Hi, Susan.

I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to return to your　　 76　　　　

bike on time yesterday. I mean to give it　　　 77　　　

back to you before four in the afternoon，and I　　 78　　　

was hold up on my way back. Just before I　　　 79　　　

turned corner of park street. I happened to　　　　 80　　　

see an accident. A little girl was hurt and her　　 81　　　

mother needed help. So I helped them going to　 82　　　

the nearest hospital. I stayed here for one and　　 83　　　

a half hour and made sure that the girl was all　　 84　　

hope you understand. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 85　　　

Thank you!

Li Ling

Times have been hard for her? She has ________ a lot and is ________ a pretty girl in her full youth.

[　　]

A．changed; no longer

B．changed; no more

C．been changed; not any more

D．been changed; not any longer

We were late as usual. My husband had insisted on watering the flowers in the garden by himself, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage, he had to ask me for help at the last moment. So now we had an hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight to a big hall to wait for our flight to be called. We waited and waited but no announcement was made. We asked for information and the girl there told us that the plane hadn’t even arrived yet. In the end there was another announcement telling us that passengers waiting for Flight IJ 108 could get a free meal voucher (card) and that the plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems. We thought that meant that it wasn’t safe for the plane to fly. We waited again for a long time until late evening when we were asked to report again. This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel.

The next morning after a bad night because of all the planes taking off and landing we reported back to the airport. Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt.

1. The plane the writer and her husband would take________.

    A. came from Spain 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. passed by Spain

    C. was not to leave till the next morning　　   D. was waiting for the passengers

2. The plane was delayed (耽搁)________.

A.　　  by the bad weather 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. by the passengers

A.　　  because of many cars on the road 　　　　　　  D. because something was wrong with the machine

3. They were in a big hall, waiting for________.

    A. the girl to give them information 　　　　    B. their flight to be announced

    C. the free meal vouchers 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. other passengers to arrive

4. The passengers were given a free meal because________

    A. they arrived at the airport early 　　　　　　  B. They hadn’t had a meal yet

    C. They had no money with them　　　　　　   D. The plane was delayed

5. It cost them________ to spend the night in a hotel.

A.　　  plenty of money 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. a little money

C. little money　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. nothing