After a very long time in the hospital — during which Xue Kai and her mother Chen Ning traveled all over the UK looking for help — they finally found a possible solution at Royal Stoke University Hospital, in Stoke-on-Trent, England.
“Kai was born with an abnormal lymphatic (淋巴的) system, and her left arm was very swollen,” Chen said. “Throughout her childhood we were under the care of a number of different hospitals to try to find out what the matter was, but nobody knew the cause.”
Xue’s attending physician at Royal Stoke was Dr. Mona Mossad, a nationally recognized expert in lymphatic interventions, whose first procedure was trying to improve lymphatic drainage (引流) which had never been done on a child before. After failing to improve Xue’s condition, Dr. Mossad sought to identify the source of the leak in the lymphatic system and found it was coming from a tiny hole in her liver. It resulted in lymphatic fluid leaking into her abdomen, applying extra pressure on her internal organs and causing swelling there and in other parts of the body.
Dr. Mossad’s surgery team went to work repairing the hole using a set of specialized, tiny needles filled with surgical adhesive (黏合剂). During the surgery, they were forced to remove an astonishing 7 gallons of lymphatic fluid from a small 13-year-old.
After 5 weeks of recovery, Xue Kai was given a clean bill of health. “We are all over the moon for Kai, who is the first child in world history to successfully undergo this treatment for Wild Syndrome, a condition so rare it’s only been documented 21 times,” said Dr. Yvonne Slater, who was part of Xue’s overall care team.
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1.Why did Xue and her mother Chen visit many hospitals?
A To obtain knowledge.
B To cure the illness.
C To get an operation.
D To get some medicine.
解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，凯出生时淋巴系统不正常，从童年时期开始，他们就去过许多医院，试图找出问题所在。由此可推知，他们这么做的目的是为了治愈疾病。故选B。
2.What happened to Xue?
A Her heart experienced pressure.
B A hole was in her stomach.
C Her liver was incomplete.
D Her body couldn’t move.
解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“found it was coming from a tiny hole in her liver.”可知，罪魁祸首是她的肝脏上的一个小洞，即她的肝脏并不完整。故选C。
3.What does the underlined part “over the moon” mean?
A Astonished.
B Exhausted.
C Delighted.
D Frustrated.
解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据最后一段中的“the first child in world history to successfully undergo this treatment”薛凯的手术很成功，由此可知，人们感到很“高兴”。故选C。
