James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so nervous that he didn’t know what to do with himself .The person who had gone in ___1.___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so ____2._______when she went in. not like James. He felt sure that she had already got the ___3.___. The problem was that he wanted this job so much. It meant ___4.___ to him. He had thought about it again and again such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___5.___ brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job __6.____.

But now here he was feeling ___7.___.He couldn’t remember all those things he had  planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___8.___. But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___9.__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.

At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___10.___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

11.A. beside????????????? B. with????????????? C. before????????????? D. after

12.A. cheerful????????????? B. challenging????????????? C. anxious????????????? D. sure

13.A. reward????????????? B. job????????????? C. place????????????? D. degree

14.A. everything????????????? B. anything????????????? C. something????????????? D. nothing

15.A. explaining????????????? B. observing????????????? C. performing????????????? D. writing

16.A. surprisingly????????????? B. lately????????????? C. frequently????????????? D. immediately

17.A. terrible????????????? B. foolish????????????? C. ashamed ????????????? D. excited

18.A. say????????????? B. leave????????????? C. think????????????? D. walk

19.A. give in????????????? B. give out ????????????? C. give up????????????? D. give away

20.A. ugly????????????? B. pretty????????????? C. pleased????????????? D. sad

I'm sorry to have you waiting so long for Marcia, and I'm afraid it'll be ten minutes             she comes back.

A. before   B. after   C. until

I'm sorry to have you waiting so long for Marcia, and I'm afraid it'll be ten minutes             she comes back.

A. before   B. after   C. until

— I’m sorry you have missed the bus. It _____ five minutes ago.

  — What a pity!

A. was leaving          B. has left              C. left                 D. leaves

---Excuse me. Do you have a table for ten?

---I’m sorry, ______we have a table for eight.

A．but              B．a(chǎn)nd              C．or               D．so