Pilot brings warm“ reunion”飛行員帶來的溫馨“團聚”

孫朝嵐

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1 When their 9yearolddaughter， Valentina， accidentallyleft behind her beloved American Girl doll named Beatriceduring a flight earlier this summer， Rudy and Celeste Domingueztried every means they could think of to reunite theirdaughter with the doll.

2 Beatrice means a lot to Valentina. She is her best friend，having brought her a lot of happiness. She felt very depressedwhen her doll was missing. The Plano， Texas family searchedeverywhere for the lost doll， including all their travel baggage， but in vain. They all rememberedseeing her on the plane so they made a phone call and sent an email to the airline tolook for the lost doll. The message about the lost doll online finally reached pilot JamesDanen， the first officer of American Airlines， who is based in the DallasFortWorth area，not far from Plano.

3 Danen said he jumped at the chance to help young Valentina locate Beatrice，who was last seen on July 20 on a plane in Tokyo， Japan， where the family had a shortstay on their flight back to the US from Bali， Indonesia. Danen reached out to the Lostand Found Office at Haneda Airport in Tokyo and was able to locate the missing doll after?several tries. He then took photos with Beatrice at various airports and on flights as hecarried her back home to Valentina in Texas， over 5800 miles away.

4 On Monday， Danen drove to the Dominguez's house in Plano and personally returnedBeatrice to Valentina， along with some photos and a map that showed all of Beatrice'stravels.“ I felt over the moon，” Valentina said of seeing Beatrice again after a monthlongseparation. After Valentina was reunited with Beatrice， she thanked Danen， giving him abig hug.

5 The experience of losing and then regaining the doll has taught the family a valuablelesson： When someone requests help， help them out if you can.

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1. What did Valentina's family do after the loss of the doll？

A. They flew to Japan to find it.

B. They turned to Danen for help.

C. They bought a same doll for her.

D. They tried their best to find it back.

2. Why did Danen take photos with Beatrice at airports and on flights？

A. To prove he had found the doll.

B. To keep track of the doll's travels.

C. To show the doll was in good condition.

D. To share the good news on social media.

3. What does the underlined phrase “over the moon” in paragraph 4 probably mean？

A. Satisfied.

B. Terrified.

C. Excited.

D. Worried.

4. Which of the following can best describe Danen？

A. Caring.

B. Generous.

C. Demanding.

D. Humorous.

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Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

Danen said he jumped at the chance to help young Valentina locate Beatrice， who waslast seen on July 20 on a plane in Tokyo， Japan， where the family had a short stay on theirflight back to the US from Bali， Indonesia. 達寧說，他欣然接受幫助年輕的瓦倫蒂娜找到比阿特麗斯的機會。比阿特麗斯最后一次被看到是7月20日在日本東京的一架飛機上，他們一家在從印度尼西亞的巴厘島飛回美國的途中曾在那里短暫停留。

【點石成金】本句中，Danen said后面是一個省略了that的賓語從句；who引導(dǎo)定語從句，在從句中作主語；where引導(dǎo)的也是定語從句。

Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box in proper forms.

search for in vain finally personally reach out to help sb out

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