I was born and brought up in the small town of Pineville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years 1 I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my 2 friend Tom Clark, who, active as ever, was chairman of the local 3 . He was busy preparing to welcome 4 writer, invited to give a talk on modern literature in the public library 5 evening. Since I happened to have read his works, when Tom invited me to go with him I 6 accepted.
Tom was going to 7 the guest speaker to the audience. Therefore we went a little 8 to greet him. As the honored guest had not yet 9 , I left Tom and went into the main reading room 10 a large crowd had gathered. I was disappointed to find that I didn't 11 a single person there. So I found a seat in the corner and 12 patiently waiting.
When it was just about time for the 13 to begin, I saw Tom standing at the doorway making a sign for 14 to come out. He looked worried. So I got up immediately and went out to him. He 15 that he had just had a 16 from the writer's secretary. Our guest speaker had missed his 17 and would not be arriving! While we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me 18 mind filling in as a speaker. I 19 had time to think about the matter when all at once I found I was being 20 back into the reading room to speak to the waiting audience!
1. A. ago B. before C. earlier D. later
2. A. new B. old C. forgotten D. welcome
3. A. school B. restaurant C. market D. club
4. A. a well-known B. an unknown C. a local D. an ordinary
5. A. every B. one C. that very D. any other
6. A. gladly B. sadly C. had D. was
7. A. direct B. move C. introduce D. describe
8. A. early B. later C. late D. soon
9. A. spoken B. rested C. eaten D. arrived
10. A. although B. where C. after D. since
11. A. say B. receive C. meet D. know
12. A. sat B. stood C. lay D. hid
13. A. party B. show C. talk D. dinner
14. A. him B. everybody C. me D. the guest
15. A. suggested B. explained C. introduced D. insisted
16. A. greeting card B. telephone call C. picture D. present
17. A. way B. flight C. speech D. time
18. A. that I should B. whether to C. not to D. if I would
19. A. hardly B. still C. already D. quickly
20. A. sent B. driven C. led D. carried
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