Passage 16
全国卷Ⅲ
A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But 1 apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian 2 .
Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their 3 ended and he did not want her ticket to 4 . The ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让) 5 , but since passport information was not required when 6 , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can 7 it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to 8 a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his 9 on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the 10 passports, “More 11 , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in 12 their name to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of 13 , thousands of e-mails, people around the world 14 their stories of travel.”
Axani wrote in his post that he is not 15 anything in return and that the woman who uses the 16 ticket can choose to either travel with him or 17 the ticket and travel on her own.
The 18 is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before 19 in Toronto on January 8. He said the 20 woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
1. A. benefits B. deposits C. restrictions D. examinations
2. A. origin B. passport C. accent D. friend
3. A. holiday B. marriage C. dream D. relationship
4. A. go to waste B. come to mind C. go on sale D. come into effect
5. A. policy B. order C. payment D. schedule
6. A. applying B. booking C. checking D. bargaining
7. A. use B. borrow C. choose D. buy
8. A. sacrifice B. express C. experience D. provide
9. A. answer B. advice C. offer D. comment
10. A. same B. right C. now D. real
11. A. interesting B. annoying C. satisfying D. convincing
12. A. writing B. giving C. lending D. changing
13. A. touch B. question C. date D. control
14. A. admiring B. advertising C. sharing D. doubting
15. A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with
16. A. single B. strange C. regular D. extra
17. A. return B. take C. reserve D. hide
18. A. interview B. program C. trip D. meeting
19. A. ending B. calling C. repeating D. staying
20. A. honored B. lovely C. intelligent D. lucky