Joelosthisarmsinanaccidentthatkilledhisfather.Sincethenhehashadtodependonthe 1 ofhisyoungersisterElla.InordertotakecareofhimEllabecamehisshadowneverleavinghim 2 foryears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoeshewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislife.
Astheygrewuptogethertheyhadtheirshareof 3 andtheywouldoftenquarrel.ThenonedayEllawantedtoseparatefromJoeliving 4 ownlife.SoJoewasheart-brokenanddidn'tknowwhattodo.
A 5 misfortune(不幸)struckRosatoo.Onenighthermotherwhosuffered(受苦)frommentalillness 6 .Soherfatherwentoutlookingforhermother.Shetriedtocookmealsforherparentsonlytooverturnthekerosenelightonthestoveresultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.
ThoughhereldersisterSusanshowedherwillingnesstotakecareofherRosadecidedtobe 7 independent.Andmostofallshelearnedtodothingsonherown.Onceshewrotethefollowinginhercomposition:“I’mlucky.ThoughIlostmyarmsIstillhavelegs.Thoughmywingsarebrokenmyheartcanstill 8 .”
Oneday，JoeandRosawerebothinvitedtoatelevisioninterviewprogram.JoetoldtheTVhostabouthis 9 futureatbeingleftonhisownwhileRosawasfullofhopeforherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.Joewrote：Myyoungersister'sarmsaremyarms; 10 Rosawrote:Brokenwingsflyingheart.
Theyhadbothstoodthesamesufferingsbuttheirdifferent 11 determined(决定)thenatureoftheirlives.Itistruethatlifeisunpredictable.Howyoudealwithmisfortuneisthetruetestofyourcharacter.Ifyouchooseonlytocomplainandrunawayfromthesuffering，itwillalways 12 youwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrongthehardshipwillturnouttobeafortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.
1. A．legs B．arms C．eyesD．hands
2. A．sad B．afraid C．worried D．alone
3. A．questions B．accidents C．problemsD．business
4. A．his B．her C．my D．their
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