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It wasn't until Friends took off that I
was a part of this extraordinary organization, St. Jude. And that was 25 years
ago. I am very honored to be a part of St. Jude and I've been in love with it
ever since.
Right around this time every fall I get to spend the day
with a family of St. Jude. I always say it's the best day of the year and the
hardest day of the year. And a few years back I met a little girl named Sawyer.
She was seven at the time and I remember she had this pink little dress on and
these big angelic eyeballs. The chemo (化疗) had taken all of her hair and she had
these tiny little tumors (肿瘤) on her body that she called her "bumps".
She was just with me the whole time as we ran through the
script again and again and again. And at the end of the day after hearing the
word repeated over and over again, she looked up at me with those big blue
eyeballs and she asked me, "What is cancer?" I just looked at her.
Oh! I'm not equipped to answer this question. Here was this little girl who was
fighting this deadly disease every single day and she didn't even know what was
the word for it. It was just part of her reality and she was just making the
absolute best of it.
That's what's unbelievable about these children. Despite
everything that they ate up against and as much pain as they're often in, they
are lively. They are joyful. They are fearless. And that's part of the magic of
St. Jude. I'm so honored to support their work because they're giving children
the best care on the planet so that they can regain their childhood, so that
they can find their little inner superhero. They're doing it at no cost so that
the families can focus on their little ones, live without worrying about crippling
hospital bills and their cutting edge treatments will soon one day find a cure.
And that is what every child deserves to know, that they are seen, that they
are powerful and are loved, that they deserve a seat at the table, that
anything they have to say or any question they have to ask is of value, even if
we don't have all the answers for it.
So thank you very much for recognizing the work of this
remarkable organization and for celebrating the power in each and every one of
us. Thank you.
(1)
Which of the following can best describe the little girl named Sawyer?
A . Reliable.
B . Humorous.
C . Considerate.
D . Innocent.
(2)
From the text we can infer that St. Jude is home to ________.
A . teachers who are devoted to teaching
B . artists who have achieved great success
C . children who are struck by misfortune
D . students who are academically outstanding
(3)
The underlined word "crippling" in paragraph 4 probably means _________.
A . upsetting
B . inspiring
C . exciting
D . weakening
答案: D
C
A