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In my dual profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children
infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have
been gifts in my life. I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born infected with HIV; his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life,
he was dependent on medication to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically
inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack
on his back. Medications were fastened to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to
his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not
unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-laden backpack and
dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon. All of us who knew Tyler marveled at (大为
惊讶) his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him
that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to
check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.
This deadly disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little of a dynamo like Tyler. He grew
quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother. When it became comforted him by telling
Tyler that she was dying too, and that's he would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, "I might die
soon. I'm not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too.
I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."
1. What happened to him in his early age?
A. He was independent on medication to survive.
B. He got a tube in his chest.
C. His mother was infected with HIV.
D. He had inserted a pump on his back.
2. Tyler wore a backpack is _______.
A. because he thought it was cool and fashionable.
B. because there was a pump in it, which could help with his disease.
C. because the doctor and his mom asked him to wear it
D. because he had no right to choose but to wear it.
3. After reading Para. 4, we can know_______.
A. The relationship between Tyler and his mom is not good.
B. Tyler's mom loved him and was unwilling to tell him about the disease
C. Tyler's mom is as weak as him because of the disease.
D. Tyler loved his mom very much.
4. Why did Tyler ask the doctor to dress him in red?
A. Because he likes dressing in red
B. Because his mother wanted him to dress in red.
C. Because he wanted his mother to be happy.
D. Because his mother can spot him at once.
5. What does the author want to tell us by writing this passage?
A. People who was infected with HIV will die soon.
B. Having a positive attitude will keep you from the deadly disease.
C. Even a child can teach us a lot and be respected.
D. Everyone should have great courage to face the problems.
