Passage Seventeen
If you have ever been mistaken for somebody else, you can certainly sympathize with two young women from Maryland, both named Wanda Marie Johnson. 1 Wanda was living and working in Washington, D.C., 2 she became confused with the second Wanda, a former resident of the area, whom she'd never 3 . Both Wanda were born on June 15, 1953, and their social security numbers are the same except for the final three 4 . Amazingly, they both moved from Washington to St. George's, Grenada.
Both women drove cars of the same year and model, which really 5 the computers at the Department of Motor Vehicles. When one of the Wandas 6 for her drivers' license, she was told she already had one and that she was required to wear glasses while driving. She spoke to four supervisors 7 convincing the authorities that her vision was perfect and she really did need a license. She then received two licenses instead of one.
The Wandas also became confused in medical and credit records. One of the women was 8 for not paying a bill for furniture she had never purchased. She could't convince a skeptical debt collector that she'd never been in the store.
Newspapers finally 9 the story, and the identity confusion was brought to 10 . The Wandas met to discuss solutions to their strange predicament. One Wanda was reported to be considering using her maiden name.
1.［A］ A ［B］ One ［C］ The ［D］ Either 2.［A］ when ［B］ there ［C］ then ［D］ while 3.［A］ meet ［B］ met ［C］ have met ［D］ be meeting 4.［A］ numbers ［B］ numerals ［C］ digits ［D］ units 5.［A］ confused ［B］ confined ［C］ confronted［D］ complicated 6.［A］ requested［B］ appealed ［C］ pleaded ［D］ applied 7.［A］ after ［B］ when ［C］ before ［D］ while 8.［A］ hounded ［B］ haunted ［C］ hunted ［D］ hovered 9.［A］ picked at［B］ picked off［C］ picked on ［D］ picked up 10.［A］ pass ［B］ light ［C］ fact ［D］ public
