He was flown to the trauma unit at Medical Centre in Houston, then quickly transferred to Methodist. The operation was successful, but the patient was still in danger. After almost two weeks in the ICU, Alford awoke, and his condition improved enough for him to be taken to a rehabilitation unit, where he began physical therapy and learned to use a wheelchair. In February 2008, six weeks after the accident, Alford returned to his 100-year-old home in Houston. At first, he was so weak that he could sit up only when strapped into a wheelchair.
Before the accident, Alford had been a solidly built six-footer and was used to being in charge. Now, entirely dependent on others, he fell into despair. «If it werent for my wife and kids, I would have killed myself,» he says. But then the love started pouring in. Alfords brother maintained a blog to provide updates about Alfords recovery. Over the next three months, he received 40,000 messages from colleagues, former patients, acquaintances, even strangers. The outpouring raised his spirits. It also gave Mary a new perspective on him. For years, Alfords schedule of 15-hour days hadnt left him much time for her and the kids. «Id just about decided you liked work more than us,» Mary told him one day over lunch. «But now I realize you didnt want to leave the hospital because there were so many folks that needed you. You couldnt just abandon them.»
The couple refurbished their house with ramps, a wheelchair-accessible bathroom, and an elevator. They bought an extended-cab pickup truck and fitted it with a wheelchair hoist, a swivelling drivers seat, and hand controls so Alford could drive himself.
But Alfords goal was to make such adjustments temporary. After a month of physical therapy, he graduated from an electric to a manual wheelchair. The daily workouts built strength in his back and abdominal muscles, improving his ability to hold himself upright. Soon he was able to stand with the aid of a tubular steel frame; seated in his chair, he could now draw his legs toward his chest.
In May, Alford began the next phase of treatment. By putting a paralyzed patient through his paces, therapists hoped to grow new neuromuscular connections. After three months of this routine, Alfords coordination had improved markedly. He felt ready to pick up a scalpel again, with the hospitals approval. Alford still goes for four hours of rehab every morning and spends his evenings stretching and riding a motorized stationary bike to keep muscle spasms at bay. But in the hours between, he sees patients or performs surgeries as many as five a week.
Hes eager to do more complex surgeries and plans to increase his workload. Walking remains uncertain. «I always tell him if I had a crystal ball, Id be a millionaire,» says Marcie Kern, one of his physical therapists. Still, the doctor considers himself a lucky man.
12 Eugene Alford
1) treated only prominent Houston residents.
2) did some charity work.
3) had fixed fees.
4) often visited his ranch in Bellville.
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13 In paragraph 3 «gruelling means
1) extremely boring.
2) quite exciting.
3) very tiring.
4) highly uncomfortable.
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14 As a result of the accident, the oak broke Alfords
1) neck.
2) legs.
3) back.
4) chest.
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15 Before the accident, Alford
1) was in charge of the hospital.
2) liked his work more than his family.
3) worked 15 hours a week.
4) could not spend much time with his wife and children.
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16 To make Alford feel more comfortable
1) the family equipped their house with necessary facilities.
2) his 100-year-old house was redecorated.
3) the family bought a new house.
4) his old pickup truck was fitted with a wheelchair hoist.
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17 After physical therapy and daily workouts
1) Alford didnt need a wheelchair.
2) Alfords stamina came back.
3) Alford started to perform simple operations.
4) Alfords coordination improved markedly.
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18 At present Alford
1) feels sorry for himself.
2) is planning to practise medicine as well as he used to.
3) is going to start walking.
4) wants to become a millionaire.
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A Shoe Shop Story
Carol Chadbond leant on the counter by the till, chewing gum, and gazed at the customers in the shoe shop. There were only two: a young girl and her mother. They had been 30 ___________ on shoes for twenty minutes, unable to agree on anything. The girl wanted something expensive and fashionable, while the mother wanted something cheap and practical. Carol watched them argue and thought how bored she was.
She wished she hadnt agreed to stand in for Julie on a Saturday morning. She could be out with her friends now, drinking coffee and gossiping instead of waiting for people to 31 ___________ their minds up. The mother came over with a shoe in her hand.
«I wonder if you have this in a size 4,» she said. Carol took the shoe and smiled the automatic smile she 32 ___________, for customers.
Ill go and have a look. Wont be a minute,» she said and went into the storeroom. She quickly found the shoes, then sat on a stool, hoping to waste a few minutes by 33 ___________ to look for the shoes. She thought about her plans for that evening. She was looking forward to going to the cinema and seeing her favourite actors latest film. Realising that she hadnt invited Amy, she got out her mobile and quickly dialled the number. It rang twice before Amy answered.
«Hi, its me!» Carol said. «Guess what? Im at work. Listen, what are you doing later?»
Soon, Amy was telling Carol all about what had happened the night before and who had said what to whom. Forgetting where she was, Carol got more and more 34 ___________ in the
conversation, crying «Really?» and «I dont believe it!» at the more interesting moments in the story. A low cough came from the door of the storeroom. Carol looked up to see the woman customer standing there with a very annoyed 35 ___________ on her face. Even worse, the shop manager, Mrs Lewis, was standing right behind her.
«Erm Ill call you back,» Carol said into the phone, and hung 36 ___________. Somehow, she had the feeling that she might not have to work the following Saturday morning.
30 1) trying 2) wearing 3) getting 4) having
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31 1) put 2) make 3) decide 4) cross
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32 1) booked 2) reserved 3) held 4) stored