James sat outside the office waiting for
the interview. He felt so ___36___ that he didn’t know what to do
with ___37___.The person who had gone in ___38___ him had been
there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. ___39__
James. He felt __40___ that she had already got the ___41___. The
problem was that he wanted this job ___42__. It meant ___43___ to
him. He had ___44___ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He
had imagined himself ___45___ brilliantly at the interview and __46___
the job immediately. But now here he was feeling ___47___ .He couldn’t
___48___ all those things he had ___49___ to say. At that
moment, he almost decided to get up and ___50___.But no — he had to do
this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___51__
like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the
door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out
looking very ___52___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James.
At that moment James ___53___ her . The managing director then appeared
at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to
have kept you waiting.” James suddenly ___54___ that he had gone home
after all. He got up, legs ___55____ and forehead sweating and
wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
