第七讲： 阅读理解练习 

　　下面有5篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，每个问题都有4个备选答案。请仔细阅读短文，并根据短文回答后面的问题，从事个备选答案中选择一个最佳答案。 

第一篇  A Strange Flight 
　　
　　We were late as usual. My husband had insisted¹ on watering the flowers in the garden by himself, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage, he asked me for help at the last moment. So now we had an hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight to a big hall to wait for flight to be called. We waited and waited, but no announcement² was made. We asked for information and the girl there told us that the plane hadn’t even arrived yet. In the end, there was another announcement telling us that passengers waiting for Flight LJ108 could get a free meal voucher³ (凭单) and that the plane hadn’t left Spain for technical⁴ problems. We thought that meant that if wasn’t safe for the plane to fly. We waited again for a long time until late evening when we were asked to report again. This time we were given vouchers⁵ to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 
　　The next morning after a bad night because of all the planes taking off and landing⁶, we were reported back to the airport. Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt! 

1. The plane the writer and her husband would take 
A came from Spain
B passed by Spain
C was going to Spain
D had gone to Spain 

2. The plane was delayed⁷ 
A bye the bad weather.
B by the passengers.
C because of many cars on road 
D because something was wrong with the machine. 

3. They were in a big hall, waiting for 
A the girl to give them information.
B their flight to be announced⁸. 
C the free meal voucher.
D other passengers to arrive. 

4. The passengers were given a free meal because 
A they arrived at the airport early.
B they hadn’t had a meal yet. 
C they had no money with them.
D their plane was delayed. 

5. The plane took off again 
A as soon as it had arrived.
B after all the passengers were woken up. 
C while the passengers were sleeping
D early the next morning.