Question

It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work.I was tired and had a slight1.
I worked in a2doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run3than usual.It seemed I was going to be late4home and my husband, being the5person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe6I hurried, I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to7for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter, I heard them asking for8to the local hospital.It was the same hospital that I had just9a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be10in explaining how to get there, with two other people making11.One of them was12trying to give them a whole different route back.It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the13?"
A look of14crossed the woman's face.
"I'm going right by there," I said, which wasn't a( an)15since I had just made up my mind to do16that.
I got in my car and began the journey back.I was trying to watch to be sure they were right17me.I took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to18.I felt better than I had all day and my headache was19gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased, "So you aren't ever late any more."
"Sometimes it's20to be late," I said, happy inside my heart.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      cold
   2. B.
      fever
   3. C.
      stomachache
   4. D.
      headache
2. 2.
   1. A.
      foreign
   2. B.
      regular
   3. C.
      busy
   4. D.
      noisy
3. 3.
   1. A.
      earlier
   2. B.
      later
   3. C.
      easier
   4. D.
      simpler
4. 4.
   1. A.
      getting
   2. B.
      cooking
   3. C.
      calling
   4. D.
      working
5. 5.
   1. A.
      lazy
   2. B.
      punctual
   3. C.
      generous
   4. D.
      careful
6. 6.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      since
   3. C.
      while
   4. D.
      it
7. 7.
   1. A.
      pay
   2. B.
      change
   3. C.
      wait
   4. D.
      search
8. 8.
   1. A.
      opinions
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      directions
   4. D.
      money
9. 9.
   1. A.
      reached
   2. B.
      visited
   3. C.
      called
   4. D.
      left
10. 10.
    1. A.
       skilled
    2. B.
       helpful
    3. C.
       experienced
    4. D.
       active
11. 11.
    1. A.
       comments
    2. B.
       promises
    3. C.
       surveys
    4. D.
       offers
12. 12.
    1. A.
       only
    2. B.
       still
    3. C.
       even
    4. D.
       ever
13. 13.
    1. A.
       station
    2. B.
       office
    3. C.
       hospital
    4. D.
       hotel
14. 14.
    1. A.
       panic
    2. B.
       relief
    3. C.
       sadness
    4. D.
       peace
15. 15.
    1. A.
       duty
    2. B.
       fact
    3. C.
       reason
    4. D.
       lie
16. 16.
    1. A.
       partly
    2. B.
       properly
    3. C.
       exactly
    4. D.
       perfectly
17. 17.
    1. A.
       across
    2. B.
       before
    3. C.
       beside
    4. D.
       behind
18. 18.
    1. A.
       go up
    2. B.
       die down
    3. C.
       speed up
    4. D.
       turn down
19. 19.
    1. A.
       nearly
    2. B.
       hardly
    3. C.
       possibly
    4. D.
       luckily
20. 20.
    1. A.
       possible
    2. B.
       special
    3. C.
       good
    4. D.
       safe

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