Steven lost an arm after a traffic accident years ago． On that day， he was（1）　　down by a car badly． His left arm bone was smashed（撞碎）．"I can't feel my hand!" Steven kept shouting （2）　　he woke up in the hospital． It was the only way he could think of to stop the things from getting（3）　　， though it was no use at all． That was really the hardest time for him．

    Life still went on． Steven （4）　　the next two years in the hospital． At first， he couldn't even tie his shoes， open a bottle of water or cut his fingernails（指甲） by himself． Later he knew he had to face all the （5）　　． With the support of his wife， he began to （6）　　all kinds of activities． （7）　　， he began dreaming of a better life and decided to learn to play the violin． Steven knew （8）　　about playing the violin and there was no one to ask for help． Therefore（因此）， he made（9）　　progress． Then he met Lam， an amateur（业余的）（10）　　． Steven became Lam's first student． Then Steven kept practicing playing the violin（11）　　the help of Lam． Sometimes he also played（12）　　． When he played on the street， what people offered was not sympathy（同情心）（13）　　admiration．

    Steven says playing the violin does not make life（14）　　for him， and he has to face new challenges every day． However， he won't（15）　　． And he will never stop trying different new things in his life．

（1）A． beaten	B． knocked	C． cut	D． pulled
（2）A． when	B．if	C． while	D． before
（3）A． worse	B． bigger	C． cooler	D． funnier
（4）A． finished	B． took	C． spent	D．enjoyed
（5）A． dangers	B． difficulties	C． directions	D．arguments
（6）A． join	B． attend	C． compete	D． take part in
（7）A． Normally	B． Hardly	C． Completely	D．Gradually
（8）A．anything	B．something	C．nothing	D．everything
（9）A． rapid	B． slow	C．great	D． real
（10）A． violinist	B． pianist	C． coach	D． singer
（11）A． under	B． for	C． with	D． without
（12）A． at home	B． in public	C． at school	D． in hospital
（13）A．and	B．or	C．nor	D．but
（14）A．easier	B．harder	C．sadder	D．safer
（15）A． cheer up	B． keep up	C． give up	D． pick up