阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange
as if he were stating down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers
was his daughter being born. Then the world went
.
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44-year-old man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to
11-year-old David to the care of the state.
Things seemed always to go from bad to
. Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the
of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog
.
But David does not feel sorry for himself. "These are just little obstacles (障碍) you have to
in your life," he said.
He has to make a daily two-hour trip to his working place -- the X-ray department of an _
room.
It was a hard job to
. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop ran by the Lighthouse, an organization
to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing X-ray film, something
, not just he, must do in the dark, including people with
eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result,
they offered to pay his first three months' salary.
David works alone in a dark room that
of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves.
, he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be put
or out of danger. His directress says she trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation (动机) goes
money. "By working, I can actualize my own
. That's the most important!" he said.
What a shining example for us to
!
| 小题1: | | A．ankle | B．direction | C．angle | D．altitude |
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| 小题2: | | A．doing | B．feeling | C．seeing | D．hearing |
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| 小题3: | | A．blank | B．colorful | C．empty | D．silent |
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| 小题4: | | A．bring up | B．bring in | C．give up | D．give in |
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| 小题5: | | A．worse | B．good | C．better | D．mad |
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| 小题6: | | A．bottom | B．path | C．wheel | D．back |
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| 小题7: | | A．killed | B．run over | C．died | D．injured |
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| 小题8: | | A．seek | B．overcome | C．surround | D．search |
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| 小题9: | | A．upstairs | B．emergency | C．information | D．underground |
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| 小题10: | | A．deal with | B．get through | C．take up | D．come by |
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| 小题11: | | A．intended | B．aimed | C．offered | D．devoted |
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| 小题12: | | A．everyone | B．nobody | C．someone | D．none |
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| 小题13: | | A．common | B．poor | C．normal | D．actual |
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| 小题14: | | A．because | B．if | C．in case | D．even though |
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| 小题15: | | A．consists | B．smells | C．allows | D．fills |
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| 小题16: | | A．However | B．Unfortunately | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题17: | | A．at risk | B．in brief | C．up with | D．in charge |
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| 小题18: | | A．into | B．beyond | C．onto | D．below |
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| 小题19: | | A．blindness | B．income | C．value | D．experiences |
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| 小题20: | | A．set | B．take | C．hold | D．follow |
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