Question

M：You know,Sally,we've both been working too hard. We've got to get away for 1.        while,even if it's just for a few days.

W_: 2.        a good idea,Eric！ That would be wonderful. Let me look at my schedule…I could take 3.      a week from Thursday,but no sooner.

M：Let me look at my schedule,too. Yes,that looks good.

W： I thought you 4.      (have) a basketball game every Thursday until the end of the month.

M: Oh,you're right. I must 5.        (forgot) to write that down. How about the next Thursday after that? Basketball season's over then. Do you know 6.        you can get it off?

W_: That's Thursday and Friday,the third and fourth? I don't care if I can~ l will get off. We need the change. Where would you like to go? New York?

M：No,we don't have enough time to go there? and it's too expensive 7     . . And we want to relax,not run around all the time.

W_: I know ！ Do you remember that little hotel in Wilmington,Vermont,8.        we stayed years ago? That would be perfect.

M_: Well,that was July,though. I wonder if they 9.        (open) in the winter.

W_: Most 10.        (like) , during the skiing season.

M_: Uh…oh,I forgot about the skiing season. I don't know if we could get a room.

W_: I'll call and find out. Do you remember the name?

M_: It's right on the tip of my tongue -" I have it. The Strawberry River.

Answer 1

1. a 2. What   3. off   4. had   5. have forgotten   6. if   7. anyway   8. where   9. are open   10. likely