Unit 5 first aid Reading课时作业

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课标话题 人与自我·生命的意义与价值 体裁 记叙文 词 数 294 难度 　　Ivonette Balthazar is a 67­year­old grandmother. With a red paper heart which read "I have a __1__ heart" pinned to her chest, Balthazar recently participated in a 3­kilometre fun run in Rio do Janeiro, Brazil.

　　Only one year ago, Balthazar faced __2__ . She had a heart attack in 2012. Although she'd risen to the top of the __3__ list for a new heart, it seemed too __4__ .

　　Then on Aug. 15, 2016, she got a __5__ from Rio's heart hospital. Stefan Henze, a German Olympic silver winner in the 2004 Athens Olympics, had died in a car accident and Balthazar would __6__ the 35­year­old's heart. After a difficult but successful operation to __7__ her heart, Balthazar is amazed and thankful to be __8__ . Ever since, she says she and Henze have become a __9__ of sorts.

　　"The little __10__ is in here. If I didn't have this heart, I wouldn't be __11__ ，" Balthazar said. Still __12__ in the course of recovery, the 3­kilometre fun run seemed like a marathon to Balthazar. "This race today is a(n) __13__ for me and for him，" she said. That heart, __14__ , wouldn't let her sit back. "The heart of a(n) __15__ beats inside me，" she said at the starting line. So she did her best for herself and for her silent __16__ .

　　As she crossed the finish line, she was overwhelmed, and immediately __17__ Henze．"I'd love to meet his mother, to hug her and __18__ her，" she said. "While I am celebrating my victory, I know on the other side there is an entire family __19__ . This is a gold medal for me and for the man I have never __20__ . The two of us are here."

　　1．A．broken B．transplanted

　　C．artificial D．unhealthy

　　2．A.failure B．depression

　　C．death D．disability

　　3．A.waiting B．visiting

　　C．participating D．shopping

　　4．A.big B．expensive

　　C．late D．dangerous

　　5．A.invitation B．service

　　C．task D．call

6．A.receive B．win