For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack．But without a heart transplant her life was in constant 1 ．
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small：finding a donor(捐赠者)heart that 2 Maria’s blood type could take years．However, Carmen was determined to save her mother．She kept 3 hospitals all over the country．
Days stretched out．By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other．Carmen lost 4 hope．She fell into a corner of the hospital, crying．
“Are you okay?” a man asked．
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story．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 make it 5 the night．Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind．He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 6 something from herself．Could her heart go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 7 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother．They were able to 8 the transplant．
That cold night, when Cheryl was declared dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door．She was praying for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently． 9 Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried．
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 10 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on．”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 11 with Cheryl’s heart．Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 12 in another loving mother’s chest．
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