Nancy Volk operated a sidewalk cafe in Anoka, Minnesota to support her family.
Dan Heins, one of the cafe’s regular customers, had a
36 : kidney dialysis（肾透析） from 6 to 10 a.m on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, after
37 at the cafe. The 56-year-old owner of the small cafe, Nancy
38 that Heins' diabetes(糖尿病)was
39 for his kidney failure and the cut-off of his leg. And Dan knew that Nancy, a single mother with three daughters, worked two other jobs to
40 the cafe open and meet her housing loans.
One morning as he ordered his breakfast, he
41 he would be on kidney dialysis the rest of his life if he didn't receive a(n)
42 . Nancy didn't hesitate, simply saying “I’ll donate”. A normal
43 volunteered to give him an organ? It seemed
44 to Dan, and Nancy had to spend a few weeks
45 him she was serious. The day before Thanksgiving in 2009, the results of the medical tests came in: She was a
46 .
While they were
47 the transplant, Dan’s other leg was cut off and Nancy’s financial
48 grew from bad to worse.
Nancy decided to close the cafe last September much
49 she loved it. At the same time, her home was going into
50 . Dan's insurance would
51 her surgery costs, but she was worried too much that she wouldn't be able to work the part-time jobs for six weeks.
Steve Ohlsen, another customer of the cafe,
52 a donation box near the register. In less than one month, people gave Nancy several thousand dollars—enough to ensure
53 on her home while she recovered.
Nancy and Dan had their
54 in September. Four months later,Dan is
55 dialysis, and Nancy has sent thank-you notes to her supporters.
| 小题1: | | A．way | B．service | C．route | D．routine |
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| 小题2: | | A．breakfast | B．supper | C．lunch | D．dinner |
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| 小题3: | | A．guessed | B．knew | C．imagined | D．concluded |
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| 小题4: | | A．serious | B．impossible | C．responsible | D．important |
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| 小题6: | | A．shouted | B．murmured | C．smiled | D．informed |
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| 小题7: | | A．operation | B．surgery | C．transplant | D．transfer |
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| 小题8: | | A．friend | B．relation | C．shopkeeper | D．student |
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| 小题9: | | A．exciting | B．unreal | C．unusual | D．moving |
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| 小题10: | | A．cheating | B．convincing | C．informing | D．involving |
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| 小题11: | | A．match | B．partner | C．companion | D．mate |
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| 小题12: | | A．searching for | B．waiting for | C．looking into | D．taking in |
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| 小题13: | | A．position | B．profession | C．situation | D．condition |
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| 小题14: | | A．although | B．while | C．though | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．trouble | B．business | C．service | D．luck |
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| 小题16: | | A．offer | B．provide | C．give | D．cover |
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| 小题17: | | A．made | B．laid | C．placed | D．set |
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| 小题18: | | A．payments | B．expenses | C．repairs | D．fees |
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| 小题19: | | A．personalities | B．supporters | C．surgeries | D．lives |
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