The party began shortly after nine.Mr.Wood，who lived in the flat below，sighed to himself as he heard（1）

exciting

exciting

（excite）voices and the noisy music.Luckily，he had brought some work home from the office，with （2）

which

which

he kept himself busy for a couple of hours，thus managing to pay no attention （3）

to

to

the noise overhead.But by eleven o'clock he felt tired and was ready to go to bed though from his（4）

earlier

earlier

（early）experience he knew it was no use （5）

trying

trying

（try）to get to sleep.He undressed and lay for a while in bed，trying to read，but he found himself reading（6）

the

the

same page over and over again.He then turned off the light and made his head （7）

buried

buried

（bury）in the pillow.But even so he could not shut off the noise.Finally，after（8）

what

what

seemed hours，his patience was gone.
    He jumped out of bed，put on some clothing，marched firmly up the stairs，and walked into his neighbor's apartment.The owner of the apartment came across the room and，before Mr.Wood could say anything，cried，"My dear fellow，come and join us.I know our parties would trouble you.I meant to send you an（9）

invitation

invitation

（invite）." Mr.Wood's anger disappeared then and there.He said，"I'd better go and get change." Minutes later，he returned，（10）

properly

properly

（proper）dressed，only to find that the party was nearly over.