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题组层级快练(三十七) Ⅰ.完形填空 “Where are you?” the urgent voice demanded on my mobile phone. The woman on the other end of the phone had ___1___ news — news that would change my life forever. Apparently my ___2___ was on his way home at lunchtime ___3___ he suffered an unexpected heart attack. ___4___ a neighbor’s sharp eyes had spotted him. By now it was after 1 pm and Ueli was on his way to the nearest hospital. It turned out that, ___5___ a huge effort by a large team of medical staff, nine hours after the ___6___, Ueli, the father of two of his sons, died. But Ueli’s story didn’t ___7___ there. Ever since I met him he had ___8___ that, should he die before me, I must ensure that if it were possible his ___9___ would be donated. So on that awful night I ___10___ the medical staff to help make his wishes come true. Once the ___11___ were made, I thought that I had honored Ueli’s final act of selflessness and would ___12___ no more of it. Some time later, ___13___ I received a letter telling him that the corneas(角膜)had been successfully transplanted into the eyes of two young women who would benefit greatly from improved vision. What a ___14___ it was to know that this generous man抯 ___15_t__ would have such a positive impact on these women. But the best news was ___16___ to come. More than a year after Ueli died, a lovely card arrived in the mail from the organ donor organization, ___17___ me that a young man who may not have lived much longer had successfully ___18___ Ueli抯 heart valve(m心瓣膜). | 
