Tears slid down Ken's cheeks. Their newbom baby
was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her
, Charlie. who held their baby. Austin was bom at 12:17 p.m. three months
than he should have been. The length of a school ruler. he weighed one pound. nine ounces. Doctors tried
that technology and medicine could offer at the
baby, but Austin did not respond well. Austin's lung tissue (組織) had probably
developing four weeks before. even still
. his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of
. It was time to let him go, and let him leave in his mother's arms - at peace and in no pain.
In the next few hours, Charlie's parents, and Ken's mother came to meet and say
Austin. Charlie and Keri
their eyes on the baby as he snuggled(依偎) into Keri's chest. The end, they believed. was coming
. Nurse Melissa walked in every so often to check Austin's
. If it was time for him t0
. his heart rate would begin to slow. After four hours,
, Austin was still breathing. His heart thumped(跳動) at a healthy 120 beats per
. He moved his head and wrapped his fingers and toes around the fingers of his
. Four hours became five, then six. Austin and his parents remained still
. Word about this baby had spread out. Everyone was talking about him. As the minutes and hours ticked away, Austin was going strong The tests showed a(n)
level of carbon dioxide in his blood. which meant he was
enough oxygen into his body. The clock passed midnight. Austin had
the next day. Miracle. a life miracle!
小題1: | A.Melissa | B.Charlie | C.Austin | D.Keri |
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小題2: | A.husband | B.nurse | C.doctor | D.wife |
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小題3: | A.sooner | B.faster | C.later | D.earlier |
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小題4: | A.something | B.a(chǎn)nything | C.everything | D.nothing |
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小題6: | A.started | B.stopped | C.delayed | D.continued |
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小題7: | A.inside | B.outside | C.beside | D.with |
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小題8: | A.a(chǎn)rrival | B.a(chǎn)pproval | C.death | D.survival |
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小題9: | A.hello to | B.sorry to | C.goodbye to | D.yes to |
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小題10: | A.put | B.focused | C.took | D.had |
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小題11: | A.steadily | B.fast | C.slowly | D.soon |
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小題12: | A.heartbeat | B.mouth | C.blood | D.temperature |
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小題14: | A.however | B.therefore | C.meanwhile | D.otherwise |
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小題15: | A.second | B.minute | C.hour | D.day |
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小題16: | A.friends | B.sisters | C.relatives | D.parents |
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小題17: | A.crying | B.waiting | C.sitting | D.sleeping |
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小題18: | A.unsatisfied | B.unacceptable | C.normal | D.excellent |
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小題19: | A.losing | B.getting | C.making | D.pouring |
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小題20: | A.lived into | B.waked up | C.waited for | D.suffered from |
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