Whennine-year-oldZionHarveywastwohelostbothhishandsandhislegsbelowthekneesduetoalife-threateninginfection.TheinfectionalsodamagedhiskidneysandhereceiveahealthykidneydonatedbyhismomPattieRay.
InthefirstfewyearsofhislifeZionhadmoremedicalhardshipthanmostofusinalifetime.Thatdidn’tkillhisspiritthough.Lastyearhebecamethefirstchildtoreceiveadouble-handtransplantintheUS.NBCNewscheckedwithhimtoseejusthowhewasdoingaftertheoperation.
“IwillbeproudofthehandsIget”hetoldNBCNews.“NowIcandomanythingsmostpeopletakeforgranted.WhenIgotmyhand’sitslikehere’sthepieceofmylifethatwasmissing.Nowmylifeiscomplete.”
WhenhismomPattietalksabouthimyoucanseetheprideinhereyesbutyoualsoseeherstrength.Youcantellshe’shelpedherchilddevelophisunbelievablespirit.Thetwoareclearlyateamandseeingthemtogetherwouldmakeanyperson’sheartoverflow.
“OneofthemajorconcernsIhaveforhimishisbeingabletodocertainthingsinhislife”Rayexplains.“WithoutmymomIwouldnotberighthererightnow”Zionsays.“Shehelpedmegetthroughthemostdifficulttimesofmylife.Sheisthebestmomintheworld.”
ZionHarveyisanamazingspiritandwisewellbeyondhisyears.
21.Zionlosthishands_______.
A.attheageofnine B.owingtoamedicalfailure
C.becauseofbeingseriouslyinfected D.afterakidneytransplantoperation
22.AfterZionreceivedthedouble-handtransplant________.
A.NBCNewswenttogivehimencouragement B.hetookwhathegotforgranted
C.hejoinedateamwithhismother D.hewascontentwithhislife
23.WhatmayPattiecaremostaboutZion?
A.Whetherbecansucceed. B.Whetherhecanmanageonhisown.
C.Howhecansufferlesshardship. D.Howhecankeephighspirits.
24.Whatemotionisexpressedbytheauthorinthelastparagraph?
A.Appreciation. B.Excitement. C.Surprise.
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