Tears slid down Ken's cheeks. Their newbom baby         was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her  , Charlie. who held their baby. Austin was bom at 12:17 p.m. three months   than he should have been. The length of a school ruler. he weighed one pound. nine ounces. Doctors tried    that technology and medicine could offer at the      baby, but Austin did not respond well. Austin's lung tissue (组织) had probably    　 developing four weeks before. even still     . his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of     . It was time to let him go, and let him leave in his mother's arms － at peace and in no pain.
In the next few hours, Charlie's parents, and Ken's mother came to meet and say     Austin. Charlie and Keri        their eyes on the baby as he snuggled(依偎) into Keri's chest. The end, they believed. was coming 　 . Nurse Melissa walked in every so often to check Austin's         . If it was time for him t0       . his heart rate would begin to slow. After four hours,     , Austin was still breathing. His heart thumped(跳动) at a healthy 120 beats per        . He moved his head and wrapped his fingers and toes around the fingers of his          . Four hours became five, then six. Austin and his parents remained still      . Word about this baby had spread out. Everyone was talking about him. As the minutes and hours ticked away, Austin was going strong The tests showed a(n)       level of carbon dioxide in his blood. which meant he was        enough oxygen into his body. The clock passed midnight. Austin had        the next day. Miracle. a life miracle!

A．Melissa B．Charlie C．Austin D．Keri

A．husband B．nurse C．doctor D．wife

A．sooner B．faster C．later D．earlier

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

A．young B．tiny C．big D．sick

A．started B．stopped C．delayed D．continued

A．inside B．outside C．beside D．with

A．arrival B．approval C．death D．survival

A．hello to B．sorry to C．goodbye to D．yes to

A．put B．focused C．took D．had

A．steadily B．fast C．slowly D．soon

A．heartbeat B．mouth C．blood D．temperature

A．wash B．live C．die D．eat

A．however B．therefore C．meanwhile D．otherwise

A．second B．minute C．hour D．day

A．friends B．sisters C．relatives D．parents

A．crying B．waiting C．sitting D．sleeping

A．unsatisfied B．unacceptable C．normal D．excellent

A．losing B．getting C．making D．pouring

A．lived into B．waked up C．waited for D．suffered from