Claire Samson was determined to get to work on time. She was good at her job, but she would never win a promotion if she A22 ....... arriving late several times a week. Rightly or wrongly, her boss saw someone's punctuality as a sign of their general professionalism and capabilities. What's more, this was a particularly important day to be on time. The company's European president, Wolfgang Drechsler, was visiting the office where she worked for the first time. Nobody so important had ever come to the building. Claire's travel pass had expired the day before, and she hadn't A23....... time to renew it, so she decided to buy a day ticket for the metro system rather than queuing at the booth to get a new pass. Unfortunately there was a man at the ticket machine who seemed highly A24........ Claire impatiently watched him try to buy a ticket twice then return to the opening screen. She sighed and looked at her watch. The man turned around. "I A25....... if you could help me," he said. "I really can't spare the time, I'm afraid" said Claire coldly. "But there's a booth over there where you can buy a ticket the old-fashioned way." Claire A26.... at the booth, where there was the usual long queue. When she got to work, Claire tidied her desk and prepared A27....... the arrival of Mr. When her boss finally walked in with him, she couldn't stop her face from going bright red. It was the man she'd A28....... to help at the metro station! A22 1) did A23 1) seen A24 1) confusing A25 1) hope A26 1) showed A27 1) from A28 1) disappointed 2) carried 2) put 2) confused 2) wonder 2) led 2) to 2) refused 3) kept 3) had 3) confusingly 3) ask 3) indicated 3) for 3) cancelled 4) repeated 4) used 4) confuse 4) thank 4) pointed 4) at 4) avoided​