1 . I thought my life was over when I found I was in an airless hospital room and my spine (脊柱) was broken after a(n) ______.I couldn’t believe I wouldn’t become a famous ______ and took it out on those around me.
After four months, I learned how ______ it was to get around in a wheelchair but I was too ______ to ask for help. But I gradually realized it would keep me away from people and experiences I ______. So when my high school coach, Bob, asked me to coach the girls’ volleyball team, I ______. Also encouraged by him, I competed in wheelchair sports,______ nineteen international wheelchair marathons and ______ for Canada in the 1984 Olympics.
Shortly after the Olympics, I ______, dislocating my shoulders. That injury was a wake-up call, and I tried to ______ my life without being an athlete. I knew I wanted to travel and do something ______. So the Man in Motion Tour, aiming to raise awareness of the potential of people with ______ , was born. It was a big ______. We had hoped to raise $ l million. But the total was a(n)______$ 24 million, provided to spinal cord injury research and wheelchair sports programs. Looking back, I realize that accident began a journey to accomplishments beyond my dream. My life was ______ over...it had actually just begun.
1. A.flight | B.accident | C.defeat | D.adventure |
2. A.professor | B.consultant | C.operator | D.athlete |
3. A.hard | B.common | C.unnecessary | D.flexible |
4. A.frightened | B.considerate | C.proud | D.intelligent |
5. A.feared | B.followed | C.encountered | D.loved |
6. A.quit | B.believed | C.accepted | D.hesitated |
7. A.promoting | B.winning | C.watching | D.organizing |
8. A.cheering | B.competing | C.struggling | D.training |
9. A.crashed | B.recovered | C.appeared | D.moved |
10. A.empty | B.share | C.picture | D.celebrate |
11. A.similar | B.urgent | C.traditional | D.meaningful |
12. A.disabilities | B.dreams | C.ranks | D.mistakes |
13. A.concern | B.success | C.connection | D.challenge |
14. A.normal | B.strange | C.important | D.amazing |
15. A.far from | B.all but | C.at most | D.in fact |