If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the
question that 21 my life forever.
One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu, and
less than 24 hours later, I was in a 22 on life support with less than two percent 23 of
living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a 24 blood infection. Over
the 25 of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knee.
When my parents 26 me out of the hospital, I 27 that I had been put together like a
patchwork （拼缝物）doll and I had to live with 28 legs. I was absolutely physically and
emotionally broken, 29 streaming down.
But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and 30 the New Amy.
It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant 31 . And that is when it 32 my
mind that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore. 33 I could be as tall as I wanted. And
34 of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were 35 here.
Four months later, I was back upon a 36 . And this February, I won two Board World Cup
gold medals, 37 me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.
So, instead of looking at our 38 and our limitations as something 39 or bad, we can
begin looking at them as a wonderful 40 that can be used to help us go further than we ever
know we could go.
21.A. saved    B. risked    C. ruined    D. changed
22.A. hospital    B. club    C. field    D. stadium
23.A. thought    B. degree    C. chance    D. decision
24.A. mild    B. severe    C. potential    D. slight
25.A. journey    B. break    C. course    D. schedule
26.A. wheeled    B. dragged    C. pulled    D. delivered
27.A. made sure    B. felt like    C. worked out    D. put forward
28.A. muscled    B. heavy    C. shapely    D. false
29.A. blood    B. sweat    C. tears    D. water
30.A. hug    B. recognize    C. fix    D. introduce
31.A. plan    B. question    C. information    D. favor
32.A. struck    B. broke C .beat    D. broadened
33.A. although    B. so    C. while    D. but
34.A. first    B. strangest    C. best    D. luckiest
35.A. struggles    B. benefits    C. rewards    D. conflicts
36.A. stage    B. snowboard    C. track    D. playground
37.A. allowing    B. giving    C. calling    D. making
38.A. challenges    B. achievements    C. devotions    D. hesitations
39.A. active    B. amazing    C. negative    D. terminal
40.A. ability    B. skill    C. tool    D. gift
21-25 DACBC 26-30 ABDCA 31-35 BADCB 36-40 BDACD