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 1 rang, it was my mother calling from my 2 . She asked if I had 3 my mobile. I checked my purse. It was 4 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, 5 it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but 6 it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a 7 near his home.
Later that evening, I went to 8 him there. I didn’t dare to go 9 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 10 10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys 11 .
My 12 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you 13 my mum?” I asked. He 14 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they 15 was my mobile phone number—which didn’t 16 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 17 my house.
I was 18 to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 19 to Rhys and offered him some money, but he 20 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
1. A. electric car B. mobile phone C. radio D. doorbell
2. A. hospital B. company C. school D. home
3. A. found B. changed C. lost D. bought
4. A. gone B. new C. busy D. broken
5. A. accepted B. returned C. got D. answered
6. A. before B. because C. after D. if
7. A. coffee shop B. post office C. hotel D. supermarket
8. A. follow B. meet C. catch D. punish
9. A. slowly B. back C. alone D. finally
10. A. driving B. running C. walking D. riding
11 A. talked about B. looked for C. heard of D. knew about
12 A. difficulties B. fears C. diseases D. hopes
13 A. remember B. know C. tell D. understand
14 A. realized B. repeated C. explained D. believed
15 A. had B. noticed C. expected D. finished
16 A. happen B. matter C. help D. fit
17 A. called B. visited C. shared D. sold
18 A. sorry B. glad C. sad D. proud
19 A. useful B. strange C. grateful D. polite
20 A. missed B. appeared C. agreed D. refused