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19．挖出dig out．

18．Erik，an athletic child，lost his vision in his early teen．At first he （41）Bto use a walking stick or learn Braille （盲文），（42）A he could do as well as any teenage．He finally came to（43）D his disability，though．He couldn't play the same （44）Cas he used to．But then he discovered wrestling，a sport where （45）B wasn't as important as touch and（46）A．Then，at 16，he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways．A wrestler and a rock climber（47）Cinformation through touch．Rock climbing（48）D mountain climbing，the greatest challenge of his life．
Erik's teammates say he isn't different from a（49）B mountaineer．The major difference is that he isn't as thin as most climbers．（50）A，his strong upper body，flexibility and mental toughness make him a（n）（51）Dclimber．The only help for Erik's blindness is to place （52）Con his teammates'jackets so that he can follow them（53）B．
Climbing Mount Everest was（54）Afor every climber on every team．The （55）D to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates：（56）A of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower，and the brain doesn't （57）Bas clearly as normal．In some ways，Erik had an advantage（58）C his teammates：as they got near the top，the vision of all climbers was（59）D．So at a certain altitude，all his teammates were like Erik--nearly（60）C．
To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete．Erik showed his disability wasn't as important as his ability．

41．A．promised	B．refused	C．demanded	D．decided
42．A．insisting	B．praying	C．admitting	D．appealing
43．A．ignore	B．consider	C．overcome	D．accept
44．A．cards	B．parts	C．sports	D．jokes
45．A．appearance	B．sight	C．diligence	D．intelligence
46．A．feel	B．thought	C．smell	D．taste
47．A．give	B．store	C．get	D．exchange
48．A．fell behind	B．lay in	C．depend on	D．led to
49．A．disabled	B．sighted	C．satisfied	D．determined
50．A．However	B．Besides	C．Therefore	D．Otherwise
51．A．amateur	B．optimistic	C．responsible	D．perfect
52．A．ropes	B．flags	C．bells	D．marks
53．A．casually	B．easily	C．eagerly	D．slowly
54．A．challenging	B．compulsory	C．optional	D．comforting
55．A．application	B．limitation	C．adaptation	D．reaction
56．A．lack	B．change	C．supply	D．existence
57．A．survive	B．function	C．recover	D．refresh
58．A．against	B．to	C．over	D．with
59．A．wasted	B．broadened	C．improved	D．restricted
60．A．hopeless	B．dizzy	C．blind	D．dead．

17．What he said suggested that he __________ a conclusion．（　　）

16．A 16-year-old in foster care has finally found a home．His adoption caseworker （社会工作者），who has known him since he was 7，will become his adoptive mother this month．
In October 2013，Davion Only spoke in front of a church congregation （会众） in St．Petersburg，Florida，and made an（41）C for adoption．He had recently learned that his（42）A mother，who'd been in jail since Only was born，had died．He had spent years bouncing between foster homes．"My name is Davion and I've been in foster care since I was born，"he said．"I know God hasn't given up on me，so I'm not giving up either．"
The （43）D plea （恳求） went viral，and Only's foster agency （44）A calls from more than 10，000people，according to the Tampa Bay Times．Only（45）D traveling to Ohio to live with a minister's family．But after Only got into a physical（46）D with one of his older would-be siblings （兄弟姐妹），the minister and his wife changed their minds．
Back in Florida，Only passed through four different （47）D homes over the next year，until he called Connie Going，his adoption caseworker，to make a special（48）B．
Only had known Going for nearly ten years，and had asked every year if she would adopt him but she always （49）B．"I always believed there was a better family than us out there，"Going tells Yahoo Parenting．"He （50）D so much in this world．"
But this past July，when Only called and asked again if she might adopt him，Going says something felt （51）A．"In adoption there is a‘claiming moment，'when you know someone is your child．When he called me to ask，in that moment，I just knew，"she says．"When he asked me，my heart felt this （52）C and I just knew he was my son．"
So Going，52，invited Only to start spending time （53）B the rest of her family-the other four children who she also adopted out of foster care．（54）D，Going managed to rent a bigger home，got a lawyer，and started adoption（55）B．
Only will officially join Going's family on April 22，when the adoption （56）C．"Today，I am feeling blessed and honored by being chosen to be the parent to all my children，"she says．"I work every day on being the best parent I can to them，to be patient and creative so that I can （57）C all their needs．"
A spokesperson for Eckerd，Only's foster agency，told the Tampa Bay Times they were（58）A with the new development．"We are truly thrilled that Davion has been united with his forever family．"
While Going is waiting for the newest （59）C to her family to become official in the eyes of the law，she says Only is already her child．"I want him to know he is （60）A loved for who he is，the way he is，"she says．"The changes he chooses to make in his life，and the choices，are his to make．As a family we will be there through it all，the good and the bad for our lifetime．He is home．"

41．A．apology	B．compensation	C．appeal	D．call
42．A．biological	B．botanic	C．adoptive	D．adaptive
43．A．delighting	B．satisfying	C．annoying	D．heartbreaking
44．A．received	B．accepted	C．made	D．answered
45．A．avoided	B．started	C．gave up	D．ended up
46．A．quarrel	B．experiment	C．examination	D．fight
47．A．permanent	B．full-time	C．rich	D．temporary
48．A．question	B．request	C．order	D．resolution
49．A．determined	B．hesitated	C．involved	D．devoted
50．A．declares	B．develops	C．discovers	D．deserves
51．A．different	B．the same	C．surprising	D．disappointing
52．A．force	B．courage	C．ache	D．energy
53．A．on	B．with	C．in	D．to
54．A．Particularly	B．Constantly	C．Previously	D．Eventually
55．A．performances	B．procedures	C．persuasion	D．production
56．A．goes across	B．goes about	C．goes through	D．goes down
57．A．refuse	B．ignore	C．meet	D．neglect
58．A．pleased	B．angry	C．disappointed	D．enthusiastic
59．A．burden	B．brother	C．addition	D．trouble
60．A．unconditionally	B．conditionally	C．partly	D．amazingly．