Two weeks earlier , my son, Ben, had got in touch. He’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d ___41_ seen him . So imagine my ___42___ when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
I was ___43___ ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to ___44___ . The bay was ___45___ in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little ___46___ .I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in ___47___ . “Something’s not ___48___ ! ” I took off my T-shirt and ___49___ into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was ___50___ violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors . I helped ___51___ the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something ___52___ to me. Those brown eyes were very ___53___ . “What’s his name ?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I ___54___ . That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance. ___55___ , after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to ___56___ and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben ___57___ to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said, “You ___58___ my life !”
I still can’t believe what a ___59___ it was. I’m just so glad I was there ___60___ to help my son.
1. A.also B.often C.even D.last
2. A.delight B.relief C.anger D.worry
3. A.scared B.shocked C.thrilled D.ashamed
4. A.talk B.stay C.meet D.settle
5. A.bathed B.clean C.deep D.formed
6. A.faster B.closer C.heavier D.wiser
7. A.trouble B.advance C.question D.battle
8. A.real B.right C.fair D.fit
9. A.stared B.sank C.dived D.fell
10. A.arguing B.fighting C.shouting D.shaking
11. A.lead B.persuade C.carry D.keep
12. A.happened B.occurred C.applied D.appealed
13. A.sharp B.pleasant C.attractive D.familiar
14. A.agreed B.hesitated C.doubted D.knew
15. A.Fortunately B.Frankly C.Sadly D.Suddenly
16. A.return B.relax C.speak D.leave
17. A.joked B.turned C.listened D.pointed
18. A.created B.honored C.saved D.guided
19. A.coincidence B.change C.pity D.pain
20. A.on..board B.in...time C.for..sure D.on...purpose