Wewerelateasusual.Myhusbandhadinsistedonwateringtheflowersinthegardenbyhimself,andwhenhediscoveredthathecouldn’tmanage,hehadtoaskmeforhelpatthelastmoment.Sonowwehadanhourtogettotheairport.

　　Wewerelateasusual.Myhusbandhadinsistedonwateringtheflowersinthegardenbyhimself,andwhenhediscoveredthathecouldn’tmanage,hehadtoaskmeforhelpatthelastmoment.Sonowwehadanhourtogettotheairport.Luckily,therewerenotmanycarsorbusesontheroadandwewereabletogettherejustintime.Wecheckedinandwentstraighttoabighalltowaitforourflighttobecalled.Wewaitedandwaitedbutnoannouncementwasmade.Weaskedforinformationandthegirltheretoldusthattheplanehadn’tevenarrivedyet.IntheendtherewasanotherannouncementtellingusthatpassengerswaitingforFlightIJ108couldgetafreemealvoucher(card)andthattheplanehadn’tleftSpainfortechnicalproblems.Wethoughtthatmeantthatitwasn’tsafefortheplanetofly.Wewaitedagainforalongtimeuntillateeveningwhenwewereaskedtoreportagain.Thistimeweweregivenfreevoucherstospendthenightinanearbyhotel.

　　Thenextmorningafterabadnightbecauseofalltheplanestakingoffandlandingwereportedbacktotheairport.Guesswhathadhappenedwhilewewereasleep!Ourplanehadarrivedandtakenoffagain.Alltheotherpassengershadbeenforgotten.Youcanimaginehowwefelt.

　　1.Theplanethewriterandherhusbandwouldtake________.

　　A.camefromSpainB.passedbySpain

　　C.wasnottoleavetillthenextmorning D.waswaitingforthepassengers

　　2.Theplanewasdelayed(耽搁)________.

　　A. bythebadweather B.bythepassengers

　　A. becauseofmanycarsontheroad D.becausesomethingwaswrongwiththemachine

　　3.Theywereinabighall,waitingfor________.

　　A.thegirltogivetheminformation B.theirflighttobeannounced

　　C.thefreemealvouchersD.otherpassengerstoarrive

　　4.Thepassengersweregivenafreemealbecause________

　　A.theyarrivedattheairportearly B.Theyhadn’thadamealyet

　　C.Theyhadnomoneywiththem D.Theplanewasdelayed

　　5.Itcostthem________tospendthenighti