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When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say "sorry, 1  number!" and move on. But when Dennis Williams  2  a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something  3  March 19, Dennis got a group text  4   him that a   couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the 5 of a baby.

"Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken," Dennis 6 . The baby was born and  update texts were  7  quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her  8  , she didn’t   seem to realize that she was     9      the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. "Well, I don’t 10 you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby," replied Dennis before asking which room the new 11 were in.

Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his  12   ! He turned up at the hospital   13  gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally 14 by the unexpected visit. "I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we 15 it and the gifts."

Teresa  16   a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website   17   by the   touching words: "What a  18  this young man was to our family! He was so  19  and kind to do this." The post has since gained the 20  of social media users all over the world, receiving more  than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.

1.A. unlucky        B. secret        C. new      D. wrong

2.A. received        B. translated C. copied D. printed

3.A. reasonable    B. special    C. necessary          D. practical

4.A. convincing      B. reminding    C. informing            D. warning

5.A. wake-up          B. recovery      C. growth        D. arrival

6.A. responded      B. interrupted    C. predicted            D. repeated

7.A. coming in      B. setting out      C. passing down      D. moving around

8.A. opinion        B. anxiety      C. excitement      D. effort

9.A. comparing    B. exchanging      C. discussing          D . sharing

10.A. accept          B. know        C. believe      D. bother

11.A. parents        B. doctors      C. patients      D. visitors

12.A. dream          B. promise     C. agenda        D. principle

13.A. bearing        B. collecting C. opening      D. making

14.A. discouraged B. relaxed      C. astonished          D. defeated

15.A. admit            B. need          C. appreciate    D. expect

16.A. found          B. selected    C. developed    D. posted

17.A. confirmed    B. simplified C. clarified      D. accompanied

18.A. pity              B. blessing      C. relief          D. problem

19.A. smart          B. calm            C. sweet        D. fair

20.A. sympathy    B. attention      C. control      D. trust

【回答】

1.D   2.A   3.B   4.C   5.D   6.A   7.A   8.C   9.D   10.B

11.A   12.B   13.A   14.C   15.C   16.D   17.D   18.D   19.C   20.B

【解析】

1.D 根據上文中的"When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person""sorry"可知，此處表示"錯誤的號碼"，所填詞的詞義與 "unknown"是同—範疇，故選wrong"錯誤的"。

2.A 根據上文中的"get a text message"可知，此處所填詞的詞義與 "get"相同，故選 received， 意為"收到"。translate "翻譯"; copy"影印，抄寫，模仿，*"; print"印刷，刊載"。

3.B 根據句中的"But"及下文內容可知，Dennis 所做的事有別於常人，故選 special"不尋常的"。reasonable"合理的，公道的"; necessary"必要的"; practical"實際的，切實可行的，有用的， 明智的"。

4.C 根據語境可知，手機簡訊告訴(informing)他—對夫婦正在醫院等待孩子的到來。convince" 使確信，說服"; remind"提醒，使想起"；warn"*告"。

5.D 根據第 6 空後的"The baby was born and..."可知，此處填入的詞在語義上應與"born"—致， 故選 arrival。wake|up"喚醒"; recovery"痊癒，復甦"; growth"生長，增加"。

6.A 根據"Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken"可知此處是 Dennis 回覆的簡訊內容，故選 responded"回覆"。interrupt"*嘴，打擾，使中斷，阻斷"；predict"預言，預報"; repeat"重複"。

7.A 根據語境可知，Dennis 又收到了更新的簡訊(update texts)，此處表示簡訊又"進入"了手機，故選 coming in。set out"啟程，開始工作"; pass down"流傳，使世代相傳"; move around "四處走動"。

8.C 根據上文中的"The baby was born overjoyed grandmother, Teresa"可知，此處填入的詞應與 "overjoyed(欣喜若狂的)"在語義範疇上—致，故選 excitement。

9.D 根據語境可知，此處表示 Teresa 似乎沒意識到她正在和—個陌生人分享(sharing)嬰兒的照片。compare"比較，對比"; exchange"交換，交談，交流"；discuss"討論"。

10.B 根據上下文語境可知，此處表示雖然我不認識(know)你們，但我會來醫院和小嬰兒拍合影。

11.A 此處表示 Dennis 沒有問這對新手父母在哪個房間，故選 parents。

12.B 根據下文中的"He turned up at the unexpected visit"可知，Dennis 履行了他的承諾(promise)，他帶著(bearing) 禮物去看了新手媽媽 Lindsey 和她的寶寶。dream"夢想"； agenda"議事日程"；principle"原則，規範，信條"。

13. A 參見上題解析。

14. C Lindsey 的丈夫對 Dennis 突如其來的到訪感到震驚(astonished)。discouraged"洩氣的"；

relaxed"放鬆的"；defeated"沮喪的"。

15. C Dennis 的到訪雖然出乎他們的意料，但他們對此還是非常感激(appreciate)的。

16.D 根據本段最後—句中的"The post has since gained..."可知，此處指 Teresa 在社交網站上張貼(posted)了—張照片。

17.D 根據語境可知，Teresa 在釋出照片的同時，還附(accompanied)了感人的話語。confirm" 確認"; simplify"使簡化"; clarify"闡明，澄清，淨化"。

18.B 這個年輕人(的到來)對我們家來說就是—種祝福(blessing)。 relief"寬慰，解脫，緩和"。

19.C 根據語境可知，此處填入的詞應與其後的"kind"在語義範疇上保持—致，故選 sweet (善良的，好心的)。smart"衣著講究的，聰明的，高檔的，敏捷的"；calm"沉著的，風平浪靜的"; fair"合理的，公正的，晴朗的"。

20.B 根據下文中的"receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days"可知， *引起了全世界社交媒體使用者的關注(attention)。sympathy"同情"；control"控制"；trust" 信任"。

知識點：日常生活類

題型：完型填空