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  36  some work home from the office,   37  he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise  38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt  39  and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier  experience he knew it was  40  trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he  41  himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and  42  his head in the pillow. But  43  he could not shut  44  the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone. He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and, 51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54.” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55.” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over. 36．A. taken              B. carried                C. brought                 D. fetched 37．A. with which         B. from which                 C. where                 D. when 38．A. outside             B. overhead              C. downstairs            D. nearby 39．A. bad                B. tired                       C. sick                D. hopeless 40．A. useless             B. necessary           C. possible                    D. helpful 41．A. had                B. found                C. caught               D. felt 42．A. buried             B. rested                C. shook                D. turned 43．A. till then             B. worse still            C. strange enough       D. even so 44．A. away               B. off                        C. down                      D. up 45．A. it                     B. what                    C. that                      D. which 46．A. sleep                  B. strength               C. patience               D. anger 47．A. pulled on             B. dressed up                      C. selected               D. wore 48．A. sadly                 B. proudly                C. quietly                        D. firmly 49．A. made fun of          B. stared at              C. was angry with       D. caught sight of 50．A. across               B. around                C. towards              D. by 51．A. as                   B. before                C. though             D. until 52．A. meet as               B. sit here             C. join us               D. scold me 53．A. may trouble          B. would trouble        C. may bother            D. must bother 54．A. a notice              B. a message           C. an invitation         D. an apology 55．A. washed                B. changed                    C. dressed                D. prepared