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Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
After two weeks in Finland enjoying a much-needed family vacation, I was home in California checking my mail when I saw a letter from the IRS (国税局), I thought, Finally! They’ve sent my refund! Wrong. It was a letter ____1____ (say) my identity theft claim had been received and they opened a case. The odd thing was, I had never filed a claim. I was puzzled, so the first thing I did was call the IRS. I found out that someone had filed ____2____ tax return in my name in January, two months before I usually file. He or she had created a direct deposit account with no name specified and has also filed a change of address ____3____ my mail would be redirected to an old address of mine.
____4____ the criminal investigation unit of the IRS had signaled that tax return as fraudulent (欺诈的), a $1400 refund was still sent to the direct deposit account with no name ____5____ (attach) to it. I couldn’t believe it. When my real return arrived in March, the IRS realized that identity theft ____6____ (occur) and began sending me letters informing me ____7____ the theft and the delay of my refund. But I never got those letters because they were sent to my old address and then stolen.
I had a real mess to clean up. I had to file a form requesting that the IRS trace my refund to see ____8____ had received it. The rep also said that I needed to call the Federal Trade Commission, the Social Security office, my bank, my tax preparer, and one of the credit bureaus ____9____ (alert) them about what had happened. I also got a special PIN to put on my returns going forward, ____10____ (indicate) that I had experienced identity theft.
I finally got my refund money months later. I never found out who stole my identity or whether the crook or crooks were ever caught. I will have to take precautions for the rest of my life.
【答案】1. saying
2. a 3. so that
4. Although
5. attached
6. had occurred
7. of 8. who
9. to alert
10. indicating
