V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (23-28)
Yesterday, Susie _____23______ for what she thought would be a lovely trip to the park. The morning started off sunny, but as she stepped _____24______, the sky clouded, and it rained cats and dogs. She soon realized she had left her umbrella behind and ended ______25_____ getting wet. The bus turned up late, and by the time it did, it was so packed that she could only stand up for the entire journey.
Upon arriving, the rain _____26______ up, but Susie remembered that she had left her lunch at home. Feeling hungry, she went to pick up a sandwich, only to find the shop had shut down for the day. Looking for a place to sit and relax, she found the benches soaked through, and she _____27______ sit down. Deciding to capture the moment on her phone, she found out her phone had run out of battery. Disappointed, Susie returned home, her plans _____28______ washed out by the day's events.
