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Two years ago, I donated my kidney (肾) to my brother.I considered it a complete lifechanging
experience, not only for the two of us __
1__ for the entire family.We ended up __
2__ from surgery
(外科手术) at a friend's home in Baton Rouge, LA.His __
3__ to us was unforgettable.We had received
so many __
4__.We had gotten food donation from so many people who __
5__ us something beyond
physical comfort.
Now my brother is __
6__ on his feet and is living life beyond normal.Last April, he __
7__ to give
back to the community (社区) by raising __
8__ for the Medical Association through cycling 180 miles
from Houston to Austin.I felt greatly moved, tears in eyes, __
9__ that my kidney gave him a second
chance in life and that he is now living beyond what he imagined __
10__ to be.Recently, our mother suffered from breast cancer.__
11__ she was the one who took care of me and my brother, we wanted to do
something in her __
12__.My brother, my sister and I are going to __
13__ next year for the Cancer Society, while my brother and I will be __
14__ in the half marathon in honour of our mother and this will be our good __
15__ to be kidney donation advocates as well.
We __
16__ during our surgery that several thousands die from kidney diseases every year.Patients
would be on the __
17__ list for kidney donation and end up in death because of the __
18__ of kidney
donors.If my brother and I can __
19__ others to do the same thing I did, maybe more lives will be saved.
__
20__ I had more kidneys, I would do it again for other people.
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B. but B. reusing B. courage B. people B. contributed B. down B. urged B. news B. expecting B. life B. Though B. job B. study B. entering B. pleasure B. found out B. waiting B. common B. promise B. What if |
C. so C. recovering C. power C. patients C. d elivered C. back C. demanded C. advantages C. hoping C. success C. Because C. health C. cheer C. joining C. decision C. learned from C. sending C. lack C. order C. Even if |
D. or D. reserving D. manners D. doctors D. gave D. up D. insisted D. money D. reporting D. luck D. Before D. honour D. fight D. fighting D. chance D. looked into D. growing D. help D. affect D. If only |