One Mother to Another
On Wednesday evening, our daughter, who was at a boarding school over 200 kilometers away, told us that she had lost her phone when she took part in an activity off campus. We realized that we had little chance of finding it.
The next morning, my phone beeped (哔哔响) loudly. A kind voice announced that she had something that belonged to my daughter. I 1 that I lived a three-hour drive away, and told her I would ask a friend to fetch the phone. My daughter had written my number on the inside of her phone’s case—good thinking!
After contacting the people I know who lived near the school, I was out of 2 —no one could go and 3 the phone, not surprisingly as it was the working day and everyone was busy. I decided to ask the lady to post the phone to my daughter. But when I sent her a text to ask if this would be OK, she replied, “We will 4 it and we’re going to drive down to the boarding school tonight.” To my 5 , this wonderful couple, who had already spent a busy day at work, was making a round trip on the night, 6 for returning a phone to a complete stranger. How touching it was!
I gave them directions and they 7 the phone into the hands of my daughter at her boarding house. The only word of an explanation was, “I’ve got children of my own, and I know how a mother 8 .”
We had thought that the chance of getting back the phone was 9 , but we got it back in such a short time. It was a wonderful reminder of the good in the world and how the actions of one person can 10 the world to another.
1. A. suggested B. reported C. explained D. argued
2. A. date B. luck C. work D. control
3. A. pick up B. carry out C. hand in D. give away
4. A. find B. show C. miss D. take
5. A. regret B. surprise C. amusement D. disappointment
6. A. especially B. certainly C. definitely D. probably
7. A. conducted B. arranged C. delivered D. identified
8. A. doubts B. interests C. predicts D. worries
9. A. free B. slim C. hard D. fair
10. A. tell B. face C. mean D. join
