A d is a conversation between two people in a book，film or play．
His team had lost the game because of him．He felt like there was a heavy w on his shoulders as he walked home alone．
I′m very hungry I haven't e anything since 7： 00 this morning．
The eco﹣house
Simon Dale didn't want to live in a city's apartment building．So he made up his mind （1） （build） his own home in the countryside．He moved to Wales with his family and built a wooden eco﹣house．With the help of his father﹣in﹣law，a builder，he moved into a （2） __ （comfort） new home after only four months．（3） only cost ＄4，700 to build the house．
The eco﹣house is made of natural （4） （material）．Simon Dale and his father﹣in﹣ law（5） （dig） into the side of a hill and then used the mud and stone to make the walls．The floors （6） （make） from wood from the nearby area．The design is open﹣plan．There is no central heating， （7） there's a wood﹣burner and solar panels（太阳能电板） on the top（8） can provide power for lighting， music and computing．Drinking water is from a nearby spring．The fridge stays cool，thanks （9） air from under the ground．Simon Dale says，"We try to live in peace with the natural world． "He has （10） （certain） done his best to achieve that．
Katy Sullivan is an actress，an athlete（运动员），and a person who also refuses to accept the words no or I can′t．
She was born without the lower half of her （1） and has worn prosthetic（假体）ones all her life．She grew up in Alabama，US and had a（n）（2） childhood．She kept up with her sisters and brothers at the gym and the swimming pool．She feels lucky（3） her family treated her in just the same way as the other members．
When a person is born without legs，there are plenty of things that are （4） to do．But Katy believed she could （5） anything．So she chose two jobs that are difficult，（6） with both legs．As a teenager，she once saw a good movie．Before it was （7） ，Katy had made her mind up to be a（n） （8） ．
She did a degree in theater and then moved to Los Angeles，where she has played （9）_ in theater，television and movies．She has a positive（积极的） view of life．She thinks that if you believe （10） can do something，you should （11） it．So when Katy's friend asked her （12） she′d like to try running，she said "yes"．She was given a pair of running legs and she （13） her new life．
Katy was the first person in the world with two prosthetic legs to（14） running as a competitive sport．
She entered the final of the 100 meters in the 2012 London Paralympics．
Katy's family，friends，and fans look up to her as an （15） of someone who has overcome her difficulty and achieved her dreams．
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（1）A．arms |
B．legs |
C．feet |
D．hands |
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（2）A．embarrassing |
B．lonely |
C．active |
D．strange |
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（3）A．though |
B．unless |
C．before |
D．because |
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（4）A．difficult |
B．important |
C．possible |
D．easy |
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（5）A．achieve |
B． accept |
C．examine |
D．prevent |
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（6）A．just |
B． also |
C．even |
D．ever |
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（7）A．up |
B．over |
C．on |
D．out |
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（8）A．athlete |
B．writer |
C．actress |
D．coach |
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（9）A．games |
B．music |
C．sports |
D．roles |
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（10）A．you |
B．we |
C．she |
D．they |
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（11）A．depend on |
B．go for |
C．get used to |
D．look after |
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（12）A．whether |
B．how |
C．when |
D．why |
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（13）A．shared |
B．started |
C．changed |
D．prepared |
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（14）A．fix up |
B．show up |
C．take up |
D．set up |
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（15）A．ancestor |
B．enemy |
C．influence |
D．example |