2 . Do you wait for people to inspire you or do you take action to inspire yourself?
If you wait, it may take a long time to come or it may not________at all. If you inspire yourself, the frequency and possibility are all within your________.
W. Mitchell is a good________. He suffered burns to over 65 percent of his body in an________and was paralyzed a few years later, but he never________. While Mitchell rose like a phoenix(凤凰)from his________， Australian skier Janine Shepherd also fought back with selfinspiration.
Shepherd was training for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics________a truck hit her. She had a broken neck, back and many other injuries. It was a miracle(奇迹)that she________. She was told she would never walk or ski again.
“________” was a word Shepherd could not accept. She resisted any negative thought. She fought back even when a________setback, a blood disease, occurred.
She inspired herself to live with________. She didn’t want to be robbed of her life aims. Every time she________planes flying, she lifted her fighting spirit to a________level.
“If I can not walk, I am going to________，” she decided. She learned to fly even one leg unable to operate a pedal. She was________that she could not have children but went on to have two________. Having published a book about herself, Shepherd now gives speeches nationwide, encouraging people not to________life.
Mitchell and Shepherd________have given in to their suffering. But no, they did not want to give in so________. They did not want to lose or be defeated________even trying in their new circumstances. Fortune always favors those with determination.
1. | A．happen | B．work | C．exist | D．appear |
2. | A．limit | B．control | C．mind | D．target |
3. | A．coach | B．sportsman | C．story | D．example |
4. | A．event | B．accident | C．incident | D．exercise |
5. | A．gave out | B．broke down | C．gave up | D．broke in |
6. | A．suffering | B．discomfort | C．disease | D．anger |
7. | A．since | B．before | C．while | D．when |
8. | A．recovered | B．survived | C．succeeded | D．insisted |
9. | A．Seldom | B．Ever | C．Never | D．Forever |
10. | A．longer | B．smaller | C．further | D．shorter |
11. | A．pain | B．sadness | C．loneliness | D．failure |
12. | A．had | B．remembered | C．kept | D．heard |
13. | A．lower | B．higher | C．quicker | D．deeper |
14. 15. | A．warned | B．convinced | C．blamed | D．educated |
16. | A．brothers | B．daughters | C．pets | D．planes |
17. | A．make fun of | B．feel ashamed of | C．catch hold of | D．let go of |
18. | A．would | B．should | C．could | D．must |
19. | A．easily | B．badly | C．unwillingly | D．anxiously |
20. | A．by | B．without | C．except | D．beyond |
