TheyoungerdaughterofformerNewYorkMayorRichardWhitehasmovedherweddingfromNewYear'sEvetothisThursdaysohermother,whohasbeenfightingagainstcancerfor11years,cantakepartintheceremony,afamilyspokesmansaidonWedne
The younger daughter of former New York Mayor Richard White has moved her wedding from New Year's Eve to this Thursday so her mother,who has been fighting against cancer for 11years,can take part in the ceremony,a family spokesman said on Wednesday,Oct,12,2013.Elizabeth Lally White,who turns 28on Thursday,will marry Sam Peterson in Spiaggia,a restaurant on North Michigan Avenue.The reception also will be held at the restaurant,which had been previously scheduled to host the couple's engagement party on Thursday.
Lally White's mother,Maggie,68,was reported to have caught breast cancer in 2002.She had an operation in her leg in April and she was hospitalized twice in the weeks following the procedure for treatment of flu-like symptoms that doctors said were not related to the cancer.Maggie,who has used a walker or a wheelchair during most public appearances in recent years,is well beyond the average survival time for someone with breast cancer.
"As the mayor himself has said,she had a pretty difficult summer."said Jacquelyn Heard,who served Mayor White's press secretary for years and followed him to the same international law firm that he joined after leaving office in May."She was not able to get around the way that she normally would do.This year,she has had quite a few setbacks and they've been pretty well documented.Lally White decided to reschedule the wedding so that her mom can participate in the festivities (庆祝活动)."Heard said.Lally White is a doctoral candidate at De-Paul University and plans to work with autistic (孤独症) children,and Sam Peterson works in insurance,Heard said.
Richard and Maggie White married in 1972and had three children in addition to Lally-Nora,Patrick and Kevin.But Kevin was born with a disease and died in 1981at 33months.
61.When was Elizabeth Lally White born?___.
A.In 1983.B.In 1987.C.In 1985.D.In 1984.
62.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?___.
A.Mag