ItwasTom'sfirstvisittoEnglandandhewaslookingforwardtohisfirstjourneyonLondon'sUndergroundRailway.Andagainsthisfriends'41，hewasdeterminedtotravel42.Heenteredthestationshortlyafterfiveo'clockinthe

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It was Tom's first visit to England and he was looking forward to his first journey on London's Underground Railway. And against his friends' __41__，he was determined to travel __42__.

He entered the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon. This is a __43__ time to travel in London __44__ crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He __45__ to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his __46__ came he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. __47__，he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the __48__，he also found the right platform(站台). It was __49__ tight with people. He did not __50__ to get on the first train but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better __51__ to get on the next one.

When this train came in Tom was swept forward onto__52__ the by the push of people from __53__. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the __54__ of the stations where the train __55__，but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth __56__ along the line. When the train reached the sixth station Tom got off feeling __57__ that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never __58__. He explained his __59__ to a man who was standing on the platform. With a __60__ on his face he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction.

41．A. thought B. advice C. relation D. favor

42．A. alone B. abroad C. along D. away

43．A. short B. certain C. possible D. bad

44．A. because B. and C. so D. but

45．A. planned B. had C. ha ppened D. hoped

46．A. luck B. time C. chance D. turn

47．A. Thus B. Instead C. Therefore D. However

48．A. question B. way C. place D. condition

49．A. packed B. caught C. covered D. seized

50．A. manage B. try C. agree D. expect

51．A. situation B. state C. position D. seat

52．A. bus B. train C. car D. floor