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.
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小題1:
A．a(chǎn)fford B．a(chǎn)ffect C．a(chǎn)dopt D．a(chǎn)dapt
小題2:
A．ordinary B．standardC．effective D．ridiculous
小題3:
A．Wanted B．To Want C．Wanting D．Want
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ddress B．data C．picture D．information
小題5:
A．rich B．stable C．considerateD．lonely
小題6:
A．occurred to B．turned to C．referred to D．wrote to
小題7:
A．titles B．circulationsC．names D．columns
小題8:
A．kill B．work C．hurt D．do
小題9:
A．warm B．weird C．weak D．wild
小題10:
A．spirit B．tone C．way D．sound
小題11:
A．a(chǎn) birth motherB．a(chǎn) lovely babyC．a(chǎn)n ad company D．a(chǎn)n orphanage
小題12:
A．might B．should C．would D．dared
小題13:
A．turned overB．turned upC．turned outD．turned down
小題14:
A．safe B．comfortableC．brave D．honest
小題15:
A．classified B．identified C．picked D．recognized
小題16:
A．lookB．a(chǎn)ppointmentC．a(chǎn)ppearanceD．call
小題17:
A．painsB．pictures C．clues D．notes
小題18:
A．rushing B．speedingC．pressing D．running
小題19:
A．reply B．react C．restore D．release
小題20:
A．steadily B．gradually C．normally D．regularly

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:C
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:D
小題16:B
小題17:D
小題18:A
小題19:B
小題20:C
文章介紹了一對夫妻收養(yǎng)孩子的故事。
小題1:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文可知她想收養(yǎng)一個孩子。Adopt收養(yǎng)，采納。
小題2:B 形容詞辨析。A普通的；B標準的；C有效的；D荒謬的。這里指這種廣告的標準臺詞。
小題3:A wanted被征集的。廣告中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的臺詞。
小題4:D 名詞辨析。A地址；B日期；C圖片；D信息。指廣告中要包括他們夫妻倆的信息。
小題5:B 形容詞辨析。Stable穩(wěn)定的。指他們夫妻倆得工作很穩(wěn)定，能承擔起撫養(yǎng)孩子的責(zé)任。
小題6:A 固定句型。Sth occur to sb某人突然想起某事。
小題7:B 名詞辨析。A標題；B影響范圍，圈子；C名字；D縱隊。指另外一家報社的影響范圍。
小題8:C 動詞辨析。指他們已經(jīng)做了很多廣告但是都失敗了，再失敗一次也不會傷害到他們。
小題9:C 形容詞辨析。Weak smile勉強的微笑。
小題10:B 名詞辨析。A精神；B語調(diào)；C方法；D聲音。指她很高興地告訴我們找到了…
小題11:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文is due in a month說明孩子還沒有出生，她是a birth mother。
小題12:C 情態(tài)動詞辨析。Would愿意。我問她是否愿意和我保持聯(lián)系。
小題13:C 短語辨析。A翻轉(zhuǎn)；B出現(xiàn)；C結(jié)果是；D拒絕。指如果這次收養(yǎng)結(jié)果很好…
小題14:B 形容詞辨析。comfortable充裕的.如果這次收養(yǎng)成功了，她會有充裕的時間講述故事。
小題15:D 動詞辨析。指我辨認出了她的聲音。
小題16:B 名詞辨析。A表情；B約會；C外貌；D電話。指我與她約好第二天見面。
小題17:D 名詞辨析。A努力；B圖片；C線索；D筆記。指她在說的時候，我在記筆記。
小題18:A 動詞辨析。Rush催促。指她不會去催孩子。
小題19:B 動詞辨析。A回復(fù)。B反應(yīng)；回應(yīng)。C重新儲存；D釋放。指我不知道該如何做出回應(yīng)。
小題20:C 副詞辨析。指這個孩子需要比正常發(fā)展的孩子更多的照顧。
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