Cloze 3 (2014辽宁)
It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had __1__ to meet at the restaurant at seven o’clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my __2__, I had a good excuse: A business meeting had __3 and I’d wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the __4__, I apologized and told Eleanor I didn’t mean to be late. She screamed, “You never mean to.” Well, i__5__ tell she was angry. “I’m sorry but it was not _