the front seat. Both drivers got out and began 13________ each other. Helen got out as 14________ to ask them to stop quarrelling, but 15________ took any notice of her at all.

1. A. go on bus            B. get the bus               C. drive taxi                 D. catch the bus

2. A. else                     B. other                        C. person                     D. more

3. A. be                        B. take             C. waste                       D. lose

4. A. spend                  B. wait for                    C. spare                       D. go

5. A. cost                     B. expense                   C. fare                          D. money

6. A. pay                      B. afford                      C. give             D. have

7. A. decision  B. mind                        C. head                        D. own

8. A. cheap                  B. done                        C. for                           D. worth

9. A. time                     B. way             C. cut                           D. road

10. A. main road          B. main side street        C. alley                        D. train

11. A. off                     B. up                            C. for                           D. into

12. A. forward B. over             C. up                            D. hard

13. A. shouting            B. to shout at               C. to shout for  D. shouting to

14. A. well                   B. soon                        C. much                       D. if                

15. A. none                  B. no one                     C. neither                     D. both of them

 

Answer 1

1. D

2. A

3. B

4. A

5. C

6. B

7. A

8. B

9. A

10. A

11. D

12. C

13. B

14. A

15. B