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ThePowerofDetermination(决心)Thelittlecountryschoolhousewasheatedbyanoldcoalstove(火炉).Alittleboyhadthejobofcomingtoschoolearlyeachdaytostartthe1andwarmtheroombeforehisteacherandhisclassmatesgotthere.
Onemorningthey2tofindtheschoolhouseburning.Theydragged(拖)thelittleboyoutofthebuildingmoredeadthanalive.Thenhewas3takentoanearbycountyhospital.
Thedoctortoldtheboy'smotherthat4thelowerpartofhisbodywasseriouslyburnthecouldn'tusehislegsanymore.Howeverthe5boymadeuphismindthathewouldwalk.Unluckilyhisthinlegs6hungthereallbutlifeless.
Finallyhereturnedhomefromthe7.Everydayhismotherwouldpresshislittlelegsbuttherewasnofeelingnocontrol8.
Yethisdeterminationthathewouldwalkwasas9asever.Whenhewasn’tinbedhewouldsitinawheelchair.Onesunnydayhismotherwheeledhimoutintotheyardtogetsomefreshair.Thisdayinsteadofsittingtherehe10 himselffromthechairandpulledhimselfacrossthegrassdragginghis11 behindhim.
Heworkedhiswaytothewhitefence(棚栏)aroundtheyard.Withgreateffortheraisedhimselfuponthefence.Thenhebegandragginghimselfalongthefence12thathewouldwalk.Hestartedtodothiseveryday.Therewasnothinghe13morethantodeveloplifeinthoselegs.
Intheendthroughhisdeterminationhedid14Graduallyhebegantowalktoschoolthentoruntoschooltorun15thejoyofrunning.Laterincollegehemadetherunningteam.
StilllaterinMadisonSquareGardenthisdeterminedyoungmanDr.GlennCunninghamrantheworldsfastestmile!
1.A.fire B.class C.game D.story
2.A.left B.waited C.arrived D.hid
3.A.clearly B.quickly C.suddenly D.nearly
4.A.when B.unless C.beforeD.since
5.A.honest B.brave C.careful D.rude
6.A.just B.also C.once D.ever
7.A.school B.yard C.hospital D.square
8.A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing
9.A.strong B.simple C.strange D.similar
10.A.helped B.threw C.picked D.e
