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晨读完形真题——完形语篇是最具发掘价值的语料库
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 last seen him.__1__
I was thrilled! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to meet.__2__ Getting a little closer,_I realized one kayak (皮划艇) was in trouble.“Something’s not right!” I took off my Tshirt and dived into the water.__3__ He was shaking violently.Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped carry the young man out of the water.He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something occurred to me.Those brown eyes were very familiar.“What’s his name?” I asked the instructor.__4__That stranger was my son!
__5__ Fortunately,_after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to leave and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben turned to me.“I just want to say thank you,” he said.“You saved my life!”
I still can’t believe what a coincid