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It was the monsoon season in Asia. Mr and Mrs
Thompson were in the Philippines because of Mr
Thompson' work. He was there to ___1___
several meetings while Mrs Thompson had tagged along
for a short holiday.
During the ___2___
when Mr Thompson was at work, Mrs Thompson would be
out sightseeing, shopping or simply relaxing at he
hotel. Then in the ___3___
when Mr Thompson returned from work they would have
dinner together in the town.
Yesterday, Mrs Thompson went out into town to do
some ___4___.
While she was at the shopping center, the sky
suddenly darkened and it started raining. Mrs
Thomson wanted to wait out the rain before returning
to the ___5___.
However, the rain turned into a full-blown storm.
Mrs Thompson was ___6___
at the shopping center. She tried to call her
husband to inform him of her whereabouts but he was
in the middle of a ___7___
and could not take her call.
That afternoon, Mrs Thompson ended up waiting at
the shopping center for three ___8___.
In fact, the moment the rain turned into a drizzle,
she got into a ___9___.
She did not bother to wait for the rain to stop ___10___.
Mr Thompson was waiting for her ___11___
back at the hotel. He tried to return her call
before, but the storm made the reception very ___12___.
The call could not go through. He was so ___13___
when Mrs Thompson finally returned safely.
For the ___14___
of the trip, Mrs Thompson stayed in the hotel. She
did not want to ___15___
being caught in another severe storm again.
Nevertheless, she enjoyed her little holiday. |
