NancyVolkoperatedasidewalkcafeinAnokaMinnesotatosupportherfamily.
DanHeinsoneofthecafe’sregularcustomershada 36 :kidneydialysis(肾透析)from6to10a.monTuesdaysThursdaysandSaturdaysafter 37 atthecafe.The56-year-oldownerofthesmallcafeNancy 38 thatHeins'diabetes(糖尿病)was39 forhiskidneyfailureandthecut-offofhisleg.AndDanknewthatNancyasinglemotherwiththreedaughtersworkedtwootherjobsto 40 thecafeopenandmeetherhousingloans.
Onemorningasheorderedhisbreakfasthe41 hewouldbeonkidneydialysistherestofhislifeifhedidn'treceivea(n) 42 .Nancydidn'thesitatesimplysaying“I’lldonate”.Anormal 43 volunteeredtogivehimanorgan?Itseemed 44 toDanandNancyhadtospendafewweeks 45 himshewasserious.ThedaybeforeThanksgivingin2009theresultsofthemedicaltestscamein:Shewasa 46.
Whiletheywere 47 thetransplantDan’sotherlegwascutoffandNancy’sfinancial48 grewfrombadtoworse.
NancydecidedtoclosethecafelastSeptembermuch 49 shelovedit.Atthesametimeherhomewasgoinginto 50 .Dan'sinsurancewould 51 hersurgerycostsbutshewasworriedtoomuchthatshewouldn'tbeabletoworkthepart-timejobsforsixweeks.
SteveOhlsenanothercustomerofthecafe 52 adonationboxneartheregister.InlessthanonemonthpeoplegaveNancyseveralthousanddollars—enoughtoensure 53 onherhomewhilesherecovered.
NancyandDanhadtheir 54 inSeptember.FourmonthslaterDanis 55 dialysisandNancyhassentthank-younotestohersupporters.
小题1:A.wayB.serviceC.routeD.routine小题2:A.breakfastB.supperC.lunchD.dinner小题3:A.guessedB.knewC.imaginedD.concluded小题4:A.seriousB.impossibleC.responsibleD.important