Six-year-old Matthew Parker was in need of a kidney (肾) transplant, and his family looked all over the country for a suitable donor. Up to 80 people signed up to give up a living 41 for the first-grader. Coincidentally, the person 42 to donate a kidney to Matthew was his teacher, Lindesy Painter.
Matthew had been on the transplant 43 for a long time and developed antibodies (抗体) to most kidneys, it was 44 to find a match for him. The doctor had warned the family to be “ 45 ” and used the term “a needle in a haystack (干草堆)” several times.
When 46 were asked to be tested, Painter was the first one to sign up. 47 the teacher learned the result, she had to get several tests done. She was astonished when she got a 48 back saying she was a “perfect 49 .”
Painter made the decision 50 . She knew that Matthew’s kidneys were 51 , and she empathized with anyone going through this. It was especially hard for her to 52 the condition affecting one of her two sons.
“I watch my healthy, active, loud, wild children running around,” She said. “Matthew 53 to live a normal, healthy, active life like my boys.”
Matthew was so 54 to learn that his teacher would be donating a kidney to him that he 55 her. His mother was deeply 56 to Lindsey Painter, saying the teacher was a “ 57 ” and “giving” person for doing this.
The operations for the kidney donation would 58 in the following month. Matthew’s mother said, “My son’s new kidney means a special 59 between student and teacher that goes far 60 the classroom.”
41. A. person B. organ C. animal D. plant
42. A. chosen B. supposed C. forced D. required
43. A. house B. machine C. list D. team
44. A. difficult B. vital C. effortless D. impossible
45. A. optimistic B. sensitive C. fantastic D. realistic
46. A. competitors B. candidates C. volunteers D. partners
47. A. While B. Once C. After D. Before
48. A. sign B. call C. letter D. visit
49. A. match B. companion C. mother D. participant
50. A. wisely B. sensibly C. willingly D. lightly
51. A. failing B. hurting C. shrinking D. disappearing
52. A. control B. predict C. imagine D. accept
53. A. struggles B. manages C. regrets D. deserves
54. A. puzzled B. moved C. satisfied D. worried
55. A. feared B. hugged C. missed D. ignored
56. A. sorry B. friendly C. polite D. grateful
57. A. reliable B. selfless C. passive D. cheerful
58. A. take place B. come up C. set off D. break out
59. A. appreciation B. agreement C. bond D. distance
60. A. above B. from C. into D. beyond
41-45 BACAD 46-50 CDBAC 51-55 ACDBB 56-60 DBACD