I had spent over five exhausting（令人疲乏不堪的） years on my essay for my Ph. D（哲学学士）. and was a

I had spent over five exhausting（令人疲乏不堪的） years on my essay for my Ph. D（哲学学士）. and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in California, and I had  36  a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change  37 . My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all—out run to  38  my flight. I had to stop to catch my  39 on a moving sidewalk when I  40 a woman in her fifties   41 with a carry-on bag.
I don’t know   42  , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on flight 567 to California?”
She responded, “Yes.”
“So am I ,” I responded．“Give me your bag. I’ll run   43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and started running again. I   44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please   45 the plane for her. I   46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she arrived and was the last person on the plane   47 they closed the doors and   48  . After the plane leveled off, I   49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn’t sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the   50 at seven o’clock in the morning. The  51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the   52 in their robes. As I slowly   53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile   54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before.   55 , whenever I made a mistake on any questions, she did a great job of relaxing me.
【小题1】A．preparedB．caughtC．scheduled预定的D．ordered安排好的；【小题2】A．trainsB．busesC．planesD．directions【小题3】A．catch B．runC．getD．hold【小题4】A．flightB．breathC．bagD．panions【小题5】A．greetedB．metC．noticedD．seek【小题6】A．walkingB．struggleC．carryingD．running【小题7】A．howB．whyC．whatD．where【小题8】A．beforeB．immediatelyC．fastD．ahead【小题9】A．racedB．gotC．solvedD．opened【小题10】A．leaveB．holdC．remainD．reserve【小题11】A．foundB．tookC．seatedD．occupied【小题12】A．afterB．whenC．whileD．before【小题13】A．left outB．run awayC．took offD．carried away【小题14】A．presentedB．preservedC．provedD．showed【小题15】A．placeB．universityC．palaceD．city【小题16】A．meetingB．boardC．essayD．argument【小题17】A．professorsB．ladiesC．staffsD．teachers【小题18】A．staredB．watchedC．glancedD．looked【小题19】A．like B．asC．ofD．from【小题20】A．Needless to sayB．No matter howC．What’s moreD．In the endC