Abouttwoweeksearlier，Ireceivedabundleoflettersanddrawingsinthemailfromaboy．Thecoveringlettersread：
"Tothepancreatic（胰腺的）cancerteamatColumbiaPresbyterian
MynameisAdamAbramowitz．Iama5thgraderatSeelyPlaceElementarySchoolinEdgemont，NY．OverthepastfewyearsIhavehadmanyfundraiserstoraisemoneytodonatetopancreaticcancerresearchatyourhospital．Ihopetostopthisdisease．TodayIamsendingyoulettersthatwerewrittenbymyclassandme．Theseweremadetosharewithyourpatientstobrightentheirday．"
The13cardsincludeddrawingsofflowers，messagesofhopeandlove，andjokestobrightenthepatients'days．Normally，itisrareforsomeonein5thgradetostepoutsidehim/herselfandhelpthoseinneed．Iquicklylearned，Adamisnotyournormalkid．
Hisstorystartsattheageof6．Hiscousinshadrecentlyshowedhimhowtoweavepotholders（防烫套垫）．Adam'sgrandfatherworksinthefieldofpancreaticcancerandwouldoftentellAdamhowdangerousthediseasewasandhowlittlewasunderstoodaboutpancreaticcancercomparedtotheothermajorcancers．Adamsawthishobbyasanopportunitytomakesomemoneyanddonateittopancreaticcancerresearch．Afterweavingseveralproblems，hesoldthemdoor-to-dooraroundhisneighborhood，oftentimeshittingthesamehousesmultipletimes．AndthenAdamstartedtoconsiderwhatwaspopularwithkidsofhisage．Thisledhimtostartsellingbracelets（手镯），usingtheweavingtechniquesheusedforthepotholders．Hestoodoutsideofhislocaltrainstation，sellingbraceletstopeople．Adamoncesetupacarnival-likegametoattractpotentialdonors．Withthehelppfhisfather，Adambuilthisownwebsite，www．endpc．net，sellingthepotholdersandbraceletstohelpthebattleagainstpancreaticcancer．
46．HowwasAdamdifferentfromotherboys？___
A．Healwayssteppedoutsidehishome．
B．Hesetuphisownwebsitewithhisfather'shelp．
C．Heweavedpotholderslikegirlsandsoldthem．
D．Hedidwhatmostotherchildrenofhisagedidn't．
47．WhydidAdamandhisclassmatessendthecardsandletters？___
A．Toshowtheirappreciationforthedoctors．
B．Toraisesomemoneyforthoseinneed．
C．T