Five days into our trip to Europe, my two friends and I were panicking. Our bus to Gatwick Airport near London was running16_______ . We only made it in time and were seated apart. On the flight to Amsterdam, I sat next to a Dutch lady named Josephine and we struck up an easy17 _______ ,After landing ,Josephine introduced us to her sister, Jet, who was waiting for her. We then wished each other well and parted ways.
Four days later my friends and I 18_______ to Amsterdam Central Station to start the next leg（一段行程）of our 19_______ ，Things quickly went pear-shaped（变得一塌糊涂）when we realized our travel 20 _______ had not given us our Eurorail passes. With only 20 minutes before our train was 21_______ to depart we were seconds from a group meltdown. Then, we heard a sweet, husky 22 _______ :"Hey, girls! How is your stay?" It was Jet. We 23_______ our dilemma and she lent us her phone so we could call the Emergency Flight Centre number. Despite being on her way home from a(n)24 _______ day at work, Jet patiently guarded our luggage as we rushed25 _______ the information desk and ticket lines. We managed to make it onto the train just seconds before 26_______ . While relieved we had made it, we were also regretful that 27 _______ the rush we had not been able to 28 _______ thank Jet.
A day later I received an email from Jet, who had jotted down my email address from my luggage tag. 29 _______ us a safe arrival at our destination. I wrote back with our thanks and an 30_______ to catch up. And to think, this all started with a late bus!
回答第（25）空
A、across
B、between
C、along
D、beyond
【正确答案】：B
