【推荐1】My son Joey was born with club feet (畸形足). The doctor said that with treatment (治疗) he would _______ able to walk normally, but would never run very well. The first time years of his life was spent in hospital. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as _______ as the other children, so he didn’t know it. On the seventh grade, he decided to try out (参加选拔) for   _______ Cross-country Team in his school. Every day he practiced _______ the team members. He worked harder and ran more than any other child. _______ the whole team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential (有潜力) to score points for the school.

We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know it. He continued to run four to five miles a day, every day—even on the day he _______ a high fever. I was worried, so I went to look for him after school and I wanted to know if _______. I found that he _______ all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay.” he said. He had two more miles to go. The sweat (汗水) ran down his face. Yet he looked straight ahead and went on running. Two weeks later, the team _______ names were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was the only on in seventh grade. We never told ________ he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know it. He just did it.

【推荐2】Katy Sullivan is an actress, an athlete, and a person who refuses to use the words “no” or “I can’t”.

She was born without the lower half of her legs and has worn prosthetic legs(假肢) all ________ life. She grew up in Alabama, US. She had ________ active childhood. She always went to the gym and swimming pool with her sisters and brothers. She feels lucky because her family treated her in just the same way as the ________ members.

When a person is born ________ legs, there are lots of things that are difficult to do. But Katy believes she can do anything. So she chose to do two things that are ________ even with both legs.

As a teenager, she ________ a movie that made a big impression on her. Before it was over, Katy had made up her mind ________ an actress.

She did a degree(学位) in theater and then moved to Los Angeles, where she has played roles in theater, television and movies ________. She has a positive view of life. She thinks ________ you believe you can do something, you should go for it. So when Katy’s friend asked her whether she’d like to try running, she said “yes”. She was given a pair of running legs and started running.

Katy was ________ person in the world with two prosthetic legs to take up running as an athlete. She made it to the 100-meter finals in the London Paralympic Games(残奥会).

Katy’s family, friends and fans look up to her as an example of someone who has overcome difficulties and achieved her dreams.

Anna was my cousin’s daughter. She was in her late _____, and she had cancer. However, she had fought that cancer for five years before it finally beat her. People around Anna felt sorry for her. Nobody seemed to deal with Anna’s cancer or death _____ than her.

Anna didn’t feel sorry for _____. Instead, she faced her cancer and coming death with a great attitude（态度）. She treasured each day she had in her last five years. She understood that her life could be short, _____ she lived it to the fullest. Each day, she had _____ big smile on her face. Anna started a daily blog（博客）, so she could tell the stories about her fight _____ cancer and encourage others. Guess what? That blog was _____.

Anna _____ the pain of the cancer and other problems she had. On her blog, she also shared how much fun life could be. Her blog was about “live each day to the fullest, because it can be your last”.

I _____ by Anna’s blog, I realized if I kept putting my dreams off until tomorrow, my tomorrow might never come.So six months before turning fifty, I told myself _____writing. I wrote story after story. Now, three years later, I’ve had articles published in national magazines.