I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s 36 rang, it was my mother calling from my 37 . She asked if I had 38 my mobile. I checked my purse. It was 39 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, 40 it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but 41 it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a 42 near his home.
Later that evening, I went to 43 him there. I didn’t dare to go 44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 45 10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys 46 .
My 47 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you 48 my mum?” I asked. He 49 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they 50 was my mobile phone number—which didn’t 51 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 52 my house.
I was 53 to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 54 to Rhys and offered him some money, but he 55 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
A.electric car B.mobile phone C.radio D.doorbell
A.hospital B.company C.school D.home
A.found B.changed C.lost D.bought
A.gone B.new C.busy D.broken
A.accepted B.returned C.got D.answered
A.before B.because C.after D.if
A.coffee shop B.post office C.hotel D.supermarket
A.follow B.meet C.catch D.punish
A.slowly B.back C.alone D.finally
A.driving B.running C.walking D.riding
A.talked about B.looked for C.he ard of D.knew about
A.difficulties B.fears C.diseases D.hopes
A.remember B.know C.tell D.understand
A.realized B.repeated C.explained D.believed
A.had B.not iced C.expected D.finished
A.happen B.matter C.help D.fit
A.called B.visited C.shared D.sold
A.sorry B.glad C.sad D.proud
A.useful B.strange C.grateful D.polite
A.missed B.appeared C.agreed D.refused