(二)

　　It is the season of weddings for Hindu families. Also, because the demand is so great, it is likely that several weddings take place in the same temple. So perfect timing is stuck to __21__there is no confusion; but __22__， as I found out, there is.

　　When I __23__Kalyani's invitation to her wedding, I made a note of it in my diary. She had been my schoolmate and we had got along well, so __24__I was happy to attend her wedding. I decided to __25__for it and borrowed an Indian­style shirt. On the day of the wedding, I arrived at the temple in good time and started to __26__anyone I knew. I saw no one and went to sit cross­legged quietly in a corner, waiting. Kalyani was escorted (簇擁) in. From where I was sitting, I could not see __27__but I thought she had __28__a little since she left school. She looked a little fat now and wore glasses. I __29__my head. Anyway I __30__down to wait for the long ritual (儀式). As soon as the wedding was over, a line formed to __31__the couple and I joined in. When I arrived and handed her the __32__， she looked up and __33__a beautiful smile and only then did I realize that the __34__was entirely mine: it was not Kalyani at all. I had just attended the __35__wedding. To __36__my shock, I smiled broadly. __37__， I was treated like a guest: the couple __38__each have thought I was the other's guest.

　　Then I went to look for the correct wedding party in the __39__area. Sure enough there stood Kalyani. As I was walking up to her, I realized I was in deep __40__： I had just given the present meant for her to a complete stranger.

　　21.A. in case B. so that

　　C. even if D. as if

　　22.A. frequently B. fortunately

　　C. impossibly D. hardly

　　23.A. kept B. took

　　C. expected D. received

　　24.A. naturally B. immediately

　　C. suddenly D. finally

　　25.A. pay B. call

　　C. dress D. wait

　　26.A. look for B. talk to

　　C. say hello to D. shake hands with

　　27.A. carefully B. clearly

　　C. completely D. easily

　　28.A. experienced B. learned

　　C. suffered D. changed

　　29.A. shook B. nodded

　　C. bent D. covered

　　30.A. slowed B. looked

　　C. settled D. calmed

　　31.A. watch B. meet

　　C. welcome D. congratulate

　　32.A. note B. invitation

　　C. present D. diary

　　33.A. flashed B. forced

　　C. wore D. pretended

　　34.A. regret B. happiness

　　C. pleasure D. surprise

　　35.A. noisy B. wrong

　　C. strange D. splendid

　　36.A. get B. prove

　　C. hide D. stop

　　37.A. Otherwise B. Moreover

　　C. Therefore D. Anyway

　　38.A. should B. must

　　C. could D. need

　　39.A. waiting B. standing

　　C. open D. quiet

　　40.A. thought B. trouble

　　C. sorrow D. doubt