2022年成人高考高起点英语模拟试题三2I hand been sitting by myself in my usual compartment for at least ten minutes，waiting _31_. The trains from Littlebury never seemed to start _32_ and I often thought that I could have _33_ in bed a little longer or had _34_ cup of tea before _35_. Suddenly I heard someone shouting _36_ the platform outside. A young girl was running towards the train. The man _37_ put out his hand to stop her but she ran past him and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle blew and the train started.“I nearly missed it，_38_？”the girl said.“How long does it take to _39_ London？”“It depends on the _40_.” I said. “Some days its _41_ others.”“Ill have to have my watch mended，_42_ late again tomorrow，”she said. “Its my first day _43_ with a new firm today and they told me that the man _44_ is very strict. I _45_ him yet so I dont know _46_ but he sounds a bit frightening.”She talked about her new job _47_ the way to London and before long，I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My _48_ secretary had just left so I must be her new boss. _49_ only fair to tell her.“Oh，dear，”she said. “_50_ mistake！I wish I had known.”“Never mind，”I said. “At least youll know when your trains late that mine will be，too.”（ ）31.A. the train to startB.for the train startC.the trains startD.for the train to start（ ）32.A. on their hourB. on timeC. at their hourD. at time（ ）33.A. lainB. laidC. liedD. lay（ ）34.A. otherB. some otherC. anotherD. one other（ ）35.A. I had left the homeB. leave from homeC. leaving homeD. to leave home（ ）36.A. atB. byC. inD. on（ ）37.A. at placeB. on dutyC. for controlD. in post（ ）38.A. havent IB. dont IC. wasnt ID. didnt I（ ）39.A. get toB. arrive toC. reach toD. make to（ ）40.A. driver to the engineB. driver engineC. engineers driverD. engine driver（ ）41.A. far slower thatB. much slower thanC. a lot more slow thanD. a great deal more slow that（ ）42.A. in order not beB. so as not to beC. for not beingD. so that its not（ ）43.A. at jobB. in jobC. in workD. at work（ ）44.A. Im going to work forB. what Im going to work forC. for which Im going to workD. which Im going to work for（ ）45.A. didnt meetB. havent metC. didnt knowD. havent known（ ）46.A. what he is likeB. what is he likeC. how he isD. how is he（ ）47.A. throughB. byC. onD. in（ ）48.A. properB. ownC. sameD. self（ ）49.A. There wasB. That wasC. It wasD. Was（ ）50.A. What a terribleB. What terribleC. How terribleD. So terrible a