娜塔莉·杜·图伊托：在泳池中改写历史的人（完形填空）

Losing her leg in an accident as a teenager didn’t deter Natalie from achieving her childhood dream of competing in the Olympic Games. Natalie was a promising young ___1___. Before she reached ten years old she had already decided to ___2___ in an Olympics.
When she lost her left ___3___ in 2001, people thought it signalled the ___4___ of a promising young talent. Natalie had other ___5___. In 2002 Natalie competed in the Commonwealth Games, ___6___ history by qualifying for the able-bodied 800m freestyle final.
In 2008 Natalie became the first amputee (被截肢者) to ___7___ and compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic games. She said she would stop competition after London 2012 with a ___8___ career and she is still only 28. So why ___9___ now? In an interview Natalie explained that she had sacrificed a great deal, including ___10___ her studies, which she intends to ___11___. She says that she is still ___12___ enough to pursue another career.
Was she ___13___ to leave her last race with a silver and not a gold? No, she says. She’s ___14___ that disabled sport has come on so much ___15___ she first started and says it’s good to see youngsters coming through and winning. ___16___, Natalie’s last medal was only her second that was not gold, with an incredible 13 golds and two silvers in her Paralympic career.
In 2010 she was ___17___ the Laureus World Sportsperson of the year with disability, for “breaking down the ___18___ between disabled and able-bodied sports”. What do the other athletes ___19___ about her? A lovely, friendly person that one day they can hope and dream to ___20___ in the pool.
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1. 1.（完形填空）

A    teacher

B    swimmer

C    boxer

D    runner

2. 2.（完形填空）

A    compete

B    join

C    have

D    take

3. 3.（完形填空）

A    eye

B    leg

C    toe

D    finger

4. 4.（完形填空）

A    regret

B    surprise

C    fear

D    loss

5. 5.（完形填空）

A    supplies

B    senses

C    ideas

D    influences

6. 6.（完形填空）

A    losing

B    making

C    performing

D    acting

7. 7.（完形填空）

A    organize

B    clarify

C    admit

D    qualify

8. 8.（完形填空）

A    careful

B    powerful

C    successful

D    grateful

9. 9.（完形填空）

A    release

B    retire

C    predict

D    relieve

10. 10.（完形填空）

A    giving up

B    taking up

C    picking up

D    opening up

11. 12.（完形填空）

A    healthy

B    young

C    rich

D    beautiful

12. 13.（完形填空）

A    sad

B    calm

C    anxious

D    angry

13. 14.（完形填空）

A    excited

B    interested

C    pleased

D    frightened

14. 15.（完形填空）

A    before

B    after

C    since

D    until

15. 16.（完形填空）

A    Frankly

B    Clearly

C    Luckily

D    Incredibly

16. 17.（完形填空）

A    awarded

B    charged

C    seated

D    found

17. 18.（完形填空）

A    barriers

B    interests

C    prizes

D    subjects

18. 19.（完形填空）

A    hear

B    know

C    say

D    set

19. 20.（完形填空）

A    drown

B    beat

C    kill

D    ship

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