题目内容：

    As my husband, Doug, stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a taxi, I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain. I put my head down to kiss my daughter on her _______ where veins crept up (静脉突出) the side of her tiny face.

Frustrated and wet, my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a taxi. I knew the feeling. Just after her first birthday, we were told our daughter Katie has a _______ brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept _______. We knew Katie was running out of _______. It had taken months before we finally had a name for the _______, but we were told only a few specialists in the world were qualified to knew how to _______ the precious operations. Now, as we finally found a brilliant (杰出的) doctor to _______ our girl, we were _______ in a strange city in the cold rain.

Just at the moment, a middle-aged woman pulled over and said, “Pardon me? May I offer you a(n) _______?” Before we could say anything, she continued, “It’s really no ________ for me. Just get in.” It was then that I noticed her thick Irish accent, which ________ me up like hot soup.

We simply said, “Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital, please,” as we ________ on her car for the ride.

“Are you going ________ the baby?” she asked us.

I nodded my head, holding back my ________.

At the hospital, we ________ her over and over again for the ride. As the woman hugged me, I ________ her face was wet with tears in worry. She promised to ________ for us before she left.

After three more visits to New York and two more ________ surgeries (手术), Katie is cured. But the ________ of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our ________ days.

1.A. hair    B. cheek    C. hands    D. heart

2.A. simple    B. rare    C. normal    D. natural

3.A. coming    B. lowering    C. disappearing    D. waiting

4.A. time    B. confidence    C. money    D. courage

5.A. race    B. illness    C. doctor    D. challenge

6.A. explain    B. check    C. reach    D. perform

7.A. protect    B. meet    C. save    D. encourage

8.A. arranged    B. trapped    C. informed    D. helped

9.A. seat    B. ride    C. car    D. umbrella

10.A. trouble    B. difference    C. question    D. loss

11.A. picked    B. called    C. warmed    D. thrilled

12.A. got    B. handled    C. approach    D. moved

13.A. to    B. after    C. for    D. with

14.A. surprise    B. anger    C. smile    D. tears

15.A. thanked    B. praised    C. respected    D. delighted

16.A. guessed    B. believed    C. understood    D. noticed

17.A. work    B. sing    C. pray    D. drive

18.A. eye    B. brain    C. organ    D. heart

19.A. voice    B. aid    C. reward    D. advice

20.A. busiest    B. luckiest    C. happiest    D. darkest