It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36 . I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home. I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44  a few minutes ago. The young man at the counter was trying to be 45  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46 . One of them was 47 trying 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 the 48 ?” A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face. “I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that. I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone. Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.” I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.” 小题1: A．break B．fever C．cold D．headache 小题2: A．foreign B．common C．busy D．noisy 小题3: A．earlier B．later C．easier D．simpler 小题4: A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working 小题5: A．tough B．punctual C．generous D．careful 小题6: A．as B．since C．while D．if 小题7: A．pay B．change C．wait D．search 小题8: A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．money 小题9: A．reached B．visited C．called D．left 小题10: A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．active 小题11: A．comments B．promises C．jokes D．offers 小题12: A．only B．still C．even D．ever 小题13: A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel 小题14: A．panic B．relief C．sadness D．peace 小题15: A．duty B．fact C．reason D．lie 小题16: A．partly B．properly C．exactly D．perfectly 小题17: A．across B．before C．beside D．behind 小题18: A．go up B．die down C．speed up D．turn down 小题19: A．teased B．shouted C．burst D．laughed 小题20: A．possible B．usual C．good D．safe