Felicia Grimmenhag of Sweden doesn’t let anything get in her way — even a life-changing injury. After surviving a serious car accident, Felicia had to _________ getting around in a wheelchair. But it didn’t stop her from _________ her dream as a champion horseback rider and Paralympic (残奥会) hopeful.
Felicia was 17 when she was _________ by a car while riding her motorbike. Despite being legally dead for 15 minutes, she _________ pulled through. When she finally _________ three days later, she discovered her legs had disappeared. While this new reality would be a(n) _________ pill for anyone to take, Felicia focused all her energy on getting back on the horse! She’d _________ as a little girl and decided to try again. And shockingly, about 10 weeks after the _________, she was riding once again! “Horses have meant a lot to me, both _________ and also physically,” she told Great Big Story. “When I sit on a horse, I don’t feel like the __________ Felicia, but the horse-riding Felicia.”
Felicia has since taken part in competitions around the world, proving she doesn’t need __________ to win. In 2020, the 25-year-old won the silver at the Swedish Championships. Now she __________ to compete at the Paralympics! “What I have learned from all this is that you should dare to __________ yourself, and remember that it’s only you who sets your own __________,” she said.
It’s true that when you want something, all you need is the __________ and drive to achieve it.
1.A.give up | B.worry about | C.adjust to | D.speak of |
2.A.forgetting | B.pursuing | C.losing | D.describing |
3.A.pick up | B.searched for | C.sent away | D.knocked down |
4.A.magically | B.immediately | C.logically | D.hopelessly |
5.A.rang up | B.stood up | C.woke up | D.turned up |
6.A.tough | B.additional | C.forbidden | D.acceptable |
7.A.swum | B.skated | C.cycled | D.ridden |
8.A.excuse | B.accident | C.mistake | D.conflict |
9.A.technically | B.biologically | C.mentally | D.intellectually |
10.A.disabled | B.frightened | C.disciplined | D.focused |
11.A.cars | B.motorbikes | C.horses | D.legs |
12.A.hesitates | B.fails | C.intends | D.pretends |
13.A.suspect | B.challenge | C.evaluate | D.protect |
14.A.preferences | B.schedules | C.principles | D.limits |
15.A.pressure | B.desire | C.budget | D.responsibility |