Beginningtolearngymnasticsevenbeforeshecouldbarelywalk,...

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Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.

However, her 41 ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she 42 was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never 43 again, she couldn’ t believe it. Three months later, she was 44 out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’ s storybook. A bookmark in it made her 45 to page 117. The name of the 46 was‘The Day Clara Walked’ . She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.

47 , after a year’ s hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench 48 the Athens Stadium, memories 49 : first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once held 50 for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on 51 , their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, 52 she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates. She registered for 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received 53 from the Olympic Committee.

Her 54 was interrupted by the attendant who said,“It’ s time” , two words that she had been 55 to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each 56 firm and steady. Everything was 57 , and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart 58 violently against her chest.

Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old 59 on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’ , tears 60 her vision.

41. A. dream B. intension C. life D. career

42. A. forgot B. remembered C. experienced D. suffered

43. A. see B. dance C. walk D. sing

44. A. rushed B. rocked C. thrown D. wheeled

45. A. open B. relate C. point D. adapt

46. A. bookmark B. page C. chapter D. story

47. A. Suddenly B. Surprisingly C. Fortunately D. Certainly

48. A. opposite B. beneath C. inside D. outside

49. A. flooded in B. faded away C. mixed up D. squeezed out

50. A. fright B. regret C. sympathy D. admiration

51. A. doubtfully B. thankfully C. nervously D. cheerfully

52. A. until B. as C. while D. once