I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted to put an ad to
36 a baby. So I suggested several
37 lines for these ads to her:
38 , Baby to love; or Dear Birth Mother, Let Us Help You. The ad would contain
39 about her and her husband: they were
40 , could afford to raise a child. But then something
41 me: the major newspapers carried ads like this and their
42 were larger than ours. “Have you tried the major ones?” I asked. “Yes, but all failed and one more wouldn’t
43 .” She handed me a check and left with a
44 smile.
A week later the woman called in a
45 of delight: “Please don’t run the ad again. We ’ve connected with
46 . The baby is due in a month.” Good news. I asked her if she
47 keep in touch if the adoption
48 to have a happy ending. She agreed but added when the adoption was final she was
49 to give me the story.
One day my phone rang. I
50 her voice immediately. “The adoption is final. Would you like to come and meet him?” Happily, I made a (an )
51 with her for the next day. “His name is Ben,” she said, as I started to take
52 . “He slept through the night from the start. Now he’s smiling and starting to turn over. Of course I’m not
53 him. If he is a little slow.” She paused. “ Oh, I should tell you Ben has Down’s Syndrome.(唐氏综合症)” I stopped writing . I wasn’t sure how to
54 . But she smiled “Ben was meant for us, don’t you see? He needs me more than a
55 developing child would.” She sat on the sofa, holding her son. Both of them smiled. “You wanted a story with a happy ending,” said the woman “ You got it.”
| 小题1: |
| A．afford |
B．affect |
C．adopt |
D．adapt |
|
| 小题2: |
| A．ordinary |
B．standard |
C．effective |
D．ridiculous |
|
| 小题3: |
| A．Wanted |
B．To Want |
C．Wanting |
D．Want |
|
| 小题4: |
| A．address |
B．data |
C．picture |
D．information |
|
| 小题5: |
| A．rich |
B．stable |
C．considerate |
D．lonely |
|
| 小题6: |
| A．occurred to |
B．turned to |
C．referred to |
D．wrote to |
|
| 小题7: |
| A．titles |
B．circulations |
C．names |
D．columns |
|
| 小题8: |
| A．kill |
B．work |
C．hurt |
D．do |
|
| 小题9: |
| A．warm |
B．weird |
C．weak |
D．wild |
|
| 小题10: |
| A．spirit |
B．tone |
C．way |
D．sound |
|
| 小题11: |
| A．a birth mother |
B．a lovely baby |
C．an ad company |
D．an orphanage |
|
| 小题12: |
| A．might |
B．should |
C．would |
D．dared |
|
| 小题13: |
| A．turned over |
B．turned up |
C．turned out |
D．turned down |
|
| 小题14: |
| A．safe |
B．comfortable |
C．brave |
D．honest |
|
| 小题15: |
| A．classified |
B．identified |
C．picked |
D．recognized |
|
| 小题16: |
| A．look |
B．appointment |
C．appearance |
D．call |
|
| 小题17: |
| A．pains |
B．pictures |
C．clues |
D．notes |
|
| 小题18: |
| A．rushing |
B．speeding |
C．pressing |
D．running |
|
| 小题19: |
| A．reply |
B．react |
C．restore |
D．release |
|
| 小题20: |
| A．steadily |
B．gradually |
C．normally |
D．regularly |
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