When Benjamin was very young, he already knew that he was adopted(领养). He was always curious about his birth mother and trying to search for her. But it was not easy since he knew nothing about her except her first name, Holly.

At the same time, the mother Holly Shearer never forgot about her baby she gave up 20 years ago. She was just 18 when she made the difficult decision.

“I thought about him all the time,” said Holly. Holly finally found Benjamin’s Facebook two years ago. “He was 18 when I found his Facebook and I was very hesitant(犹豫的) to get in touch with him,” she said. “He had so much going on in his life... I didn’t want to throw a wrench into his life. So I just watched from a distance.”

But on November 19 of last year, Holly sent Benjamin a “Happy Birthday” message. “I can remember where I was when I got the message. I was at work,” Benjamin said. “She also explained who she was, and it surprised me.” Two days later, Holly and Benjamin reunited(团聚) at a restaurant. The two also realized they both have worked at HCA Healthcare’s St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City in the last two years.

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1.Why couldn’t Benjamin find his birth mother?

A Because he was too young.

B Because she had forgotten him.

C Because he didn’t know her first name.

D Because he knew little information about her.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第一段的“But it was not easy since he knew nothing about her except her first name, Holly.”可知，Benjamin只知道他生母的名字，即信息太少。故选D。

2.How old is Holly Shearer now?

A 18.

B 20.

C 38.

D 40.

解析：选C。C数字计算题。根据第二段的“20 years ago”以及“She was just 18”可知20年前她18岁，即现在她38岁。故选C。

3.What does the underlined part “throw a wrench” probably mean?

A Bring about a change.

B Become too interested.

C Have some difficulties.

D Play an important part.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据第三段的“I was very hesitant to get in touch with him”可知Holly知道Benjamin是她的亲生儿子后，她很犹豫要不要联系他。结合划线部分所在句的后一句“So I just watched from a distance”可知Holly只是远远地看着(没有联系他)，由此推断她不想打扰他的生活(给他的生活带来改变)。故选A。

4.On which day did Holly and Benjamin reunite?

A November 19.

B November 21.

C November 22.

D November 24.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段的“But on November 19 of last year”和“Two days later, Holly and Benjamin reunited”可知，他们是在11月21日见面的。故选B。

5.Where is the passage probably taken from?

A A history book.

B A local newspaper.

C A parent’s diary.

D A culture magazine.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文向我们讲述了一名男子苦寻亲生母亲多年后终与母亲重聚的故事，应该是一则新闻，最有可能摘自新闻报纸。故选B。