Question

(J―Jack;T―Tony)

J：Hi，Tony. Why do you look so exhausted?

T：You can't 1.      how unlucky I was this morning. 

J：What happened?

T：This morning I nearly 2.      the lecture to be held in City Library. I woke up a little late. But the note on the desk 3      .me of the lecture. So I had to rush to the bus stop.

J：Did you catch the bus?

T：No. I 4.      to do so. As soon as I saw a taxi coming near,I shouted and 5.       it at once.

J：So you got to the library in time,didn't you?

T：No. 6      , when the taxi was two blocks away from the library,it couldn't move on 7.      a bit because it had knocked into a bus when turning left.

J：What did you do then?

T：Right at that moment I received a call. I was told I 8.      go to the lecture this morning. The news made me 9.      . I was happy.

J：Did you return home directly?

T：No,I had to stay in the town, 10.       ， for the lecture was put off until this afternoon.

Answer 1

1. imagine/believe 2. forgot 3. reminded

4. failed 5. stopped 6. Unfortunately/Unluckily 

7. even 8. needn't 9, relaxed 10. instead