James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so 1 that he didn't know what to do with 2 . The person who had gone in 3 him had been in there for nearly one hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. 4 James. He felt 5 that she had already got the 6 . The problem was that he wanted this job 7 . It meant 8 to him. He had 9 it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself 10 brilliantly at the interview and 11 the job immediately. But now here he was feeling 12 . He couldn't 13 all those things he had 14 to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 15 . But no -he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn't 16 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 17 with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James 18 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 19 that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs 20 and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.