2 . John was crazy about playing basketball. Every day after school, he would spend much time practising to   _______ basketball skills. Sometimes, he didn’t go back home until sunset, which made his mother_______ angry.

One day, as he was given a chance to watch a basketball game, he dreamed about_______the college basketball team the next year. On the way, he was happy secretly. Suddenly, a car hit him. Luckily, some passers-by called the _______number in time, and he was sent to hospital at once.

What a terrible experience! He_______from terrible injuries. It seemed like a bad dream. John woke up in a hospital room, _______to death. When the doctor told him that both his_______were broken and he had to sit in the wheelchair (轮椅) for the time being, he knew his_______of becoming a member of college basketball team was over. He was really_______. John followed what the doctor had told him, but it did not________entirely. When he left hospital, John was sent to a health center to________. He never heard of this center before, but he was relaxed when he knew his mother would keep him________. Life there was a struggle for him for the first few days. Despite the best efforts, he________to stand up. But he________to the changes. As time went by, he learned to be________about himself, bravely facing the difficulties.

4 . A snowboarder was feeling lucky to be alive yesterday after a helicopter rescue(直升机营救).

Ben Akintola, 30, was snowboarding in the French Alps under a clear blue sky in the afternoon when a large amount of snow fell down the side of the mountain. He didn’t have time to escape(逃脱) and it hit him with full force and knocked him senseless.

He woke in the night in total darkness. He was lying on an icy rock. Amazingly, he still had a mobile phone signal(信号), so he called a friend a thousand kilometers away in Britain. His friend called the French rescue services.

“I was waiting for what seemed like hours on that rock. I was beginning to give up hope when I heard the sound of a helicopter. It was circling around in the darkness, looking for me. I was trying my best to wave my mobile around. Fortunately the helicopter pilot saw the light.”

“I was overjoyed when the helicopter headed my way. It stayed above me and began lowering a rope.”

Ben was in hospital last night but he was not being treated for any serious injuries. He’s looking forward to going home today.

The French rescue services said: “We were very pleased that we were able to save Ben. The risk of snow slide off-piste(非滑雪场地的) is much higher at this time of year. All snowboarders and skiers should stay on the ski runs and not go off-piste. Ben was very lucky.”