1 . If you could save someone’s life, would you? That question was ______ in the hearts of Julia Harlin’s children. Their mother was at risk of dying without a liver transplant. Julia did not want her children to become living ______ , but the kids had other ideas. Eileen Harlin and two of her siblings (兄弟姐妹) made the ______ to have testing as possible ______ without telling their mom.
After securing a good test result, Eileen phoned her mother, “Hey, don’t get ______ , but I’ve been tested to see if I’m a match. And I am, and I want to do it. How can you be mad when your daughter is going to save her mom’s life?” The news went around and was ______ tears all around.
The transplant surgery went ______ on August 16, 2022, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Unfortunately, Julia received bad news shortly after getting her new ______ of life. She was experiencing kidney ______ due to her liver disease, so even though the liver was mending, the kidneys had too much damage to ______ .
Without a second thought, Eileen ______ and another transplant was ______ on December 19, 2023, at the same facility.
Daniel G. Maluf, M. D. , the surgeon for both of Julia’s procedures, said, “The mom’s kidney function recovered ______. And both of them were home two or three days after the transplant. Julia is a wonderful patient, very ______ of her kids’ efforts. And obviously, the hero of the story is Eileen, who ______ twice to save her mother.”
1. A.alarming | B.burning | C.disturbing | D.damaging |
2. A.organizers | B.models | C.donors | D.losers |
3. A.decision | B.difference | C.mistake | D.examination |
4. A.organs | B.matches | C.chances | D.applicants |
5. A.fearful | B.ignorant | C.upset | D.mad |
6. A.met with | B.commented on | C.agreed to | D.burst into |
7. A.badly | B.slowly | C.smoothly | D.obviously |
8. A.dream | B.page | C.certificate | D.message |
9. A.loss | B.pain | C.function | D.failure |
10. A.recover | B.apply | C.suffer | D.develop |
11. A.settled down | B.stood out | C.jumped in | D.sank in |
12. A.transformed | B.observed | C.influenced | D.accomplished |
13. A.immediately | B.gradually | C.eventually | D.independently |
14. A.helpful | B.generous | C.appreciative | D.impressive |
15. A.went ahead | B.came forward | C.took on | D.gave in |