I always felt sorry for people in wheelchair. Some people, old and
weak, cannot get 16___ by
themselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, dressed in business suits, and 17__themselves about with strong
determination. But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a
disability, not a person.
Then
I fainted (晕倒) at Euro-Disney 18___low blood pressure. This was the
first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must rest 19__after
First Aid. I agreed to take it __20___but, as I stepped toward the
door, I saw my dad 21___ a wheelchair in my direction! Feeling the color
burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to where he __22__it.
I
could not believe this was 23___to
me. Wheelchairs were 24___for
other people but not for me. As my father wheeled me out into the main street,
people immediately began to treat me 25___.
Little
kids ran in front of me, forcing my father to 26___the wheelchair suddenly.
Bitterness set in as I was 27___back
and forth. “ 28___kids. Why 29___they watch where they’re going?”
I thought.
People passing by stared down at me, 30___in
their eyes. Then they would look 31__, maybe because they thought the 32___they forgot me, the better.
“I
am just like you!” I wanted to scream. “The only 33___is you’ve got legs, and I have
wheels.”
People in wheelchairs are not stupid. They
see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the 34___, I finally understood: I was
once just like them. I treated people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did
not want to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who
are truly 35___.
16.A. around B.
off C.
over D.
up
17 A. take B.
wheel C.
carry D.
bring
18 A. resulting in B.
in spite of C.
due to D.
related to
19 A. at times B.
for a while C.
once in a while D.
now and then
20 A. seriously B.
for granted C.
along D.
easy
21 A. to push B.
pushed C.
push D.
pushing
22 A. found B.
caught C.
bought D.
laid
23 A. going B.
leading C.
happening D.
becoming
24 A. fit B.
fine C.
good D.
right
25 A. politely B.
differently C.
rudely D.
strangely
26 A. stop B.
change C.
push D.
pull
27 A. shaken B.
stricken C.
driven D.
thrown
28 A. Exciting B.
Stupid C.
Poor D.
Lovely
29 A. not B.
mustn’t C.
shouldn’t D.
can’t
30 A. pride B.
surprise C.
pity D.
sorrow
31 A. about B.
away C.
out D.
down
32 A. more B.
less C.
sooner D.
further
33 A. problem B.
disadvantage C.
benefit D.
difference
34 A. faces B.
kids C.
world D.
wheelchairs
35 A. discouraged B.
disappointed C.
disabled D.
dishonest