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When Terri Herrington's husband Bryan died 16 years ago, who lost his life in a tragic fall from a house while on the job, he saved the lives of four other people through organ donation. Terri befriended Jeffrey Granger, who received Bryan's kidney and pancreas. In 2004, Granger’s doctor delivered the news that he needed a transplant. After the operation, Granger said his life was great, and he was feeling "wonderful" despite the side effects of the medicine.

For the first year after the transplant, Granger was not allowed to know who made the lifesaving organ donation, and Terri was not allowed to know who received it. But during that first year, the two exchanged anonymous notes and holiday cards to each other. Later, Terri was able to send Granger a card introducing herself and telling Granger about Bryan. When they first spoke on the phone, Granger said it felt like the two had known each other their whole lives. Over the next 15 years, a tight friendship developed.

In 2019, the donated kidney started failing and Granger went back on dialysis. He reached out to Terri with the news. She had recently considered becoming a living donor and immediately decided that Granger was the person she wanted to have her kidney. She was so quick to offer to be his donor that Granger thought it was a joke. Terri responded by asking, "Did you think I was kidding?" When Granger admitted that he did not take her offer seriously, she said she was serious as a new kidney!

Not only were Bryan and Terri Herrington both matches for Granger, but so was Granger's wife, Pam. Today, Terri's kidney is sitting right next to the kidney donated by her late husband. Terri says, "We are back together." Dr. Mark Johnson, who operated on Terri during the transplant at UF Health Shands Hospital, said he never heard of a case of a husband and wife donating organs to the same person.

1.What’s the relationship between Terri and Granger?

A Friends.

B Strangers.

C Husband and wife.

D Brother and sister.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段Terri befriended Jeffrey Granger, who received Bryan's kidney and pancreas. 以及第二段a tight friendship developed可知，他们俩是朋友，故选A。

2.How did Terri and Granger start with a connection?

A They made phone calls.

B They wrote letters to each other.

C They were introduced by Granger’s doctor.

D They exchanged notes and holiday cards.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句But during that first year, the two exchanged anonymous notes and holiday cards to each other. 可知，在第一年，两人互相交换了匿名便条和节日卡片，故选D。

3.What did Granger respond to Terri’s decision?

A He showed his thanks.

B He couldn’t fall asleep.

C He felt it unbelievable.

D He refused her donation.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后一句She was so quick to offer to be his donor that Granger thought it was a joke.可知，泰瑞非常快地提出要成为他的捐赠者，以至于格兰杰认为这是个笑话。由此推测格兰杰对泰瑞将肾脏捐赠给他的决定难以置信，故选C。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A Bryan broke the relationship with Terri.

B Granger has had only one kidney transplant.

C Terri decided to give up her life after her husband died.

D Both Terri and his husband donated their organs to Granger.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句Dr. Mark Johnson, who operated on Terri during the transplant at UF Health Shands Hospital, said he never heard of a case of a husband and wife donating organs to the same person.可知泰瑞和她的丈夫布莱恩把器官捐赠给了同一人，也就是格兰杰，故选D。