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For brave Holly Hutchings, it will be the best possible Christmas gift—spending the holiday at home with her family after successfully battling a rare form of cancer. After months of treatment, including 23 rounds of chemotherapy, the four-year-old is looking forward to celebrating the big day with her parents, who describe her as their “little Christmas miracle”.
Holly’s mother Sarah, 28, said, “This Christmas will be very emotional for us. This has made us cherish every precious moment we have. She has been the one who has kept us going, smiling and laughing.”
The family saw their world turned upside down last Christmas Eve when Holly woke in the early hours suffering from pain in her stomach. Sarah and her husband Kyle, 31, an accountant, rushed her to hospital. Tests found Holly had an infection and she was sent home with antibiotics.
Sarah said, “She spent Christmas Day crying in pain. It wasn’t the dream family Christmas I had hoped for.” Finally, doctors found that Holly had a Wilms’ tumour on her right kidney that was pushing her stomach up into her lungs, causing her left kidney to double in size to keep her alive. This type of cancer affects about 80 children in Britain every year.
Holly had a seven-hour operation at Birmingham Children’s Hospital to remove her right kidney. Sarah, who gave up her job to care for her daughter, said, “Throughout it all, she always had a smile on her face and she would enjoy painting while she stayed in hospital. ” To mark the end of her treatment, the youngster was allowed to ring a bell in the hospital in celebration of her bravery. Sarah said, “It signalled a new chapter for us as a family.”

1.Why was Holly Hutchings called “little Christmas miracle” by her parents?

A She was brave enough to recover from a rare cancer.

B She asked no Christmas presents from her parents this year.

C She received months of treatment in the hospital by herself.

D She went through 23 rounds of chemotherapy.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第一段第一句的spending the holiday at home with her family after successfully battling a rare form of cancer可知这个小女孩战胜了一种罕见的癌症，可以回家与父母一起过圣诞了，因此她被父母称为“小圣诞奇迹”，故选A。

2.How did Sarah feel this Christmas?

A Anxious.

B Upset.

C Confused.

D Excited.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的This Christmas will be very emotional for us.可知这个圣诞节会让他们感到“非常激动”，故选D。

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A Holly had a stomachache in the early hours on last Christmas Day.

B Sarah is 3 years younger than her husband Kyle.

C Holly was not allowed to go home after tests found her had an infection.

D The tumour on Holly’s left kidney pushed her stomach up into her lungs.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的Holly’s mother Sarah, 28及第三段第二句的Sarah and her husband Kyle, 31可知莎拉28岁，他的丈夫31岁，因此她比丈夫小3岁。故选B。

4.What can’t we get from the last paragraph?

A Holly’s right kidney was removed.

B Sarah loved her daughter very much.

C Holly was a very brave girl.

D Sarah rang a bell to celebrate Holly’s recovery.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句To mark the end of her treatment, the youngster was allowed to ring a bell in the hospital in celebration of her bravery.可知是医院允许霍莉摇铃来庆祝她的勇敢，而不是莎拉。故选D。