It is 2023 now. A father in Arviat, Canada, has been approved to be his son’s kidney(肾) donor(器官捐献者) after losing 75 pounds. Hunter Kablutsiak, who was 13 years old at that time, knew he had stage 5 kidney disease in 2020. His kidney was operating at 16 percent.

His father, Daniel Kablutsiak, was a blood type match, but there was one problem. “I was overweight,” said Daniel, who at the time was 275 pounds. To be a donor, he had to get his weight under 200 pounds.

“I was determined. I really love him, and I put my mind into it — ‘I’m going to do it,’ and I went at it,” Daniel told the CBC. In March, about one year after he started his weight-loss plan, he had reached his goal. He now weighs 195 pounds. Daniel got the call on his birthday last month, confirming that he was accepted as a kidney donor for Hunter. The transplant is scheduled for June.

“I’m pumped up,” said Daniel. “I’m really, really happy for my son. I don’t care about myself, but I really care about my son. He can be a regular teenager without having to take some medicine every day after having a new kidney.” Daniel said he did it all for the love of his son.

“I was determined,” he said. “Lots of work, lots of walking. Challenging at times mentally, but for the love of my son I just kept pushing myself, and it’s paying off now.” Daniel says he hopes to be an inspiration to anybody else who’s struggling to make some necessary change in their life. “Whatever it is, just put your mind into it and go for it,” he said. “If I can do it, anybody else can do it.”

1.How old is Hunter Kablutsiak?

A 13.

B 14.

C 15.

D 16.

解析：选D。 D数字计算题。根据第一段第三句的“Hunter Kablutsiak, who was 13 years old at that time, knew he had stage 5 kidney disease in 2020.”可知，亨特2020年13岁，现在是2023年，他现在应该是16岁。故选D。

2.Why couldn’t Daniel be a donor?

A Because he didn’t have much money.

B Because he was too heavy and fat.

C Because his kidney was unhealthy.

D Because he wasn’t a blood type match.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“I was overweight”以及最后一句的“he had to get his weight under 200 pounds”可知，当时的他太胖了。故选B。

3.What do the underlined words “pumped up” mean?

A Surprised.

B Proud.

C Excited.

D Relaxed.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“I’m really, really happy for my son.”可知，丹尼尔说真的为他的儿子感到高兴，由此可知他很兴奋。故选C。

4.What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

B Go to the sea, if you would fish well.

C Kindness can be found everywhere.

D Love and a cough cannot be hid.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。根据最后一段的“Whatever it is, just put your mind into it and go for it”和“If I can do it, anybody else can do it.”可知，丹尼尔说，他希望能激励其他正在努力改变生活的人，不管是什么，只要用心去做（就能做成）。因此“有志者，事竟成”符合题意。故选A。