Andy was born with a developmental disorder. The two sides of his 1. _______were not joined normally with each other. The right side of his body could not 2.______ with the left. At age three, it was 3._______ for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only 4._______ back a few words, and walk 5.________while someone held each of his hands.

Then came the struggles. He 6._______ an all-day center he was enrolled in every imaginable therapy（療法）. He 7._______, sometimes in tears, to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would leave him in the mornings. 8._______, they believed -- against all odds -- that he would grow up to live a 9.______ healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.

It 10._______. Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of phenomenal. He receives special help with 11._________, but joins with friends in all the activities he loves. Andy 12.________ enormous odds to move from adversity to victory.

Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of strength hidden in my struggles today? If I get back up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?”

1．A．body            B．hands         C．brain                 D．legs

2．A．talk             B．speak           C．exchange                   D．communicate

3．A．easy              B．difficult         C．unchallenging        D．comfortable

4．A．pay               B．a(chǎn)nswer         C．reply                 D．respond

5．A．smoothly          B．swiftly         C．slowly                 D．quickly

6．A．a(chǎn)ttended         B．joined            C．presented             D．went

7．A．behaved          B．struggled       C．a(chǎn)ppeared           D．seemed

8．A．Therefore         B．While             C．However              D．Though

9．A．rich              B．a(chǎn)verage          C．common            D．normal

10．A．paid back       B．paid out         C．paid off              D．paid for

11．A．something      B．nothing          C．a(chǎn)nything             D．everything

12．A．beat            B．won           C．overlooked           D．overcame

Andy was born with a developmental(發(fā)展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not        normally together. The right side of his        could not communicate with the left.  At the age of three, it was      for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重復(fù)) back a few words, and walked        while someone held each of his hands.

Then came the     . He attended an all-day center where he       every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in        , to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would       him there in the

mornings. However, they       —against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a       healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.

It      .Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His _____ has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but _____ his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of      to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.  

Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of       hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I      , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”

“Overnight success” is the     of years of tenacity (堅(jiān)韌)and continued       . 

Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad       to them. They’ll find the path to their dream.      , they will accept adversities as universities that will foster (促進(jìn)) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.  

1.A.touched      B.used     C. mixed       D. joined

2.A.ear　　    B. body　  C. foot　　    D. shoulder

3.A. difficult   B.easy　   C. interesting　D. funny

4.A. fast　     B.strangely　C. strongly　 D. slowly

5.A.power　   B.attention　C. struggles  D. failures

6.A.watched　 B.followed　 C. received　 D. enjoyed

7.A. tears      B. smiles     C.excitement     D.disappointment

8.A.make　    B.leave　   C.forget　    D.put

9.A.doubted　 B.believed　  C.guessed　   D. imagined

10.A.lovely　　 B.rich　　   C.normal　　 D.colorful

11.A.paid off　　B.set out    C.ran out　  D.went off

12.A.story　　  B.problem   C. experience　D. progress

13.A. sees 　   B. visits　   C. invites　   D. joins

14.A.objects　   B.Enemies    C.habits 　  D.difficulties

15.A.flower　　 B.spirit　　 C.strength　　D.pride

16.A.lose　　   B. fail　　  C.fall　　    D.stop

17.A. mark　　   B.result　　 C. symbol　　D. sign

18.A.learning　  B. taking　   C.offering　　 D. refusing

19.A.related　   B. happened　 C.appealed　 D. referred

20.A.However　  B. Otherwise  C. Besides　　D. Rather

Andy was born with a developmental(發(fā)展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not 1 normally together. The right side of his 2 could not communicate with the left.  At the age of three, it was 3for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重復(fù)) back a few words, and walked 4 while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the5. He attended an all-day center where he 6every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in 7, to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would 8 him there in the
mornings. However, they9—against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a10healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It11.Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His 12 has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but 13 his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of14to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.  
Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of 15 hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I16 , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”
“Overnight success” is the17 of years of tenacity (堅(jiān)韌)and continued 18 . 
Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad 19  to them. They’ll find the path to their dream. 20, they will accept adversities as universities that will foster (促進(jìn)) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.  

1. 1.
   1. A.
      touched
   2. B.
      used
   3. C.
      mixed
   4. D.
      joined
2. 2.
   1. A.
      ear　　
   2. B.
      body　
   3. C.
      foot　　
   4. D.
      shoulder
3. 3.
   1. A.
      difficult
   2. B.
      easy　
   3. C.
      interesting
   4. D.
      funny
4. 4.
   1. A.
      fast　
   2. B.
      strangely
   3. C.
      strongly
   4. D.
      slowly
5. 5.
   1. A.
      power　
   2. B.
      attention
   3. C.
      struggles
   4. D.
      failures
6. 6.
   1. A.
      watched
   2. B.
      followed
   3. C.
      received
   4. D.
      enjoyed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      tears
   2. B.
      smiles
   3. C.
      excitement
   4. D.
      disappointment
8. 8.
   1. A.
      make　
   2. B.
      leave　
   3. C.
      forget　
   4. D.
      put
9. 9.
   1. A.
      doubted
   2. B.
      believed　
   3. C.
      guessed　
   4. D.
      imagined
10. 10.
    1. A.
       lovely
    2. B.
       rich　　
    3. C.
       normal
    4. D.
       colorful
11. 11.
    1. A.
       paid off
    2. B.
       set out
    3. C.
       ran out　
    4. D.
       went off
12. 12.
    1. A.
       story　　
    2. B.
       problem
    3. C.
       experience
    4. D.
       progress
13. 13.
    1. A.
       sees 　
    2. B.
       visits　
    3. C.
       invites　
    4. D.
       joins
14. 14.
    1. A.
       objects　
    2. B.
       Enemies
    3. C.
       habits 　
    4. D.
       difficulties
15. 15.
    1. A.
       flower
    2. B.
       spirit
    3. C.
       strength
    4. D.
       pride
16. 16.
    1. A.
       lose　　
    2. B.
       fail　　
    3. C.
       fall　　
    4. D.
       stop
17. 17.
    1. A.
       mark　　
    2. B.
       result
    3. C.
       symbol
    4. D.
       sign
18. 18.
    1. A.
       learning　
    2. B.
       taking　
    3. C.
       offering
    4. D.
       refusing
19. 19.
    1. A.
       related　
    2. B.
       happened
    3. C.
       appealed
    4. D.
       referred
20. 20.
    1. A.
       However　
    2. B.
       Otherwise
    3. C.
       Besides
    4. D.
       Rather