Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blanks there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

We were late as (41)_______ . My husband had insisted on doing his (42)_______by himself, and when he discovered that he couldn’t (43)_______he asked me for help at the last (44)_______. So now we had an hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there wasn’t much (45) _______on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We (46) _____in and went straight to the departure hall to wait for our flight to be (47)____. We waited and waited but no (48) ____was made. We asked at the information desk and the girl there told us that the plane hadn’t (49)_______arrived yet. In the end there was an announcement telling us that passengers waiting for Flight LJ 108 could collect a (50)_______meal ticket and that the plane hadn’t left Spain because of (51) _______ problems. We thought that it wasn’t (52 ) _______for the plane to fly. We waited again for (53) _______until late evening when we were asked to (54)_______to the information desk again. This time we were given tickets to (55)_______the night at the airline’s expense in the nearby hotel. The next morning after a (56) _______ night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we reported back to the airport. Guess what had happened while we were (57)_______! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had been (58)_______up in the night to (59)_______ the plane, but for some reason or (60) _______we had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt!

41. A. always                                         B. usual

C. before                                          D. yet                                                 (     )

42. A. packing                                         B. wrapping

C. binding                                         D. filling                                              (     )

43. A. solve                                             B. manage

C. handle                                          D. deal                                                (     )

44. A. time                                              B. period

C. stage                                             D. moment                                          (     )

45. A. vehicle                                         B. transportation

C. traffic                                          D. passengers                                      (     )

46. A. checked                                        B. registered

C. entered                                         D. appeared                                         (     )

47. A. named                                          B. told

C. called                                            D. made                                              (     )

48. A. statement                                      B. declaration

C. announcement                               D. arrangement                                    (     )

49. A. ever                                             B. even

C. however                                       D. still                                                 (     )

50. A. expensive                                      B. cheap

C. costly                                           D. free                                         (     )

51. A. scientific                                      B. mechanic

C. technological                                 D. technical                                  (     )