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.(唐氏綜合癥)” 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.”
1.A. afford B.
affect C. adopt D.
adapt
2.A. ordinary B.
standard C. effective D.
ridiculous
3.A. Wanted B.
To Want C. Wanting D. Want
4.A. address B.
data C.
picture D. information
5.A. rich B.
stable C. considerate
D. lonely
6.A. occurred to B.
turned to C. referred to D.
wrote to
7.A. titles B.
circulations C. names D.
columns
8.A. kill B.
work C. hurt
D. do
9.A. warm B.
weird C. weak D.
wild
10.A. spirit B.
tone C. way D.
sound
11.A. a birth mother
B. a lovely baby C. an ad company D. an orphanage
12.A. might B.
should C. would D.
dared
13.A. turned over B.
turned up C. turned
out D. turned down
14.A. safe B.
comfortable C. brave D.
honest
15.A. classified B.
identified C. picked D.
recognized
16.A. look B.
appointment C. appearance D. call
17.A. pains B.
pictures C. clues
D. notes
18.A. rushing B.
speeding C. pressing D.
running
19.A. reply B.
react C. restore D.
release
20.A. steadily B.
gradually C. normally D.
regularly
