Mika still remembers the exact moment she was separated from her mother on September 24, 1975. Then just four years old, she and her mother were walking through Penn Station in New York City. Mika saw a candy store and asked whether she could go in. She thought her mother said yes, so she entered. When she returned, her mother was gone.
A policeman found her wandering alone and took her to the police station. Before long, she was placed in an orphanage (孤儿院)where she was given a name—Missy—because she wouldn’t talk. Two years later, she was adopted(收养). Once she finished high school, she moved out, changed her name to Mika. All the while she tried to find her birth family. In 2001, eager for any information, she posted on a website that she had been left at Penn Station and was searching for her birth mother.
Carty, founder of reunitepeople.com, saw the message and decided to help her. She said, “Don’t worry about sending me any money. I’m just going to help you.” Carty worked the case on and off for 16 years without a breakthrough. In December 2017, she sent Mika a DNA test as a Christmas present. After running the results through several databases (数据库), Carty found that Mika was a match with a woman named Kelly, who appeared to be Mika’s first cousin. Carty called Kelly, who at first doubted about the story but finally agreed to help.
When Mika met her long-lost family, her uncle, Joseph, said to her, “I hope you forgive us.” Mika nodded, smiling through her tears.
【小题1】What can you learn about Mika?| A．She found her birth family in her forties. |
| B．She sent Carty money in order to get help. |
| C．She named herself Missy in the orphanage. |
| D．She reunited with her family through a website. |
| A．Helpful and determined. | B．Confident and careful. |
| C．Curious and responsible. | D．Imaginative and hard-working. |
| A．Website Helped Her | B．Mika Lost Her Mom |
| C．Carty Worked the Case | D．Technology Reunited Them |
