Question

     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 give up and 8 . But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time con- sidering 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. ”

() 1. A. beside   B. with   C. before   D. after

() 2. A. cheerful   B. challenging   C. anxious   D. sure

() 3. A. reward   B. job   C. place   D. degree

() 4. A. everything   B. anything   C. something   D. nothing

() 5. A. explaining   B. observing   C. performing   D. writing

() 6. A. surprisingly   B. lately   C. frequently   D. immediately

() 7. A. terrible   B. foolish   C. ashamed   D. excited

() 8. A. say   B. leave   C. think   D. walk

() 9. A. give in   B. give out   C. give up   D. give away

() 10. A. ugly   B. pretty   C. pleased   D. sad