题目内容：

When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.

   The plane was to  21   at 5:30. From the bank there was still a 22  journey to the airport. Phillip merely (仅仅，只不过；只是)watched the   23   along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began  24 the things he would need for the  25 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks—Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly   26   that he must have left his passport (护照，通行证) 27 .

    Whatever could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little  28  to return to the bank. This was the  29   time he was representing（代表） his firm for an important  30  with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be  31  to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi  32  outside the air . Phillip got out, took his suitcase and  33  the driver. He then  34   a good deal of confusion（混乱）in the building. A 35  could be heard over the loudspeaker.

    “We very much 36 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike （罢工）of airport staff（职员，员工）, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are  37  to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 38 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip gave a 39 . He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 40  his passport.

1.A. leave        B. register       C. check out             D. pull

2.A. pleasant     B. short          C. long              D. rough

3.A. scenery       B. scene         C. view             D. sight

4.A. counting    B. looking over    C. thinking about      D. checking

5.A. trip                B. plane         C. meeting           D. flight

6.A. remembered   B. realized       C. noticed           D. learned

7.A. at home     B. at the office    C. at the bank        D. in the taxi

8.A. time        B. chance        C. possibility         D. use

9.A. golden      B. last           C. only              D. first

10.A. journey            B. visit          C. business           D. meeting

11.A. sad               B. unable        C. impossible         D. difficult

12.A. stopped            B. was driven     C. reached           D. was parked

13.A. left               B. sent away      C. paid              D. spent

14.A. started            B. noticed        C. caught            D. found

15.A. speech            B. noise          C. call               D. voice

16.A. apologize          B. announce      C. worry             D. regret

17.A. advised      B. forced         C. told              D. persuaded

18.A. ideas        B. plans          C. information       D. time

19.A. loud laugh   B. deep sigh       C. big smile               D. sharp cry

20.A. return       B. find           C. recover                 D. gather