The Roll of a Lifetime
Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. That ambition _________ ended one night in 2010. Then a car accident left her paralyzed(瘫痪的) from the waist down. For most people, that would have _________ any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being a(n) _________ , her wheelchair offered her courage. She wanted to prove that she was still ‘normal’, whatever normal meant.
Normal for her meant _________, so Hill did it in her wheelchair right _________ her nondisabled high school dance team. Half of her body was taken away from her. It definitely took a lot of _________ and patience.
After graduation, Hill wanted to _________ her dance network to _________ women like her. She met people online who had _________ various spinal cord injuries but shared her __________, and she invited them to dance with her.
Hoping to __________ more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes. Dancing on __________, the Rollettes discovered, can be just as fast-paced and fulfilling as the footbased variety. In disabled dance competitions around the country, they’re having fun, and as the audiences’__________ reactions indicate, the fun is infectious.
Hill has __________ what many of us never will: her childhood dream. The Rollettes have helped her find something else just as __________. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended. For many, being part of the Rollettes was really great. It was the first time they’d felt they __________. “I had a girl say it was the most empowering thing when she __________ into a room and everyone was at eye level,” Hill told CBS News.
The dancers aren’t the only ones feeling __________. One woman saw a YouTube video of the team competing and commented, “You guys are so __________! ! ! I’m in tears because you rock! To be in a wheelchair and __________ be so beautiful makes me know I can be beautiful too!”
1.A.simply B.nearly C.suddenly D.really
2.A.approached B.abandoned C.raised D.ruined
3.A.accident B.obstacle C.injury D.disability
4.A.dream B.performance C.dancing D.teamwork
5.A.alongside B.in C.among D.for
6.A.bumping B.innovating C.turning D.learning
7.A.design B.expand C.employ D.change
8.A.include B.contact C.draft D.cure
9.A.suffered B.witnessed C.treated D.escaped
10.A.accomplishment B.identification C.determination D.requirement
11.A.interview B.entertain C.educate D.reach
12.A.wheels B.mats C.stages D.feet
13.A.immediate B.enthusiastic C.extreme D.distant
14.A.absorbed B.applied C.attained D.accumulated
15.A.fulfilling B.relaxing C.convincing D.interesting
16.A.lived B.succeeded C.appeared D.belonged
17.A.walked B.rolled C.rushed D.wandered
18.A.devoted B.determined C.inspired D.delighted
19.A.talented B.awesome C.energetic D.special
20.A.just B.ever C.only D.still
—The loud music is really starting to get on my nerves.
— ________ I can’t focus my attention on my homework.
A.I’ll bet. B.I got it .
C.You have me there. D.You have my word.
Everybody is ________ to hear that Xuzhou Metro Line 2 and Line 3 will be opened soon.
A.on cloud nine B.on their last legs
C.crossing their fingers D.killing the fatted calf
The number of visitors ______ steadily since the reopening, despite a sharp decline compared to normal years.
A.has risen B.is rising
C.had been rising D.has been rising
You were really between a rock and a hard place ______ you had to choose between your career and your relationship.
A.when B.where C.before D.until
— It’s really a pity that you didn’t go to see Frozen II last night.
— I ________, but I had to prepare for the coming exam.
A.would like to B.ought to C.would have D.should have
