Question

Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute, but today was very ______. She got there almost an hour beforehand. She hoped the plane would arrive sooner. ______ raced through her mind. "Do I look all right? Will he notice that I'm wearing a new suit? Will he even recognize me?" It was a year almost to the day since she had ______ seen Joe. She ______ got a mirror out of her handbag and looked at her face carefully. Too much make-up? Joe had never said anything, but she knew that he did not like heavy make-up. It was funny how important she thought it to be to make a good impression on him. After all friends do not judge each other by ______. All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to go off right.

Looking out of the window, through a break in the clouds, Joe caught a first sight of the town far ______. This was his third visit, and looked like becoming a yearly event. Certainly it was very lucky that they had ______ him to be the guest lecturer again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of politeness, had ______ to meet him at the airport, as he had done before. This time, however, it was not ______, partly because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mostly because Anna had said that she could ______ the afternoon off in order to come and meet him.

1.A.serious B.exciting C.special D.pleasant

2.A.Dreams B.Thoughts C.Blood D.Honour

3.A.last B.first C.seldom D.never

4.A.luckily B.properly C.politely D.quickly

5.A.job B.clothes C.appearance D.fashion

6.A.below B.above C.around D.behind

7.A.increased B.invented C.invited D.introduced

8.A.failed B.refused C.offered D.managed

9.A.helpful B.common C.important D.necessary

10.A.set B.have C.put D.keep

Answer 1