"Thank you very much, dear," replied the old lady. "Don't worry - I'll __13__ in time."

The __14__ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __15__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __16__ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __17__from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __18__ just above the ground. As the car __19__ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __20__, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief...

( ) 1. A However        B Besides       C Therefore           D Otherwise

( ) 2. A brave          B excited       C curious             D stubborn

( ) 3. A fell           B seemed        C proved              D grew

( ) 4. A aside          B around        C forward             D backward

( ) 5. A arrived        B stopped       C stayed              D started

( ) 6. A gathered       B existed       C dropped             D moved

( ) 7. A help           B gas           C rest                D water