Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant 21 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very 22 : finding a donor heart that 23 Maria’s blood type could take years. 24 , Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 25 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 26 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 27 of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her 28 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 29 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 30 something from herself. Could her 31 go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 32 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect 33 for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 34 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 35 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 36 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange 37 as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 38 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 39 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 40 in another loving mother’s chest.
1.A. change B. danger C. disorder D. pain
2.A. small B. distant C. hard D. precious
3.A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated
4.A. Certainly B. Otherwise C. However D. So
5.A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting
6.A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping
7.A. corner B. bed C. man D. nurse
8.A. mother B. story C. error D. dream
9.A. put B. support C. pass D. make
10.A. save B. recycle C. donate D. separate
11.A. heart B. brain C. husband D. spirit
12.A. informed B. warned C. congratulated D. reminded
13.A. copy B. fit C. variation D. baby
14.A. give up B. carry out C. search after D. put off
15.A. noticed B. predicted C. found D. declared
16.A. praying B. begging C. decorating D. singing
17.A. belief B. love C. bond D. relief
18.A. funeral B. operation C. performance D. anniversary
19.A. passed away B. woke up C. left behind D. dressed up
20.A. active B. alive C. necessary D. changeable
John, look at the time! _____you play the piano at such a late hour？
A. Shall B. Need C. Must D. May
---I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays.
---That’s _______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life.
A. how B. when C. where D. what
It was not until dark____ he found____ he believed was the correct way to solve the problem.
A that , that B that, what C when ,what D when , that
I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______.
A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed
I think your health will soon ______ if you have a holiday on the seaside.
A. give up B. pick up C. take up D. get up
