小卷速测(八)A 完形填空+任务型阅读
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It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner with my wife, Eleanor. We had 1 to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little 2 , but I had a good excuse: A business meeting had run over and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the 3 , I said sorry to Eleanor and told her that I didn't mean to be late. She shouted 4 , “You never mean to.” Well, I could tell how angry she was. “I'm sorry but it was not avoidable,” I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. 5 , my explanation seemed to make things
