1 . Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success_______fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the_______in our lives.

When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no_______ that his life was to change_______. The class experiment that day was to_______how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling (冒泡) to the surface._______, the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat _______held something more volatile (易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container_______, leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.

When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents_______to find a way to deal with the catastrophe (灾难) that had________to their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as________. He learned braille (盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n)________public speaker.

Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from________for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to accept his own________of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue________it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the ________Wilson made to preventing the________.

Wilson received several international________for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a ________. He proved that it’s not what happens to us that________our lives—it’s what we make of what happens.

2 . I couldn’t walk or speak until the age of 6. My brother and sister often made fun of me for being different and slow. My brother found it _________ that I couldn’t remember what the tutor had taught me and would say how _________ I was. Mum had to explain to him that I was different.

She tried to get me enrolled in various _________ Every time, she would explain to my classmates about my _________ so that I wouldn’t be bullied in school. Despite the best _________ of my teachers, I _________ to cope with the pace of the lessons and transferred(转学)from one school to another. I remembered _________ schools at least four times.

My life _________ when I was 10. Mum and I chanced upon a group of _________ with disabilities training in the open field of the nearby university. Mum __________ them and found out they were Special Olympics athletes.

At the time, I was physically __________ I had problems walking and had to hold someone’s hand for __________ . I also had problems with my eyesight. When Mum asked if I could become a Special Olympics athlete, we were __________ surprised that the answer was “yes”. I started simple training every Saturday. Although it was __________ , I never gave up. Neither did my family. Mum had to work on weekends and Grandma helped to ensure I never __________ a single session of training.

After a few months, with the __________ guidance of my coaches, I got stronger. At my regular Special Olympics 25-metre run practice, my grandma __________ me to let go of her hand. When I __________ the finish line, the team went wild. I was so __________ that I gave my grandma a bear hug. I __________ my progress to my coaches, families and friends.