Direction: Read the passage and complete the cloze test. Parineeta was __ (33) __ late for anything. She was sure that she would catch the train on time. However, she arrived __ (34) __ than expected. The taxi had taken __ (35) __ than usual because of a traffic jam. She grabbed her bag and ran __ (36) __ to the platform. She managed to board the train as it was running __ (37) __.

• A. longer
• B. long
• C. longest
• D. very long