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Ihandbeensittingbymyselfinmyusualcompartmentforatleasttenminutes，waiting__31__.ThetrainsfromLittleburyneverseemedtostart__32__andIoftenthoughtthatIcouldhave__33__inbedalittlelongerorhad__34__cupofteabefore__35__.SuddenlyIheardsomeoneshouting__36__theplatformoutside.Ayounggirlwasrunningtowardsthetrain.Theman__37__putouthishandtostopherbutsheranpasthimandopenedthedoorofmycompartment.Thenthewhistleblewandthetrainstarted.

“Inearlymissedit，__38__？”thegirlsaid.“Howlongdoesittaketo__39_London？”“Itdependsonthe__40__.”Isaid.“Somedaysit‘s__41__others.”

“I‘llhavetohavemywatchmended，__42__lateagaintomorrow，”shesaid.“It’smyfirstday__43__withanewfirmtodayandtheytoldmethattheman__44__isverystrict.I__45__himyetsoIdon‘tknow__46__buthesoundsabitfrightening.”

Shetalkedabouthernewjob__47__thewaytoLondonandbeforelong，Irealizedthatshewasgoingtoworkformyfirm.My__48__secretaryhadjustleftsoImustbehernewboss.__49__onlyfairtotellher.

“Oh，dear，”shesaid.“__50__mistake！IwishIhadknown.”

“Nevermind，”Isaid.“Atleastyou‘llknowwhenyourtrain’slatethatminewillbe，too.”

（）31.A.thetraintostart

B.forthetrainstart

C.thetrain‘sstart

D.forthetraintostart

（）32.A.ontheirhour

B.ontime

C.attheirhour

D.attime

（）33.A.lain

B.laid

C.lied

D.lay

（）34.A.other

B.someother

C.another

D.oneother

（）35.A.Ihadleftthehome

B.leavefromhome

C.leavinghome

D.toleavehome

（）36.A.at

B.by

C.in

D.on

（）37.A.atplace

B.onduty

C.forcontrol

D.inpost

（）38.A.haven‘tI

B.don‘tI

C.wasn‘tI

D.didn‘tI

（）39.A.getto

B.arriveto

C.reachto

D.maketo

（）40.A.drivertotheengine

B.driverengine

C.engineer‘sdriver

D.enginedriver