All night,Cory,Tracy’ s mother,stood next to her son,who was lying in a hospital bed,his brown eyes fixed in a lifeless stare.She remembered that Tracy has once mentioned organ donation.Maybe I can spare another family this pain,she thought.When the time came,she and her husband Bill signed the forms permitting his organs to be donated.
Tracy was declared dead the next day.Twenty-four hours later,in a Boston hospital,Tracy’s liver was make part of my husband,David,who was suffering from a hopeless liver disease.
Months later,we learned from the local organ bank that the donor’s parents wished desperately to meet someone who had gained life through the gift from their son.A meeting was arranged by the organ bank to bring together two families linked by the most bittersweet ties imaginable.
The meeting was risky,but worth it.We talked for 3 hours.They showed us a picture of Tracy.We learned for the first how he had lived and died.We learned something about Bill and Cory too.
For the Marches,seeing David and knowing he was well seemed to ease their suffering.I’ll never forget seeing David’s tall figure stoped over Corry,her arms around his waist,as a mother would hug a son.For a long time they held each other tight.It was hard to know if she was saying hello or good-bye.Maybe she was saying both.
11.We learn from the passage that Tracy died _________.
A.on December 8,1992 B.of brain damage
C.24 hours after he fell off the roof of a car D.in a car crash
12.Tracy’s parents decided to donate Tracy’s organs because ________.
A.Tracy told them to do so just before he died.
B.They wanted to save others the pain of seeing dear one die.
C.David’s life could continue in a meaningful way.
D.They knew David was suffering from a hopeless liver disease.
13.The meeting between the writer’s family and Tracy’s parents was arranged because ________.
A.the writer and her husband wished to express their thanks to Tracy’s parents
B.the local organ bank wanted to see how both families felt about the donation
C.Tracy’s parents wanted to see someone whose life had been saved by the donation
D.The two families were linked by the most bittersweet ties imaginable.
14.The writer and her husband learned how Tracy died __________.
A.from his parents B.from the organ bank
C.from the hospital D.from the doctor who performed the operation
15.The meeting between the two families helped to ease the Marshes’ suffering because _________.
A.they saw that David looked very much like their son
B.they saw that David had regained health with Tracy’s liver
C.they now had someone to share their memories of Tracy
D.they now knew for sure they had done the right thing.