Question

　　 We’ve been back at the hotel since about ten. Mum or Dad

1.________

will probably be back by midnight. They hoped to get back

2.________

earlier but they missed a train. They phoned us a little

3.________

of while ago. Mum was angry because the taxi driver

4.________

had driven so fast. The train had left when they arrive at

5.________

the station. If they’d arrived five minute earlier, they

6.________

will have caught it. We’re waiting to hear about their

7.________

weekend．Neither of them had visited London before they

8.________

went on this visit. They were all quite excited．If they

9.________

had caught up the train, they would have been here by now.

10.________

 

Answer 1

答案：
解析：

1.　　   使用or根本不合文章的意思 2.　　   hoped改为had hoped表示过去的过去，以前希望的事没有实现 3.　　   显然是因为错过了固定的一班火车才会没能回来，用the表示特指 4.　　   a little while一会 5.　　   显然是出租车开得太慢，才会误了火车，将fast改为slowly 6.　　   minute应该为复数 7.　　   will应该与整篇文章的时态一致，改为过去式would 8.　　   完全正确 9.　　   他们只有两个人，用both 10.   catch up表示追上，catch才表示赶上火车

提示：

1. or-and  2. had hoped  3. a train-the train  4. 去掉of  5. fast-slowly  6. minute-minutes 7. will-would  8. √  9. all-both  10. 去掉up