Miss Posie Carrington used to [1] …her evenings at a small restaurant where actors [2]… after performances. One night when Miss Posie was enjoying a late [3] …in the company of her fellow-actors, a shy, awkward young man [4] …the restaurant. It was clear that the lights and the people made him [5]…. He upset one chair, sat in another one, and turned red at the approach of a waiter. "You may [6] …me a glass of beer', he said, in answer to the waiter's [7]…. He looked around the place and then seeing Miss Carrington, [8] …and went to her table with a shining smile. "How're you, Miss Posie?" he said. "Don't you remember me — Bill Summers — the Summerses that [9] …live next door to you? I've grown up since you left Cranberry Corners. They still remember you there. Eliza Perry [10] … me to see you in the city while I was here.
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[1] a) waste; b) spend |
[6] a) take; b) fetch |
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[2] a) collected; b) gathered |
[7] a) response; b) question |
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[3] a) supper; b) breakfast |
[8] a) rose; b) raised |
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[4] a) entered; b) came |
[9] a) used to; b) were used to |
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[5] a) uncomfortable; b) inconvenient |
[10] a) said; b) told |