AnayaEllickfromChesapeake，VirginiahaswontheNicholasMaxi...

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Anaya Ellick from Chesapeake，Virginia has won the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Manuscript Penmanship in 2016．Brave Anaya does not use prostheses，instead，he holds her pen between her forearms and stands up at her desk to write．Despite her being born without hands，she manages to catch up with her classmates and to be no different from them．

“We looked at her writing and were just shocked to see how well her handwriting was，considering she writes without hands，”competition director Kathleen Wright told ABC News．“Her writing sample was comparable to those of normal people．”

Her hard work and determination has inspired and amazed almost everyone around her，including her parents，teacher,and principal．

“There is truly very little that this girl cannot do，”the principal of Greenbrier Christian Academy in Chesapeake，Tracy Cox，told ABC News．“She is a hard worker．She is determined．She is independent．”

Her parents Bianca and Gary were worried about her daughter at first，but are now inspired by her determination．“She ties her shoes，she gets dressed by herself,she doesn’t really need any assistance to do anything．”her mom told WTKR．

“I was shocked at the news at first，”Anaya’s father Gary told WTKR,but now they are confident that she can overcome her impairment．

“I don’t think Anaya thinks of it as an obstacle．”Greenbrier founder and superintendent Ron H．White told ABC News

Anaya has been presented with a trophy and a $1，000 prize，according to Zaner-Bloser’s website.

Will and determination seem to grant anyone to do anything．This touching and inspirational story about the little girl sheds light on our life when we get frustrated from difficulties．By not letting any excuse stands in the way,we will surely make our lives more fulfilled．

24．Why was Anaya given the Nicholas Maxim Special Award?

A．Because she wrote better than any other competitor．

B．Because she tried to catch up with her classmates in daily life．

C．Because she inspired everyone around her with her determination．

D．Because she presented her outstanding handwriting as a girl without hands．

25．Which of the following statements is true?

A．Anaya regarded her disability as an obstacle at first．

B．Anaya’parents are worried about her all the time．

C．Anaya’s success was beyond her parents’expectation．

D．Ron H．White thinks Anaya is independent．

26．The underlined word“impairment”in paragraph 6 means___________．

A．mental pressure B．physical disability