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．

（1）A．arms	B．legs	C．feet	D．hands
（2）A．embarrassing	B．lonely	C．active	D．strange
（3）A．though	B．unless	C．before	D．because
（4）A．difficult	B．important	C．possible	D．easy
（5）A．achieve	B． accept	C．examine	D．prevent
（6）A．just	B． also	C．even	D．ever
（7）A．up	B．over	C．on	D．out
（8）A．athlete	B．writer	C．actress	D．coach
（9）A．games	B．music	C．sports	D．roles
（10）A．you	B．we	C．she	D．they
（11）A．depend on	B．go for	C．get used to	D．look after
（12）A．whether	B．how	C．when	D．why
（13）A．shared	B．started	C．changed	D．prepared
（14）A．fix up	B．show up	C．take up	D．set up
（15）A．ancestor	B．enemy	C．influence	D．example