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I was born legally blind.Of all the stories of my early childhood,the one about a 1 is my mother’s favorite.
I was only two when the 2 occurred.We had just arrived home from a trip.Mom lifted me out of the car and 3 to speak to the driver.I took advantage of my brief 4 to dash across the lawn (草坪)—and hit a large maple tree!I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and 5 on my backside.Mom 6 me to start crying,but I just sat there for a minute.Then I 7 myself up and kept right on going.Mom always 8 here that,as many times as I 9 across the lawn after that,I never again 10 into that tree.
Mom loves to use this story as an 11 .It reminds her that children don’t enter life 12 to take risks or unwilling to 13 again when they fall down.She never wanted me to lose that 14 as I grew older.When I 15 my major life decisions,I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn.I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a 16 .Through years of 17 ,I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.
We are almost certain to get 18 at some point during the process of achieving our goal.When that happens,don’t sit in the grass and 19 .Just get up and keep on going.It will all be worth it 20 .
1.A.trip B.race
C.tree D.driver
2.A.incident B.change
C.illness D.problem
3.A.feared B.refused
C.forgot D.turned
4.A.delay B.absence
C.freedom D.rest
5.A.landed B.slept
C.laughed D.wept
6.A.promised B.encouraged
C.allowed D.expected
7.A.woke B.picked
C.warmed D.gave
8.A.adds B.replies
C.admits D.supposes
9.A.drove B.lived
C.stood D.ran
10.A.crashed B.broke
C.climbed D.looked
11.A.answer B.example
C.excuse D.order
12.A.able B.ashamed
C.afraid D.anxious
13.A.ask B.share
C.learn D.try
14.A.honesty B.toughness
C.kindness D.curiosity
15.A.regretted B.reviewed
C.made D.explained
16.A.job B.friend
C.fortune D.house
17.A.memories B.efforts
C.research D.experience
18.A.mixed up B.fed up
C.knocked down D.settled down
19.A.play B.relax
C.dream D.cry
20.A.all at once B.in the end
C.in either case D.as a result
