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.
41______
A.also
B.often
C.even
D.last
42A.delight
B.relief
C.anger
D.worry
43A.scared
B.shocked
C.thrilled
D.ashamed
44A.talk
B.stay
C.meet
D.settle
45A.bathed
B.clean
C.deep
D.formed
46A.faster
B.closer
C.heavier
D.wiser
47A.trouble
B.advance
C.question
D.battle
48A.real
B.right
C.fair
D.fit
49A.stared
B.sank
C.dived
D.fell
50A.arguing
B.fighting
C.shouting
D.shaking
51A.lead
B.persuade
C.carry
D.keep
52A.happened
B.occurred
C.applied
D.appealed
53A.sharp
B.pleasant
C.attractive
D.familiar
54A.agreed
B.hesitated
C.doubted
D.knew
55A.Fortunately
B.Frankly
C.Sadly
D.Suddenly
56A.return
B.relax
C.speak
D.leave
57A.joked
B.turned
C.listened
D.pointed
58A.created
B.honored
C.saved
D.guided
59A.coincidence
B.change
C.pity
D.pain
60A.on board
B.in time
C.for sure
D.on purpose