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【正文】 has better equipment and doctors with more experience operating on kids. After looking at Holden?s records, the doctor sent back her diagnosis: She was confident that she could remove the tumor. The family was beyond relieved, until they learned insurance wouldn?t cover any of the operation?s costs. The operation would cost $39,000 – more than the parents could afford. The family got desperate. In a town of just 1,000 people, however, word traveled fast. Within days, a local woman Michelle had never met in person called to say she was planning an event to raise money for Holden. Michelle was touched. The event was uplifting. Finally, the town raised $45,000 – enough to cover not just Holden?s hospital bills, but for Michelle and Jeremy?s trip to Boston with their son. “I just didn?t know what to say,” said Michelle. “Nobody could really believe it.” Holden?s operation went much more smoothly than the first two. He is cancerfree and now is attending Central Community CollegeHastings on a fullride scholarship. 8. Where did Michelle?s parents live? A. Florida. B. Boston. C. Omaha. D. Franklin. 9. Why did Holden?s family go to Boston Children?s hospital? A. Because it was near their home. B. Because it had better equipment and doctors. C. Because the medical expense there was cheaper. D. Because they were familiar with the doctors there. 10. What was the feeling of the family when they learned the operation?s cost? A. They were in despair. B. They were very delighted. C. They were very surprised. D. They remained calm. 11. What is the best title of the passage? A. World?s Best Cancer Doctors B. Brave Boy Who Conquered His Cancer C. 1,000 People Saved A Teen?s Life D. Country?s Welfare System Shined D It?s just been three months after the first bikesharing pany arrived in Singapore, but reports of abuse and vandalism（故意破壞） of shared bikes in the city keep appearing on social media. The majority of these shared bikes are stationless, which means they don?t need to be stopped at a designated（指定的） spot. They lock themselves after your ride is over, and you?re meant to just leave the bike at the side of a road. But users have been chaining up bicycles outside their apartments, preventing others from using them. Some people bring them up to their apartment floors, so they can?t be found easily by other users. Some people have removed the bikes? number plates or codes, and some even have painted over the bikes to claim the bikes for themselves. Most of the abused bikes belong to either Singaporebased oBike, or ofo, a bikesharing giant based in China. ofo has encouraged Singaporean users to report issues. oBike said that the number of bicycles that were damaged made up less than one percent of its fleet. The pany said in February that it planned to bring in “tens of thousands” of bikes by mid2017. The pany has yet to ban anyone from its service, but said that it would take appropriate action – including making reports to the police. oBike also introduced a shorting system, similar to that of its petitor, Chinabased Mobike. Users start with 100 points, which get taken away for errant（出格的） behaviour such as fetting to lock the bike, or parking at nondesignated areas. Users are banned from using oBike when their scores reach zero. oBike has an eightman operation team that can remove bicycles parked casually. When approached for ment, Mobike said, “In China, just as in Singapore, there are always a tiny minority of people who abuse the bikes, so we designed our system to prevent this type of abuse.” 12. Who is the owner of most of the abused bikes? A. Chinese government. B. Local government. C. A bikesharing giant based in China. D. The users of the bikes. 13. What is the attitude of the oBike toward the abuse of bikes? A. Tolerant. B. Indifferent. C. Supportive. D. Disapproving. 14. What is the meaning of the underlin
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