A first-grade student whose best friend is battling cancer thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough - he wanted to show his buddy just how he understood the
time he was going through.
Seven-year-old Vincent Butterfield
the only way was to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac who lost his hair through chemotherapy(化療).
Zac Gossage is receiving treatment but
goes to Union Central Elementary School in Missouri every day,
that's where he gets to play on the swing with Vincent. Vincent found out that Zac might
his hair because of the chemotherapy treatment. So one day, he showed up in the first grade class wearing a
. He said to his teacher Mrs. Koester, "I have a surprise for Zac." And he pulled off his cap and other
saw that he already had all his hair
off.
"I did it just to make Zac feel he's not the only one without any
." said Vincent.Vincent has also been raising money for his best friend after learning how
his chemotherapy treatments are. He asked his mother to make
than 20 scarves and gloves. He and his mother
them at the price of 10 dollars each, raising over $200 for Zac. The encouragement from Vincent seems to be working. Though Zac is receiving treatments, he has
missed any days of school. He knows that Vincent is out on the playground, waiting for him at break.
When asked
friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac, thought for a(an)
and responded,"It's a beautiful thing."
Clearly, wisdom doesn't always come with age.
小題1: | A.hard | B.exciting | C.unpleasant | D.pleasant |
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小題2: | A.decided | B.refused | C.a(chǎn)greed | D.disliked |
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小題3: | A.ever | B.never | C.just | D.still |
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小題4: | A.though | B.but | C.because | D.so |
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小題5: | A.raise | B.a(chǎn)dd | C.lose | D.fall |
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小題6: | A.mask | B.scarf | C.glove | D.cap |
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小題7: | A.teachers | B.kids | C.parents | D.patients |
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小題9: | A.friends | B.money | C.clothes | D.hair |
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小題10: | A.expensive | B.successful | C.important | D.meaningful |
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小題11: | A.fewer | B.more | C.worse | D.better |
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小題12: | A.made | B.donated | C.sold | D.collected |
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小題13: | A.a(chǎn)lready | B.a(chǎn)lways | C.nearly | D.hardly |
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小題14: | A.how | B.what | C.where | D.which |
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小題15: | A.moment | B.hour | C.morning | D.day |
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