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 1 seen him.So imagine my 2 when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
I was 3 ！I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to 4 .The bay was 5 in sunshine，and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore.Getting a little 6 ，I realized one kayak (皮划艇)was in 7 .“Something's not 8 ！”I took off my Tshirt and 9 into the water.I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle.He was 10 violently.Linking arms with one of the instructors，I helped 11 the young man out of the water.He was unconscious and as I looked at his face，something 12 to me.Those brown eyes were very 13 .“What's his name？”I asked the instructor.“Ben，”he replied，and immediately I 14 .That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance. 15 ，after a brief stay in hospital，Ben was well enough to be allowed to 16 and later the family met up for dinner.We chatted about everything and then Ben 17 to me.“I just want to say thank you，”he said.“You 18 my life！”
I still can't believe what a 19 it was.I'm just so glad I was there 20 to help my son.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一位父亲碰巧营救了自己许多年未见面的儿子的故事。
1．A.also B．often
C．even D．last
D [自从作者“上次(last)”见到他的儿子已经过去13年了。]
2．A.delight B．relief
C．anger D．worry
A [父子多年没联系，也没见面。得知儿子要来看望他，作者自然是“高兴(delight)”极了。]
3．A.scared B．shocked
C．thrilled D．ashamed
C [根据语境可知，多年没有见面的儿子要来看望自己，作者自然是感到“激动的(thrilled)”。]
4．A.talk B．stay
C．meet D．settle
C [作者迫不及待地想见到自己的儿子，所以他早早地到达与儿子“会面(meet)”的地方。]
5．A.bathed B．clean
C．deep D．formed
A [海湾“沐浴(bathed)”在阳光下。]
6．A.faster B．closer
C．heavier D．wiser
B [根据常识，“更靠近(closer)”点才能发现皮划艇出了问题。]
7．A.trouble B．advance
C．question D．battle
A [从下文作者救人的描述可知，走近一点，作者发现一只皮划艇遇到了“麻烦(trouble)”。]
8．A.real B．right
C．fair D．fit
B [根据下文的描述可知选B。本句跟前一句说的是一回事。something's not right意为“某事不对劲”。]
9．A.stared B．sank
C．dived D．fell
C [从下文内容可知，作者要去水中救人，自然要“跳入(dived)”水中。]
10．A.arguing B．fighting
C．shouting D．shaking
D [从后文可知此人已失去意识，不可能“争吵、打架、大喊”，只能是“剧烈地颤抖着(shaking)”。]
11．A.lead B．persuade
C．carry D．keep
C [这时，作者帮忙把那个年轻人从水里“抬(carry)”了出来。]
12．A.happened B．occurred
C．applied D．appealed
B [他昏迷了，当作者看着他的脸时，突然想到了一些事情。something occurred to sb.是固定搭配，意为“某人突然想起某事”。]
13．A.sharp B．pleasant
C．attractive D．familiar
D [从下文可知，作者救出来的是自己的儿子，父亲对自己的儿子的一些情况应该是“熟悉的(familiar)”。]
14．A.agreed B．hesitated
C．doubted D．knew
D [当教练说出这个年轻人的名字时，作者马上就“知道(knew)”了一切，原来那个被救的年轻人就是他的儿子。]
15．A.Fortunately B．Frankly
C．Sadly D．Suddenly
A [康复得很快，当然是一件幸运的事，故此处表示“幸运地(Fortunately)”。]
16．A.return B．relax
C．speak D．leave
D [经过短暂的住院治疗后，Ben已经可以“离开(leave)”医院了。]
17．A. joked B．turned
C．listened D．pointed
B [Ben转过(turned)头来对作者说感谢的话。]
18．A.created B．honored
C．saved D．guided
C [从上文的描述可知，作者“救(saved)”了Ben的命。]
19．A.coincidence B．change
C．pity D．pain
A [作者下水救人，救出来的竟然是自己的儿子，真是“巧合(coincidence)”。]
20．A.on board B．in time
C．for sure D．on purpose
B [作者真的很高兴能“及时(in time)”帮助自己的儿子。]
