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　　With a determined(坚定的)look on his face, Chicago's Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手)and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago．The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters)tall, the 　　1　　 building in the US．

　　As he got to the last step, McCarthy 　　2　　 fell down, but that didn't stop him．The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 　　3　　 cheers from many people．

　　“I just want to show people that 　　4　　 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said．

　　McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢)and use a stick to walk．But McCarthy has a strong 　　5　　．He believes having a disability(残疾)shouldn't stop anyone 　　6　　 achieving his or her success．

　　He has been in a special school 　　7　　 he was four．When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 　　8　　 by his determination(决心)and offered to help train him．They 　　9　　 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day．“　　10　　 seems that he never knows how difficult it is．　　11　　 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn．“But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 　　12　　．”

　　Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb．“I saw the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn．“He's the most determined sportsman I've ever 　　13　　．”

　　McCarthy said he was 　　14　　 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning．“When I'm older, I'll 　　15　　 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed',” he said．

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完形填空

　　With a determined(坚定的)look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手)and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago．The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters)tall, the 　　1　　 building in the US．

　　As he got to the last step, McCarthy 　　2　　 fell down, but that didn’t stop him．The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 　　3　　 cheers from many people．

　　“I just want to show people that 　　4　　 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said．

　　McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢)and use a stick to walk．But McCarthy has a strong 　　5　　．He believes having a disability(残疾)shouldn’t stop anyone 　　6　　 achieving his or her success．

　　He has been in a special school 　　7　　 he was four．When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 　　8　　 by his determination(决心)and offered to help train him．They 　　9　　 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day．“　　10　　 seems that he never knows how difficult it is．　　11　　 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn．“But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 　　12　　．”

　　Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb．“I 　　13　　 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn．“He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained．”

　　McCarthy said he was 　　14　　 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning．“When I’m older, I’ll 　　15　　 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said．

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阅读理解

　　ARLES, FRANCE－Andre Raffay has a problem．He needs a nice, large flat in the city of Arles, but he doesn’t have enough money to buy one．Every morning Andre sits in his neighborhood café(附近酒吧)and reads the flat ads in the newspaper．He draws a circle around each ad for a flat that looks good．Then he goes to the telephone to call the owner．

　　“Hello．I’m interested in the flat near the park that is in today’s paper,” he says．“How much is it?” When he hears the answer, he says, “Oh, my goodness! That’s too much!” The same thing happens every day．

　　One morning Andre sees a friend in the café．He tells him about his problem．“I have a good idea, Andre．I know a 90-year-old woman who has a beautiful flat．You can pay her something every month until she dies．Then you can move into the flat．It will be yours!”

　　Andre is excited．He thinks to himself, “How much longer can such an old lady live? We can probably have the flat in a few years．” He and his wife, Marie, go to visit Mrs．Calment．The flat is just what they want．It is large and sunny, and it is near the centre of town．It even has a view of the park．

　　Andre tells Mrs．Calment, “We will pay you ＄500 a month, and you can stay here for the rest of your life．” She is very happy．She says, “I really want to stay here．This is my home．Now I don’t have to move to my niece’s(侄女)house in the country．”

　　They sign a contract(签了份协议)that says that Andre and his wife will pay Mrs．Calment ＄500 every month．When she dies, the flat will belong to Andre and his wife．

　　More than thirty years go by．Jeanne Calment is still alive．She is 121 years old, the oldest person in the world．Poor Andre isn’t alive any more, but his widow(寡妇)still sends Mrs．Calment ＄500 every month．Their dream flat is a nightmare(恶梦)．

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