E-Matura | LiC | Multiple Choice | B1 | Late for work

Last Friday was one of those days when everything goes wrong. It all started with me oversleeping because my alarm didn’t (0) go off.

It wasn’t the clock’s fault; I’d forgotten to set it the night before. That (1) has ever happendshould ever happenhad never happendwould have happend before and I haven’t the slightest (2) ideainterestunderstandingthought why it happened last Thursday night, but it did.

Having got up almost half an hour later than usual, I realised there was no (3) opportunityoptionsensechance of me catching the 7.30 train, unless I rushed. Since I really hate having to hurry, I decided just to aim for the next train and be late for work. I was certain my boss wouldn’t mind, (4) as soon asas long aswhileduring I stayed on in the afternoon to finish whatever had to be (5) donecompletenecessarymade.

Living on the outskirts of London, I have to commute every day. It’s a short walk to the station, then a forty-minute train journey into the city centre. (6) AlthoughReallyInsteadLuckily, the building where my firm is (7) basedbuiltplacedplanted isn’t far from the train station in London, so it only takes me a few minutes to get to the office on foot; I don’t have to get the bus or the Tube.

Anyway, after a quick cup of coffee and a piece of toast, I set off for the station in good time for the eight o’clock train. When I arrived, there was a train just leaving the platform. It (8) turned upturned inturned aroundturned out to be the 7.30, which had been delayed. I was furious to think that if I had only skipped breakfast or walked a little faster, I (9) would makewill makewould have madehad made it. What’s more, I would have had a perfectly valid excuse for being late.

I waited (10) probablylonelyhardlyimpatiently for the eight o’clock train, which wasn’t running to schedule either. By the time I got off the train in London, I was almost an hour late for work. I’d rather not tell you how my boss reacted. Let’s just say, she’s not quite as kind and considerate (11) whatashowthan I thought she was. And it was very late when I eventually got back home on Friday evening.