Dr Asim Syed, 32, has performed more than 100 operations at London’s Hammersmith Hospital in the country’s busiest transplant unit, but never imagined that he would one day become a donor himself.

He stepped forward when was told his 64-year-old mother might be dead within months unless she got a new kidney (肾). The worried surgeon brought her to London to be cared for at his hospital. However, it was not all plain sailing. Tests showed Dr Syed was the wrong blood group, so the only way was to go through a special blood-washing process. He consulted colleagues about that, but they didn’t agree, because the risk of rejection is still too high. Dr Syed and his mother were then advised to consider a new way of donating and receiving, called an organ-paired. That is, Dr Syed donated his kidney to an unknown person and another donor in the chain was a successful match for his mother. The chain of three transplants took place at the same time on July 31 with Dr Syed’s kidney going to a recipient in the Midlands and Mrs. Syed receiving her kidney from a person in the south of England.

Just hours after donating his own kidney, Dr Syed found himself recovering in bed next to his mother. Mrs Syed said, “When I came round from my operation Asim was in the next bed and the first thing he said was, ‘Mum now all your worries are over.’ Tears fell down.”

Now mother and son are recovering well with Dr Syed already back at work. Mrs. Syed is staying with him for several months while the hospital monitors her progress.

He said, “I did what anyone would do when they see a relative suffering disease. Although I wasn’t able to help mum directly, by agreeing to be part of a chain, I was also very happy.”

1. Why isn’t it a plain sailing?

2.Why didn’t his colleagues agree to the method of blood-washing?

3. What can we learn about Mrs. Syed?

4.What can be inferred from the text?

What’s the matter with the radio? Why isn’t it _____?

A. broadcasting       B. working  C. doing                     D. sounding

一Isn't it a surprise that I happened to meet Francis Mathews at the Christmas party last week?

一If my memory serves me correctly, you _____ each other for exactly two years.

A. hadn't seen     B. haven't seen         C. didn't see        D. don’t see

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。

A: Some of our classmates are going to Japan for the summer vacation． Will you join them?

B :    But I have to go back home to stay with my mother because she is badly ill in bed．

A : Oh, that’s too bad!

B :  

A : Yes, my aunt in Hawaii has invited me to spend my vacation with her．

B : Great ! Hawaii is a wonderful place, isn’t it?

A : Certainly, I suppose she’ll show me around some interesting places there．   

B : As I know． Hawaii was discovered by Captain Cook in the 1770s and he got killed there the next year he discovered it．

A : That’s right．  

B : Sure, you’ll certainly enjoy yourself． But don’t forget to write to me, will you?

A :   

A : Of course, I will．

B : But now it’s become a world – famous scenic spot．

C : I would go to, should I have the chance．

D : Have you got a way to spend yours?

E : No, never．

F : And I’m going to read some books about its history as well．

G : And I’ll go there as soon as the vacation starts．

What’s the matter with the radio? Why isn’t it _____?

A. broadcasting        B. working  C. doing       D. sounding