Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners can run!
In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.
Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”
Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.
Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（親筆簽名）, says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”
What made Jean take part in sports?
A. She was brave. B. She was competitive.
C. She was strong. D. She was disabled.
What does the underlined word “coach” mean?
A. to train or give instruction and advice B. to experiment
C. to get hold of and stop D. to repeat
What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?
A. Work hard. B. Hope for the best.
C. Dream a lot. D. Have great wishes and work hard.
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The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a 11 which said: I am blind, please help. There were only a few 12 in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his 13 and dropped them into the hat. He 14 took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He 15 the sign so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to 16 . A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had 17 the sign came to see how things were. The boy 18 his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, though.” What he had written was: “Today is a (n) 19 day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both sign simply said the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so 20 that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more 21 ?
Be thankful for what you have. When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to 22 . Face your past without regret(后悔). 23 your present with confidence(自信). Prepare for the 24 without fear. Keep the faith（信念）and 25 the fear.
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A. still B. then C. already D. yet
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A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up
A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached
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A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange
A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific
A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove
A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on
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A．pleased B．worried C．puzzled D．discouraged
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A．sad B．lucky C．angry D．excited
A．happy B．hungry C．fat D．dead
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．clothes B．dishes C．hands D．floors
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A．shouted B．explained C．talked D．whispered
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A．strange B．terrible C．serious D．whole
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