Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived f

Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived from the one given in bracket. 

The airport control tower kept postponing the( )of our plane, which annoyed us greatly. (depart)


【正确答案】:DEPARTURE
【题目解析】:

本题考查的是常用动词的名词。

由空缺处前的定冠词the和之后的of可知,应填名词,depart的名词形式是departure意为“出发、离开”,语境中理解为“飞机起飞”。

句意:机场指挥塔一直使我们的航班推迟起飞,这使我们很生气。