We were late as【C1】______ . My husband had insisted on doing his【C2】______ by himself, and

when he discovered that he couldn't【C3】______ he asked me for help at the last【C4】______ . So now we had an hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there wasn't much【C5】______ on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We【C6】______ in and went straight to the departure hall to wait for our flight to be【C7】______ . We waited and waited but no【C8】______ was made. We asked at the information desk and the girl there told us that the plane hadn't【C9】______ arrived yet. In the end there was an announcement lolling us that passengers waiting for Flight IJ 108 could collect a【C10】______ meal ticket and that the plane hadn't left Spain because of【C11】______ problems. We thought that it wasn't【C12】______ for the plane to fly. We waited again for【C13】______ until late evening when we were asked to【C14】______ to the information desk again. This time we were given tickets to【C15】______ the night at the airline's expense in the nearby hotel. The next morning after a【C16】______ night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we reported back to the airport. Guess what had happened while we were【C17】______ ! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had been【C18】______ up in the night to【C19】______ the plane, but for some reason or【C20】______ we had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt!

【C1】

A．always

B．usual

C．before

D．yet