The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 1 some work home from the office, 2 he kept himself busy for a couple ofhours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 3 . But by eleven o'clock he felt 4 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 5 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 6 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 7 his head in the pillow. But 8 he could not shut 9 the noise, finally, after 10 seemed hours, his 11 was gone.
He jumped out of bed, 12 some clothing, marched 13 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor's flat. The owner of the flat, who 14 him in his dressing gow20. A. washedB. changed C. dressedD. prepared n, came 15 the room and, 16 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, "My dear fellow, come and 17 . I know our parties 18 you. I meant to send you 19 . " Mr. Wood's anger disappeared then and there. He said, "I'd better go and get 20 . " Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.
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