I’ll never forget one summer day in
1975. On that day my 1
suddenly died because of
an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer
came to my house to ask for my father's permission (允许) for the hospital to 2
Mother's valve 心脏瓣膜). 1 was greatly surprised. I ran into the house
in tears. At 14 I just couldn't understand why people take apart (分解) a person I
3 , but my father told him,
"Yes."
"How can you let them do that to
her?" I cried at him.
"Linda," he said 4 , putting his arms around me
,"the greatest present you can give is a part of yourself. Your mother and
I decided long ago that if we can make a person's life 5
after we die, our death
will have meaning."
The lesson my father taught me that day
became one of the most 6 in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a
family of my own.. In 1996 my father became seriously ill. With a smile he told
me that when he died, he wanted to donate 7 was in good condition (状况), especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated 8 as he had wanted. Three days later, my
daughter said, "Mum, I'm so 9 of what you did for Grandpa. "At
that moment I realized that my father gave
10 his eyes. What he left behind
sparkled(闪烁) in my daughter's eyes.
t
1. A.
father
B. mother
C.
grandma
D.
grandpa
2. A. operate B. use
C.
make
D. repair
3. A.
loved
B.
lost
C.
forgot
D.
remembered
4. A.
quietly
B. happily C. angrily
D.
loudly
5. A.
worse
B.
poorer
C. better
D. more
helpful
6. A.
wonderful
B.
important
C.
warm-hearted
D.
beautiful
7. A.
however
B. which
C.
whoever
D. whatever
8. A. his
heart
B. his eyes C. his life
D. his
ears
9. A.
afraid
B. tired
C.
full
D.
proud
10. A. much
more than B. less than C.
many more than
D. as much
as