题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
北京市东城区2019-2020学年高二下学期英语期末统一检测试卷
The spot of a red balloon in a tree was what first caught Randy Heiss's 1on December 16, 2018. He then walked toward it and found the balloon attached to a piece of2. "Dayami," it read on one side, in a child's3. Heiss flipped the paper over. It was a numbered list in Spanish. His Spanish isn't very good, but he could4it was a Christmas list.
He was charmed and wondered whether he could5the child. About 20 miles to the southwest, just across the border, was the city of Nogales,Mexico. 6the prevailing wind (常刮的风), he was pretty sure that's where it came from.
Back home, Heiss's wife who is fluent in Spanish7the list. Heiss listened carefully: Dayami, 8a girl, had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, clothes and art supplies. Heiss then posted about his quest on Facebook,9photos, hoping someone might know the girl's family.
A few days passed with no leads; Heiss worried that time was running out10Christmas. On December 19, he decided to send a private Facebook message to Radio XENY in Nogales. The next morning, when he was still in bed, Heiss11a message: The staff had12Dayami, who indeed lived in Nogales and would be willing to arrange a get-together at the radio station.
Heiss and his wife rushed to13everything on Dayami's list. Then they drove for 45 minutes, 14the border into Nogales. They finally met the very15girl." Her eyes were wide open with wonder. Like, 'Oh my gosh,this really did work!' It was a beautiful experience, " Heiss said. "Quite healing for us."
Heiss, 61, has lived in Bisbee, Arizona for more than three decades. Ten years ago, he and his wife16their only child in an accident. They have even no grandchildren. Now they split their time between Nogales and Bisbee.
"Being around children at Christmastime has been17in our lives," Heiss said. "It's been kind of a gaping hole in our Christmas experience." He has since reflected on what a miracle it was that he occasionally18the balloon, let alone that he was able to meet Dayami and her family.
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