Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was only twelve years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to　16　 off most of his right leg.
　17　 Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假肢). The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, 　18　. They decided to 　19　 across America. They all wore special T-shirts.　20　 it was “Run, Jeff, Run, Jeff Keith’s Run Across America”.
Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west 　21　 he was twenty-two years old. He started running in Boston(波士顿). Seven　22　 later, he stopped　23　 in Los Angeles（洛杉矶）. He ran 3,200 miles (1 mile =" 1.6093km)." Jeff wore out thirty-six pairs　24　 running shoes and five plastic legs. Jeff　25　 in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff,　26　 for the American Cancer Society. The Society used the money to help people know 　27　 about cancer.
On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about　28　. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do　29　 they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran　30 for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

It was almost 10：00 p．m．when Mia Jimson left her office to go home．It was 36 ．She started her car and she drove down the dark road which led(通往)to her house in the country．She 37 the radio and sang songs while she was　 38　 ．The heater(暖气机)wasn’t working，and singing helped to keep her　 39　 ．

The land was all 　 40　 ．Then Mia went across a small　 41　 over a river．It was covered with ice and the car went out of control(失去控制)．Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知觉)．

　 When she came to herself，her 42　 was bleeding(流血)，and she was shaking from the cold．She didn’t know　 43　 she was．Mia opened the car door and looked around． She was under the bridge，and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very　 44 ．She knew the　 45

wouldn’t hold her car for very long．She tried to walk up the hill several times， 46　 she kept falling in the snow．Mia tried　 47 　 time．She fell again，but this time she couldn't get up．She knew that　 48　 could see her car under the bridge．She was lying in the snow，and she couldn’t move．Mia closed her eyes and waited to die．

Then she　 49　 a voice．Mia opened her eyes．There was an old man　 50 over her．She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck,” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you to the hospital.”

“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”　　
“Well, if you can   1  do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince   2 .
In fact, all this started from my   3  of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had   4  one year without TV for a hundred dollars,   5 me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it,   6  you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to   7 , which became my favorite sport.   8  winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbors offered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much as a fish.　　
It was unbelievable how much   9  I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the   10  thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).　　
I started to do my homework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of   11 .　　
I used to   12  reading if there were no   13 , but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV, right   14  my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the   15  than just the 100 dollars!