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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