InoticedthewomanwhenIenteredthenewsroom.Mysecretarytoldmeshewantedtoputanadto36ababy.SoIsuggestedseveral37linesfortheseadstoher:38Babytolove;orDearBirthMotherLetUsHelpYou.Thea
InoticedthewomanwhenIenteredthenewsroom.Mysecretarytoldmeshewantedtoputanadto 36 ababy.SoIsuggestedseveral 37 linesfortheseadstoher: 38 Babytolove;orDearBirthMotherLetUsHelpYou.Theadwouldcontain 39 aboutherandherhusband:theywere 40 couldaffordtoraiseachild.Butthensomething 41 me:themajornewspaperscarriedadslikethisandtheir 42 werelargerthanours.“Haveyoutriedthemajorones?”Iasked.“Yesbutallfailedandonemorewouldn’t 43 .”Shehandedmeacheckandleftwitha 44 smile.
Aweeklaterthewomancalledina 45 ofdelight:“Pleasedon’truntheadagain.We’veconnectedwith 46 .Thebabyisdueinamonth.”Goodnews.Iaskedherifshe 47 keepintouchiftheadoption 48 tohaveahappyending.Sheagreedbutaddedwhentheadoptionwasfinalshewas 49 togivemethestory.
Onedaymyphonerang.I 50 hervoiceimmediately.“Theadoptionisfinal.Wouldyouliketocomeandmeethim?”HappilyImadea(an) 51 withherforthenextday.“HisnameisBen”shesaidasIstartedtotake 52 .“Hesleptthroughthenightfromthestart.Nowhe’ssmilingandstartingtoturnover.OfcourseI’mnot 53 him.Ifheisalittleslow.”Shepaused.“OhIshouldtellyouBenhasDown’sSyndrome.(唐氏综合症)”Istoppedwriting.Iwasn’tsurehowto 54 .Butshesmiled“Benwasmeantforusdon’tyousee?Heneedsmemorethana 55 developingchildwould.”Shesatonthesofaholdingherson.Bothofthemsmiled.“Youwantedastorywithahappyending”saidthewoman“Yougotit.”
1.A.afford B.affect C.adopt D.adapt
2.A.ordinary B.standard C.effective D.ridiculous
3.A.Wanted B.ToWant C.Wanting D.Want
4.A.address B.data C.picture D.information
5.A.rich B.stable C.considerate D.lonely
6.A.occurredto B.turnedto C.referredto D.wroteto
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