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MysonJoeywasbornwithclubfeet.Thedoctorssaidthatwithtreatmenthewouldbeablelowalknormally-butwouldneverrunverywell.Thefirstthreeyearsofhislifewere41insurgery,castsandbraces.Bythetimehewaseight,youwouldnlknowhehadaproblemwhenyousawhim42・Thechildrcninourneighborhoodranaround43theirplay,andJoeywouldjumprightinandrunandplay,44.Wcnevertoldhimthatheprobablywouldn'tbe45torunaswellastheotherchildren.Sohedidn*tknow.In46gradehedecidedtogooutforthecross-countryteam.Everydayhetrainedwiththeteam.Heworkedharderandranmorethananyoftheothers,47only(hetopsevenrunnershavebechosentorunforlhe48・Wedidn'ltellhimheprobablywouldnevermaketheteam,sohedidn'tknow.Heranfourtofivemilesaday,everyday・eventhedayhehada103-degreefever.Iwas49、soIwentto50himafterschool.Ifoundhimrunning51・Iaskedhimhowhefelt.HOkay/hesaid.Hehadtwomoremilestogo.Thesweatrandownhisfaceandhiseyeswereglassyfromhisfeve匚Yethelookedstraightaheadandkept52・Twoweekslater,thenamesoftheteam53werecalled・Joeywasnumbersixonthelist.Joeyhad54theteam.Hewasinseventhgrade・theothersixteammemberswerealleighth・Wenevertoldhimheshouldn'texpecttomaketheteam・Wenevertoldhimhecouldrftdoit.Wcnevertoldhimhecouldn'tdoit...sohedidn'tknow.Hejust55it.()41.A.spentB.takenC.costD.paid()42.A.talkB.sitC.studyD.walk()43.A.afterB.beforeC.duringD.till()44.A.eitherB.tooC.(houghD.yet()45.A.ableB・sorryC.gladD.afraid()46.A.sixthB・seventhC.eighthD.ninth()47.A.soB.讦C.thenD.because()4&A.neighborhoodB.familyC.schoolD.grade()49.A.excitedB.tiredC・pleasedD.worried()50.A.thinkaboutB・hearfromC.agreewithD.lookfor()51.A.aloneB.awayC.almostD.already()52.A.ridingB.walkingC・playingD.running()53.A.jumpersB・runnersC・doctorsD.teachers()54.A.gotB.keptC・madeD.found()55.A.madeB・playedC.hadD.tookAftershedidalotofshopping,MrsSmithcameoutoftheshopandstartedtowalktowardsthebusslop・Herbagwasso41thatshehadtorestforafewminutes.Shestopped42anew,brightcar.Itwasjustatthesideoftheroad.Asshestoodthere,shesawapoliceman43towardsher."Excuseme,madam/saidthepoliccman,Hcanyou44thesignoverthere?""Yes,Ican,"saidMrsSmith."It45NoParking'."HYes,madam・Sowhyhaveyouparkedyourcarhere?Ishall46togiveyouaparkingticket/1HButthisisn'tmycar.nsaidMrsSmith."Isn'tit!Hsaidthepoliceman,andhisfaceturned47・nFmvery48・StillIshallhavetoputaticketonthefrontof49ca匚"Buthewasnotabletofinishbecause50womanhadarrived.Shekissedthepolicemanandsaid,"Hello,dear.IknewIcould51youherethistimeofday.Happybirthday!Ihavegota52foryou.Ihave53youyourbirthdaypresent/*”Thankyou,dear,"saidthepoliceman.nBut54isit?MHiswifepointedattheredcar."Hereitis/1shesaid.nButyou55leaveitinthisroadforverylong・There'saNoParking1signover(here.\n()41・A.beautifulB.expensiveC・heavyD.important()42.A.inB.byC.onD.under()43.A.comingB.comeC.comesD.came()44.A.tellB.believeC.lookD.read()45.A.wasB.saysC.spokeD.wrote()46.A.askB.decideC.loveD.have()47.A.redB.leftC.rightD.back()48.A.angryB・happyC.gladD.sorry()49.A.myB.yourC.theD.her()50.A.aB.anotherC.otherD.theother()51.A.catchB.findc.getD.lookfor()52.A.ticketB.cakeC.thiefD・surprise()53.A.sentB.takenC・givenD.brought()54.A.howB.whereC.whatD.which()55.A.nwdrftB.mustn'tC.won'tD.shouldn'tFearsaresomethingweallhave・Youneedtofaceyourfearsandtogetoverthem.However,it'seasier(41)thandone・Runningawayfromyourfearsdoesn'tmakethemleave・Itjustmakesthem(42)thanever.We'renevergoingtobe(43)fearlesseverythingwedo,butwecanatleastbemorefearlessand(44)Whatarethefearsthatscareyousomuch?Checkwhattheyareandgetthem(45)intheopen.Aretheythings(46)heightsorsnakes?Areyouafraidtotalktogirlorboy?Areyouso(47)thatyouarefearingonsayingthewrongthing?Thesearecommonfearsthat(48)yourdailylives・Beforeyoucanfacethem,younccdtolcammoreabout(49)makesyoufearfulofthesesituations・Communicatingyourfearisoneway.Otherpeoplemaybeableto(50)youranxiety(焦丿;总)becausetheyknowsomethingyoudon't.1(couldhefromapast(51),somethingthatyoucouldneverforgetandhasmadeyoufearful(52)then.Tofacefears,youhaveto(53)insomething.I「saveryhealthywayoflettingyoufeelasifnothingcango(54)・Whenyoufeelthatway,youmaybeabletothink(55)aboutyourfears・Youwillbeabletobelievethateverythingwillbeokay・Everythingdoesendupbeingokay.()41.A.calledB.actedC.dreamedD.said()42.A.loudcrB.sillierC.brighterD・bigger()43.A.similarlyB.speciallyC.completelyD.strongly()44.A.honestB.confidentC・patientD.energetic()45.A.outB.belowC.aboutD.away()46.A.likeB.behindC.amongD.above()47.A.freeB.shyC.politeD.peaceful()4&A.wonderB.pretendC・influenceD.save()49.A.whoB.whyC・whereD.what()50.A.remindB.realizeC.representD.receive()51.A.seasonB.expressionC.subjectD.experience()52.A.beforeB.sinceC.afterD.until()53.A.believeB.suggestC.dreamD.succeed()54.A.guiltyB.wrongC.directD.correct()55.A.mostlyB.fairlyC.differentlyD.gentlyWhatwillfuturecitiesbelike?Willtheyhavethe41.problemsasourpresentcities?Orwilltheybewonderfulplacestolivein?Itdependson42.weplancitiesloday.Cityplannerslookforwaysio43.cityproblems・Theylookaheadtothe44.Theylookforwaystohelpcitiestogrow.Sometimes,theyevenplanwholenewcities.Cityplannersare45.abouttheproblemsofCBDs(CentralBusinessDistrict)・Howcanthesebusyareasmeettheneedsofbothpeoplea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