Carmen’smotherMariahadjustsurvivedaseriousheartattack．B...

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Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack．But without a heart transplant（移植）her life was in constant 1 ．

Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very 2 : finding a donor heart that 3 Maria’s blood type could take years． 4 , Carmen was determined to save her mother．She kept 5 hospitals all over the country．

Days stretched out．By Christmas, Maria had trouble 6 from one end of the room to the other． Carmen lost all hope．She fell into a 7 of the hospital, crying．

“Are you okay?” a man asked．

Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her 8 ．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 9 it through the night．Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind．He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 10 something from herself．Could her 11 go to Carmen’s mother?

After reviewing the data, doctors 12 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect 13 for Carmen’s mother．They were able to 14 the transplant．

That cold night, when Cheryl was 15 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door．She was 16 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently．Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange 17 as they hugged and cried．

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 18 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on．”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 19 with Cheryl’s heart．Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 20 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