Philip is the bravest boy I know．His friends and family are all very（56） 　　him．

Ten﹣year﹣old Philip was born with an（57） 　　which means that he is always breaking his bones（骨头）．Although he has such a serious illness．Philip （58） 　　playing sports．In January last year he （59） 　　wheelchair racing．He came second in his first（60） 　　，and since then Philip has won every other race！

In order to look for a new challenge（挑战），Philip（61） 　　to take part in the London Wheelchair Marathon（马拉松）．（62） 　　，five days before the race Philip got sick．He didn't want to （63） 　　．He finally made up his mind to take part．Philip was given medicine by his doctor and guess what？He not only（64） 　　it，but he also finished in first place！

Philip is very（65） 　　and never gives up．That's why he has been chosen to be the Bravest Child of the Month．

56．A．proud of	B．afraid of	C．angry with	D．strict with
57．A．ability	B．effort	C．illness	D．interest
58．A．stops	B．avoids	C．minds	D．loves
59．A．watched	B．started	C．cancelled	D．held
60．A．journey	B．race	C．class	D．interview
61．A．regretted	B．hated	C．failed	D．decided
62．A．Instead	B．Also	C．However	D．First
63．A．give up	B．sit down	C．set off	D．go out
64．A．refused	B．left	C．completed	D．invented
65．A．brave	B．honest	C．polite	D．fair