On 31 October 2003, 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai. She had just laid     1     (she)on the surfboard with her left arm in the water when suddenly a tiger shark attacked and had her left arm     2     (bite)off just below the shoulder. By the time she was transported to Wilcox Memorial Hospital, she     3     (lose) 60 percent of her blood and felt numb.

Initially the doctors told her parents that her chances of survival were very slim. Luckily, she bravely fought on and survived. She stayed in the hospital for a week to recover     4     eventually being released.

Within weeks of the shark attack, she made her comeback to surfing with a custom—made board that was longer,     5     (thick), and equipped with a handle for her right arm. But with time she learned to use standard     6     (equip).

Determined not to let her disability get in the way of her professional ambitions, Bethany entered her first major competition on 10 January, 2004 since     7     shark attack. Later in 2004 she wrote her autobiography ‘Soul Surfer’,    8     soon became a best-seller. In 2011, a film based on her autobiography     9     (release) and was well received by the audience.

Today, as well as     10     (spend) time with her family, Hamilton works with World Vision to help raise money for disabled children. Bethany has also become an inspirational speaker.

Zhang Lanping has been teaching for 33 years now, but     1     makes her special is her pair of crutches(拐杖). The courageous teacher from Gansu province     2     ( suffer) from poliomyelitis,   an infectious disease, when she was only one year old.

Zhang is not able to     3     ( full) recover and therefore has to use crutches for the rest of her life. This condition, however, has not weakened Zhang's spirit. As a student, Zhang devoted     4     (she) to acquiring knowledge, which she believed would make her a     5     (success) teacher.

After graduation, Zhang applied as a college teacher but she was turned down because of her physical     6     (disable). Zhang did not give up and     7     (accept) as a primary school teacher in her hometown in Gansu province,     8    then experienced a shortage of teachers. For able-bodied people, it takes only six minutes     9     (reach) school, but Zhang has to spend one hour from home to her work place     10    (use) crutches. Zhang's efforts have not been in vain. The academic performance of her students is among the best in the district.