by his teacher, the boy studied harder than before.——青夏教育精英家教网—

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿21＿ building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿22＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿23＿ cheers from many people.

“I just want to show people that ＿24＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”

McCarthy said he was 34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.

1. A. largest B. highest C. earliest D. latest

2.A. seldom B. hardly C. always D. almost

3.A. enjoyed B. needed C. made D. kept

4. A. while B. after C. if D. though

5. A. heart B. hope C. body D. love

6. A. by B. for C. in D. from

7.A. as B. since C. until D. before

8. A. pleased B. beaten C. moved D. asked

9. A. used B. spent C. took D. wasted

10. A. Here B. There C. He D. It

11. A. However B. Sometimes C. Again D. Then

12. A. friends B. helpers C. time D. exercise

13.A. tried B. saw C. did D. met

14. A. thinking B. talking C. worried D. proud

15.A. point B. go C. turn D. hurry

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A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began   11  with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know   12  the coach taught him only one move. After three months of   13 , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”
“This is the only move you know,   14  this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy   15  his teacher. So he kept training.
Several months   16 , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy   17  won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again.   18  of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger,   19 , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to   20 . Worried that the boy   21  get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No,   22 .”
As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to   23  him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.
24  the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”
“You won for 25  reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”
The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.