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While taking a trip across America, you'll find plenty worth celebrating by means of an advice column. I once asked my readers in the Chicago SunTimes to name the person to whom they would say “I owe you one.” Victor La Porte, 45, wrote to me from his hospital bed about his kid brother, Tony.
For three years, Victor had been terribly sick. His arms were black and blue. His kidneys(肾) had failed，and dialysis(透析) wasn't working. Victor was dying.
Doctors said a transplant would help, and Tony kept offering his kidney, but Victor refused. He didn't want to put his brother through the pain or the risk of living with one kidney.Tony insisted, “Hey, I love you，” he kept saying. Transplant doctors explained the reason why God gave us two kidneys is that we can offer one. It took a long time to persuade Victor, but finally he agreed. Several times the brothers went to the hospital, only to have the operation put off because of Victor's infections(感染). But Tony never thought of backing out.After each disappointment, he announced, “We're coming back!”He even got Victor a Tshirt that read I'M NO QUITTER.Finally the operations were arranged.The one on Tony was harder. Doctors had to remove part of his rib to get the kidney out. His recovery took longer than Victor's, and he had more pain.
Victor wrote, “Because of Tony's unselfishness, I have a chance to see my four children grow up.I'll never know my brother's pain, fears and feelings.All I know is the love we share. How can I tell him thanks? Maybe by letting everyone know that I have the greatest brother in the world.”
9. The writer tells us that if you want to find something worth celebrating, you can________.
A. read a newspaper B.surf the Internet
C. travel around America D.watch TV
10. What can we learn from the text?
A. Victor had to wait long to find someone to offer him a kidney.
B. A transplant may be the only way to save Victor.
C. Tony gave his life to his brother.
D. The operation was first put off due to Tony's unwillingness.
11. The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to________.
A. doctor B. kidney
C. operation D. rib
12. The best title for the text might be “________”.
A. One kidney
B. Greatest brother
C. Kidney operation
D. No quitting
