James wrote¹ a play for television² about a family who came⁴ to England from India⁵, and the play was⁶ very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company⁷（公司）.

 James was then invited⁸ to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington⁹, which is an hour away from New York by air. The plane was going¹⁰ to take off¹¹ at 8:30 in the morning. So he had¹² to be at the airport at bout³ 7:30. He ordered¹³ a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot¹⁴ to wind the clock, and it stopped after midnight¹⁶. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got¹⁵ up very late the next morning.

 James woke¹⁷ with the feeling¹⁸ that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood¹⁹ there silently²⁰ with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it was ten. He was late for the plane.

 He was just preparing²¹ his coffee when the radio sent out another news²², “Reports are coming in of a plane crash（飞机坠落）near Washington airport. A Boeing 707 fly to New York crashed²³ shortly²⁴ after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234…” James suddenly²⁵ turned pale²⁶（苍白）.

 “My plane,” he said²⁷ aloud²⁸. “If I haven’t been late, “I’d have been on the plane!”

     根据短文内容,判断各句是否符合短文意思，符合的划“√”，否则划“×”。 

1、James was a writer²⁹ from England. 

2、He had to reach³⁰ the airport at half past eight. 

3、James would³¹ like to take a taxi at six thirty. 

4、The driver came to pick³² him up on time. 

5、When he turned on the radio he heard the speaker³³ saying³⁴ that he missed the plane. 

6、James was lucky³⁵ because he was not able³⁶ to get on the plane. 

7、The plane crashed while³⁷ flying towards³⁸ London. 

8、Sometimes bad things can change into good ones.

    Key: 1、×   2、×   3、√   4、×   5、×    6、√   7、×   8、√