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A 4-year-old boy was given the chance to celebrate his
favorite holiday early this year after a neighborhood in Illinois heard that he
would miss the chance to trick or treat because of a vital Surgery (手术).Sonny Mead, who put on a Superman
costume for the special day, hit more than 20 hours along his special
trick-or-treat route and was even treated to a ride in a fire truck.
“He thinks today is Halloween,” Jackie Mead, the boy's mom,
told Fox 2 Now on Wednesday. “We let him pick his costume, and up until today
he was going to be Spider-Man, and then he decided that he wanted to be
Superman because he wants superpowers.”
Sonny was diagnosed with craniosynostosis (颅缝早闭), which causes the skull bones to fuse
prematurely, affecting brain growth. Sonny had pieces of his skull removed to
give his brain more room to grow in 2015, and the bone was supposed to grow
back but never did.
So on Friday, doctors will use a 3-D printer and bone from a
dead body to rebuild Sonny's skull. His recovery is expected to take between
two and six months, meaning he'll not be able to trick or treat when Oct.31
comes.
But once Amanda Richert heard that her friends son would
miss out on the trick-or-treating fun, Goshen Meadows citizens, in
Edwardsville, Illinois united in a group to make sure he had a chance for the
trick-or-treat fun. Sonny's mother said their reaction was overwhelming.
(1)
Why was Sonny Mead given a Chance to celebrate Halloween early this year?
A . Because of his brain growth.
B . Because of an important surgery.
C . Because of Sonny's strong wish.
D . Because of the request of his neighborhood.
(2)
What can we know from the passage?
A . Sonny Mead had the chance to trick or treat with the help of his neighborhood.
B . Sonny Mead chose a Spider-Man costume for the special day at last.
C . Sonny Mead will have pieces of his skull removed on Friday.
D . Sonny Mead had his skull rebuilt with a bone from a cadaver in 2015.
(3)
What does the underlined word “overwhelming” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A . disappointing
B . interesting
C . easy-going
D . moving
答案: B
A
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