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After a CT scan in 2001 had led to middle-of-the-night surgery, doctors determined the ten-year-old’s mass was a deadly tumor(肿瘤). Though they removed it, the tumor came back the next year, requiring another surgery, and the year after, when it had become horribly involved with the blood vessels between Calli’s spine and kidneys, the risky but successful surgery that followed made her disease free for four years. But in 2007, the cancer recurred in her leg, which led to radiation, more chemotherapy, a 20 percent drop in body weight, and realization that none of this was working.

Her mother, Terry, became the breadwinner, and her father, Frank, 57, devoted himself to finding new therapies(疗法). Fearful of high-toxicity chemotherapy and radiation, Frank focused on enrolling Calli in clinical trials for biological therapies, which train the body’s immune system to fight off cancer. Finally, in 2010, Calli’s doctors tried more drugs, including one called Revlimid, which has the potential to enhance immune function—and Calli has had no evidence of disease since. Frank had been wondering how he could help others, and one day his mind was made up for him. “ One Friday, three kids in a blog community I’m involved with earned their angel wings-and that knocked me to my knees,” Frank recalls. He decided to launch the Kids’ Cancer Research Foundation, which raises money from private donors and works with medical advisers to fund research advances.

The foundation has started to make a difference in the lives of desperate families nationwide, and Calli’s future is looking bright as well. In 2012, not only did the 21-years-old graduate from California Polytechnic State University, but Frank had the great joy of walking her down the aisle. “This is the happiest I’ve ever seen her. Thank God,” he says.

21. In which year did Calli receive that risky but successful surgery?

   A. In 2001.    B. In 2002    C. In 2003    D. In 2007

22. Why did Frank let her daughter try biological therapies?

   A. Because they were likely to save his family a large amount of money.

   B. Because he was afraid of the effects chemotherapy and radiation bring.

   C. Because they could greatly enhance the body’s immune function.

   D. Because they proved to be the most effective treatments.

23. The underlined part in the passage can be explained as “_______”

   A. passed away   B. pulled through    C. took off    D. showed up

24. The best title of passage would be “______”.

   A. A Dad’s Devotion     B. A Deadly Tumor

   C. A Brave Girl         D. A Cancer Research Foundation

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