It was 1994, and a new mother took her sick baby to the doctor. After being tested, the child was diagnosed (诊断) with CF (包囊纤维化), a serious disease. The girl would be lucky to survive into her twenties. The woman and her husband did not know what to do.

She turned to two friends — football star Boomer Esiason and his wife Cheryl, who knew a lot about CF since they had a son with it. They’d been trying to raise money for the CF Foundation (基金会), and they were heading their own foundation then. The woman called the Esiasons right away and they shared with her everything they knew about the illness.

She was changed, and put her whole heart into understanding CF. She learned how to use the treatments that would best give her daughter hope. She learned about other challenges about CF. Though 30,000 Americans suffer from the illness, the number was too small to motivate(激励) drug companies to do research. The CF market could not get enough investment (投资) for the government to make up the millions needed to develop new drugs.

So she gave up her job and jumped into the CF business full time. She now takes part in events organized by the CF Foundation, and gives speeches wherever she can. The money she raises goes to the CF Foundation, letting it employ scientists to study the disease. Her name is Angela Kinney. Thanks to the many people just like her, the average lifespan (寿命) of a child born with CF has jumped to 36.5 years.

【小题1】From the passage we can learn that Cheryl was ________.

A．a doctor studying CF	B．a member of the CF Foundation
C．a person with CF	D．a football star

【小题2】What did the Esiasons do to help Angela Kinney?

A．They told her what they knew about CF.	B．They offered her a job.
C．They offered her money.	D．They taught her how to comfort the child.

【小题3】Why wasn’t there enough research on CF?

A．The government was unwilling to invest in it.

B．There were no researchers studying it.

C．Drug companies found it hard to do research.

D．The number of CF patients was too small.

【小题4】Which of the following best describes Angela Kinney?

A．Clever and changeable.	B．Responsible and honest.
C．Brave and warm-hearted.	D．Helpful and open-minded.