Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was only twelve
years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to 36 off most of his right leg.
37 Jeff puts on an
artificial leg(假肢). The leg is
plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play
soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan
with his friends who had plastic legs, 38 . They decided to
39 across America. They all wore special T-shirts. 40 it was “Run,
Jeff, Run, Jeff Keith’s Run Across America”.
Jeff Keith ran
across the United States from the east to the west 41 he was twenty-two
years old. He started running in Boston.
Seven 42 later, he stopped 43 in Los Angeles. He
ran 3,200 miles. Jeff wore out thirty-six pairs 44 running shoes
and five plastic legs. Jeff 45 in cities on the
way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for
Jeff, 46 for the American Cancer Society. The Society used the money
to help people know 47 about cancer.
On the way to Los
Angeles, Jeff talked to people about 48 . Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He finished
college and is studying to be a lawyer. Jeff says, “People can do 49 they want to do.
I want people to know that. I ran 50 for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”
( )36. A. take B. cut C.
put D.
set
( )37. A. Every day B. One day C. Some day D.
A day
( )38. A. also B. too C.
either D.
neither
( )39. A. walk B. fly C.
swim D.
run
( )40. A. On
B. In C.
With D.
Above
( )41. A. while B. because C. when D.
if
( )42. A. months B.
days C.
hours D.
minutes
( )43. A. running B. to run C.
walking D.
to walk
( )44. A. at B.
for C.
in D. of
( )45. A. reached B.
studied C.
stopped D.
started
( )46. A. and B. but C.
or D.
so
( )47. A. more B. less C. fewer D.
little
( )48. A. cancer B.
walk C.
society D. America
( )49. A. any B. thing C.
nothing D.
anything
( )50. A. not only B. not C.
only D.
just