文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了两位女同事的丈夫都需要肾脏移植,但是她们俩的肾脏和各自丈夫的都不匹配,反而和对方丈夫肾脏相匹配。最终,她们决定为对方丈夫捐赠自己的一个肾脏,而这两家人也成为了家人。
Tia Wimbush and Susan Elis have been co-workers for a decade, and while they didn’t know each other well, they had something in common, both dealing with the same medical stress at home. Their husbands each needed a kidney transplant( 肾脏移植). They were willing to donate one of theirs, but previous tests showed theirs weren’t apposite to their respective husbands.
When they knew each other’s condition and met in the washroom, the women paused for a moment and had a short conversation. Then they had tests again. Tests showed that each woman was an excellent match for the other’s husband. And seven months after that chance conversation, Tia donated one of her kidneys to Susan’s husband Lance Ellis, and Susan donated one of hers to Tia’s husband Rodney Wimbush.
“It is extremely rare for two people to suggest exchanging their own paired organ and actually be a match for each other. I’ve personally never seen this happen,” Christina Klein, a medical director of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital’s kidney transplant program, says. “When we put patients’ information into large databases for national paired kidney exchange programs, some patients wait months or even years for a match.”
The couples met a few days before the surgeries when they came to the hospital for the final round of testing. Before that, they had chatted on social media a bit. The surgeries lasted about three to four hours each and were beyond their expectations, with no one developing complications. “ It’s really just a story about simple kindness,” Susan says, “For us, it started with two people just being good humans. Now we’d like to tell people they can do the same. ”
Rodney says he will be forever grateful to his wife and Susan. “Susan and Lance are going to come with us to North Carolina for our son’s first college football game,” his wife adds, “ We’ve skipped the friendship. We’re family now.”
4. What does the underlined word “apposite” in paragraph 1 mean?
A.Sensitive. | B.Relevant. | C.Suited. | D.Comparable. |
5. How does Christina Klein find Tia and Susan’s story?
A.It is touching. | B.It is inspiring. |
C.It is worrying. | D.It is surprising. |
6. What is the change in the two families after the transplant operations?
A.They bond with each other closely. |
B.They become interested in football. |
C.They interact more regularly online. |
D.They are motivated to do good deeds. |
7. Which can be the best title of the text?
A.A Different Family | B.An Unimaginable Match |
C.A Funny Coincidence | D.An Unforgettable Kindness |