Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

One morning, he got up very __16__because his clock stopped. He tried to shave( 刮胡須 ) quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood all over his ___17___,so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean ___18__ironing( 熨燙 ). While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water ___19__ he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he __20__he couldn’t go to work by bus. He ___21___for a taxi to take him to work. When the taxi arrived and Harry got in.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman __22__ a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman ___23___ to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was ___24___till 3 o’clock p.m. ___25___the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about 4 p.m., his boss took a look at him and told  him to find another job.

(  )16.A. early   B. late      C. worriedly   D. fast

(  )17.A. coat    B. sweater   C. jacket      D. shirt

(  )18.A. need    B. needed    C. needing     D. to need

(  )19.A. money   B. change    C. bill        D. pay

(  )20.A. wondered   B. thought  C. believed   D. decided

(  )21.A.looked   B. wished   C. waited   D. telephoned

(  )22.A. by      B. with     C. in       D. through

(  )23.A. seemed  B. said     C. happened D. appeared

(  )24.A. stopped B. caught   C. left     D. kept

(  )25.A. before  B. after    C. since    D. while