三、克漏字        Last Friday, my sister, Julia had a birthday party. Unluckily, I couldn’t be there on time because I ____26.____ overtime. Icalled to say that I’d be a little late, and asked them to start without me. What was even worse was that there was a snowstorm on myway there, and the traffic was heavy. By the time I left the office, the party had nearly (差不多) come to an end. When I got there, allthe cake ____27.____ up. In fact, Julia was drunk when I showed up. But she didn’t make her last wish until I arrived. After beingsung Happy Birthday, she made a wish that everyone around her would be happy and never be in trouble. Clearly a good time washad by everyone. I was glad to see many old friends, too. We ____28.____ for a long time, and it was good to chat with them. Theysaid they ____29.____my birthday party, which was in three months. I surely hoped to see them again. After every guest left, Juliaand I spent some time together and we became closer. After helping her clean up, I ____30.____ a taxi home. The drive home wasmuch easier because the roads had been cleaned by the time I left my sister’s apartment.
【題組】26.
(A) asked to work
(B) was asking to work
(C) should be worked
(D) was asked to work