NancyVolkoperatedasidewalkcafeinAnoka,Minnesotatosupportherfamily.

DanHeins,oneofthecafe’sregularcustomers,hada1:kidneydialysis(肾透析)from6to10a.monTuesdays,Thursdays,andSaturdays,after2atthecafe.The56-year-oldownerofthesmallcafe,Nancy3thatHeins'diabetes(糖尿病)was4forhiskidneyfailureandthecut-offofhisleg.AndDanknewthatNancy,asinglemotherwiththreedaughters,workedtwootherjobsto5thecafeopenandmeetherhousingloans.

Onemorningasheorderedhisbreakfast,he6hewouldbeonkidneydialysistherestofhislifeifhedidn'treceivea(n)7.Nancydidn'thesitate,simplysaying“I’11donate”.Anormal8volunteeredtogivehimanorgan?Itseemed9toDan,andNancyhadtospendafewweeks10himshewasserious.ThedaybeforeThanksgivingin2009,theresultsofthemedicaltestscamein:Shewasa11.

Whiletheywere12thetransplant,Dan’sotherlegwascutoffandNancy’sfinancial13grewfrombadtoworse.

NancydecidedtoclosethecafelastSeptembermuch14shelovedit.Atthesametime,herhomewasgoinginto15.Dan'sinsurancewould16hersurgerycosts,butshewasworriedtoomuchthatshewouldn'tbeabletoworkthepart-timejobsforsixweeks.

SteveOhlsen,anothercustomerofthecafe,17adonationboxneartheregister.Inlessthanonemonth,peoplegaveNancyseveralthousanddollars—enoughtoensure18onherhomewhilesherecovered.

NancyandDanhadtheir19inSeptember.Fourmonthslater,Danis20dialysis,andNancyhassentthank-younotestohersupporters.

A.way

B.service

C.route

D.routine

A.breakfast

B.supper

C.lunch

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A.guessed

B.knew

C.imagined

D.concluded

A.serious

B.impossible

C.responsible

D.important

A.keep

B.run

C.cause

D.want

A.shouted

B.murmured

C.smiled

D.informed

A.operation

B.surgery

C.transplant

D.transfer

A.friend

B.relation

C.shopkeeper

D.student

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