Embarrassment: Multiple Choice Vocabulary Test

When I was 18, I (0)_______ a job with a television company. I was in a small office with three other girls, and there was a boy working upstairs we all (1)_______. He seemed very cool and sophisticated because, (2)_______ us, he actually got to meet the stars. None of us thought we (3)_______ a chance with him, but we used to try to (4)_______ him up whenever he paid a (5)_______ to our department. Then one day, (6)_______ unexpectedly, he invited me to a big charity dinner at an expensive hotel. I couldn't believe my (7)_______. All the big stars were going to be there, so I had to look my best. I (8)_______ spending a fortune on a new dress, shoes and hairstyle.

As we walked into the hotel, cameras were flashing and I felt like a real celebrity. We went up a long,wide flight of stairs, just like in a (9)_______ from the movies. But as we (10)_______ the top, one of my new leather-soled shoes slipped on the red carpet. I fell backwards and went head over (11)_______ down the stairs,landing in a heap at the bottom. I was unhurt, but (12)_______ shaken and extremely embarrassed. My partner took one look at me and decided he had better take me home!