Andy was born with a developmental disorder. The two sides of his 36. _______were not joined normally with each other. The right side of his body could not 37.______ with the left. At age three, it was 38._______ for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only 39._______ back a few words, and walk 40.________while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the struggles. He 41._______ an all-day center he was enrolled in every imaginable therapy(疗法). He 42._______, sometimes in tears, to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would leave him in the mornings. 43._______, they believed -- against all odds -- that he would grow up to live a 44.______ healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It 45._______. Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student. His progress has been nothing short of phenomenal. He receives special help with 46._________, but joins with friends in all the activities he loves. Andy 47.________ enormous odds to move from adversity to victory.
Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of strength hidden in my struggles today? If I get back up when I fall, what will that make possible tomorrow?”
36. A. body                              B. hands                      
C. brain                        D. legs
37. A. talk                               B. speak                      
C. exchange                    D. communicate
38. A. easy                                      B. difficult                      
C. unchallenging                 D. comfortable
39. A. pay                               B. answer                    
C. reply                       D. respond
40. A. smoothly                          B. swiftly                      
C. slowly                      D. quickly
41. A. attended                      B. joined                        
C. presented                D. went
42. A. behaved                        B. struggled                   
C. appeared                            D. seemed
43. A. Therefore                       B. While                      
C. However                     D. Though
44. A. rich                            B. average                    
C. common                    D. normal
45. A. paid back                       B. paid out                      
C. paid off                     D. paid for
46. A. something             B. nothing        
C. anything               D. everything
47. A. beat                          B. won                         
C. overlooked                    D. overcame