2 . On the final day of my high school, I was hit in the face with a baseball bat. As my classmate _________ at the ball with all his strength, the bat slipped out of his hands and came flying toward me before _________ me directly between my eyes. I have no memory of the moment of _________.

When I opened my eyes, I saw people _________ at me and running over to help. Shocked and _________, I was unaware of how severely I had been injured.

Shortly after arriving at the local hospital, my body began _________. I struggled with basic _________ like swallowing and breathing. So the doctors decided the local hospital was _________ to handle the situation and _________ me a helicopter to fly me to a larger hospital.

The following months were hard. It felt like everything in my life was a __________. I had double vision for weeks and I __________ couldn’t see straight. But I was determined not to let my injury get me down. Although the path of recovery was not __________, I managed to get my life in order. With constant efforts, I even became a college athlete and played professionally to __________ my potential.

The experience taught me a __________ lesson: what doesn’t beat you makes you stronger. We all deal with __________ but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the attitude towards setbacks in life.

To win a national award for handwriting, especially in this digital age, is an achievement in itself. But     1     makes Anaya Ellick extra special is that the seven-year-old made the achievement despite     2     (have) no hands.

The young girl     3     competed in the category for students with special needs had to beat     4     (compete) to win the award. Contest director Kathleen Wright said the judges, many of whom are occupational doctors ,     5     (be) “just amazed” by the quality of Anaya's printing. Wright says,”Her writing sample was Comparable to someone who had hands.”

Anaya's proud parents, Bianca Middleton and Gary Ellick say the young girl's determination and desire to be     6     (depend) became obvious when she was just a baby.     7     a young child, she learned to eat with a fork and build with blocks. At 5, she managed     8     (hold) a crayon or marker between her hands and draw. Though Anaya was fitted with prosthetic (假体的) arms for a short time, the young girl decided she was better off     9     her natural ones and threw     10     (it) away.