is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident and
Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome,the famous 2,000-foot rock in
the Yosemite National Park, the medium of through the most different routes. (路线)
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes (尖状物) that guided the ropes and climbed
up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up
again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days.
Wellman"s job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In all,
Wellman figured that he had done 5,000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. "he knew that was how I got
injured." Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.
Their climb of half dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped
down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place. Stopping the fail at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved
his friend"s life.
"Your partner can save your life-you can save your partner"s life," Wellman said as the pair received
congratulations from friends. "there are real close ties."
B. to climb it twice
C. to do 5,000 pull-ups up the rope
D. to lock the rope in place
B. Wellman had lost interest in climbing.
C. Corbett didn"t want to hurt Wellman.
D. Wellman hadn"t decided whether to climb again.
B. he was disabled in a traffic accident.
C. he stopped rock-climbing for some time.
D. he was saved by Corbett during the climb.
B. friendship is precious in life
C. the disabled should never give up
D. a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated
otherwise assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher. I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball
team. At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn"t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have
the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept
insisting on my " 6 for it", I wouldn"t have decided to give it a try.
Getting up the courage to go the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8 the practice
sessions, I didn"t even know the rules of the game, much 9 what I was doing. Sometimes I"d get 10
and take a shot at a wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid. 11 , I wasn"t the only one "new"
at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not to be
too hard on myself for the things I didn"t 13 "just yet".
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 14 and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun and
motivating. Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I
learned how to play and make friends in the 16 -friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be
a team player. I never had so much fun.
With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from
" 18 " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19 raising my hand-even
when I sometimes wasn"t 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in
myself.
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Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort-and at maximum speed. That 1 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store. When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one 2 ; to have what she had back Home in Colombia. "I didn"t want to 3 what I do, like so many who come to a new Country," she said. "I 4 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 5 myself properly." Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 6 meant going to school to get the 7 education and certification. "My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me 8 in my abilities, but I couldn"t speak the language and I had to 9 how to do things in Canada. It was like having to 10 all over again," said Diana. 11 , she found just the help she needed for relaunch (重新开张) 12 continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking 13 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009. 14 Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going 15 while at college. By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her 16 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 17 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto"s Sheppard Center. She was on the fast-track to 18 . Looking back, Diana, a fashion (时装) designer, 19 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and 20 , the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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