It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move.
Xu Ruiyang, an 18-year-old student from Kunming, has suffered（遭受）from spina muscular atrophy（脊柱肌肉萎缩）_______ she was 2 years old. At that time, the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years.
The family did not give up, or even just _______ . To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity（尊严）, her parents _______ her living and learning skills strictly. Opening a book or raising hands, some very easy actions for common people, _______ , are big challenges for Xu. She had to use her head or _______ to work together with hands to finish these actions.
When she started learning to write, she couldn’t even _______ a pen. But she never gave up. Once she lost the pen, she picked it up and _______ writing. Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student, after _______ thousands of times.
Over the past few years, Xu has overcome（克服）many problems, including the _______ caused by the disease. Her parents worried about her health and ________ her to drop out of school, but Xu’s answer was no. “ ________ I read a book and do my homework, the pain is gone,” said Xu.
When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties, Xu calmly said, “Patience. When you can’t change anything, crying is useless, so just be ________ .”
In Xu’s opinion, her sunny and self-confident ________ comes from the love of her parents.
“If we are not able to make her live longer, we can make her life wider,” said Xu’s father. They travelled across China and more than 20 ________ over the world, including Italy, Thailand and Singapore. During these trips, she developed an interest in learning a ________ language. “I think it’s cool to learn about other countries’ culture and express your feelings to others,” said Xu.
Last June, she finished China’s Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University.
1.A.since B.before C.after D.until
2.A.discuss B.depend C.complain D.change
3.A.managed B.trained C.praised D.expected
4.A.moreover B.perhaps C.especial D.however
5.A.legs B.feet C.mouth D.knees
6.A.hold B.drop C.pass D.find
7.A.stopped B.continued C.succeeded D.regretted
8.A.imagining B.counting C.recording D.practising
9.A.cancer B.fever C.sadness D.pain
10.A.warned B.forced C.advised D.allowed
11.A.As well as B.As soon as C.As a result D.As usual
12.A.patient B.quiet C.relaxed D.active
13.A.personality B.appearance C.disability D.achievement
14.A.cities B.countries C.communities D.colleges
15.A.standard B.modern C.foreign D.common
—What a sunny day! Why not go cycling?
—___________.
A.No, I don’t mind B.You’d better not C.That sounds great D.It’s my pleasure
I have some tickets for the football match. I called my friends to see___________.
A.where did they buy them B.why they liked to go there
C.when did we go together D.whether they’d like to go
In order to send the donations to the hospital as soon as possible, the drivers___________ stopped to eat or rest during the journey.
A.nearly B.hardly C.badly D.mostly
___________ famous Chinese songs, such as The Love Song of Kangding and Jasmine Flowers, were sung during the concert.
A.A number of B.The number of C.A great deal D.a great deal of
—___________ is Ricky like?
—He’s humorous. He often tells us funny jokes.
A.He B.What C.Which D.Who
