On a Monday afternoon in February 2007, Gretchen took Liam, her 2-year-old son to her doctor because of some new habits—longer naps and pickier eating habits. After some __________, the doctor told her the _____________ news: Her son had cancer that affected nerve cells.
Liam began three rounds of chemotherapy (化疗) and then later underwent 12-hour surgery that _____________ him on a ventilator (呼吸机). Meanwhile, Gretchen __________ in the hospital that among diseases, cancer was the number one killer of children in the United States.
“I ask Liam’s doctor how it is possible that I never __________ that,” said Gretchen. She recalled that the doctor told her that people didn’t __________ enough about kids who got cancer. They didn’t make ______________; their diseases didn’t get funding.
“Pediatric (儿科的) cancer is just so __________,” said Gretchen. To ask for help without scaring people off, she __________ to bake cookies—96,000 of them, over a few weeks—in exchange for __________. She founded a studio in Brooklyn and launched a website to __________ the cookies. She packed the cookies with __________ to raise awareness about pediatric cancer. As local news stations __________ the story, the cookies __________ sold out.
“Everyone says, ‘I have no idea cancer is the number one disease killer of children. How can I _________?’” Gretchen said. “It is not because people don’t care about kids who get cancer; it is because they just don’t __________ the cancer.”
______ the ovens cooled, Gretchen developed a(n) __________ to help other people improve bake sales. In September 2008, she launched the non-profit Cookies for Kid’s Cancer to __________ research dollars for five powerhouse pediatric cancer centers. Other fund-raising events began to spring up __________in all 50 states as well as overseas. Cookies for Kid’s Cancer has already raised more than $7 million for pediatric cancer research and has helped fund six new treatments for kids since 2008.
1.A.tests B.interviews C.operations D.discussions
2.A.particular B.guilty C.horrible D.cautious
3.A.caught B.beat C.carried D.left
4.A.remembered B.promised C.discovered D.admitted
5.A.hear B.fix C.afford D.reach
6.A.write B.care C.argue D.complain
7.A.headlines B.rules C.progress D.trouble
8.A.boring B.embarrassing C.disappointing D.frightening
9.A.agreed B.afforded C.decided D.liked
10.A.resources B.cells C.rewards D.donations
11.A.taste B.make C.sell D.store
12.A.summaries B.notes C.figures D.books
13.A.reported B.blamed C.created D.appreciated
14.A.exactly B.quickly C.illegally D.generally
15.A.study B.help C.recover D.survive
16.A.fight B.accept C.prepare D.know
17.A.Unless B.Until C.After D.Because
18.A.industry B.attitude C.habit D.plan
19.A.exchange B.raise C.save D.borrow
20.A.finally B.fortunately C.certainly D.briefly
The owner of the jewellery shop was happy to see diamond necklaces and rings beautifully __________ on a background of black velvet.
A.stocked B.smashed C.accumulated D.arranged
When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had __________ been written.
A.equally B.prosperously C.gracefully D.originally
__________ is human nature that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
A.Such B.That C.So D.What
With some infrastructure (基础设施) in Hong Kong __________ due to the riot (骚乱) of some people in the past few months, it has caused inconvenience for average people.
A.having damaged B.to be damaged C.damaged D.damaging
One outstanding feature of DF-41 missile is its ability to locate the __________ position of the target it wants.
A.accurate B.awkward C.absurd D.academic