单项选择题
| Olympic athletes spend hours training,
starting at an early age. Many athletes are strong and excellent in their sport
but never (36) it to the Olympics. (37)
who often do don’t win medals. Wilma Rudolph (38)
made it to the Olympics, she won three gold medals. (39)
that was amazing Wait (40) you hear the rest of
the story! Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940. When she was young she had polio (小儿麻痹症). (41) left her without the (42) of one of her legs. Her family helped her (43) massaging her leg every day. (44) she was able to walk (45) a special shoe. (46) about three years she didn’t need the shoe (47) . In high school, Wilma played basketball and (48) track. She broke all the state basketball (49) and won all her track (50) . In 1960, Wilma went to the Olympics in Italy. She won three gold meda Is. (51) , she became a coach, an athletic consultant and director in Illinois. She died in 1994 (52) a brain cancer. Wilma will be remembered (53) her courage as a young child (54) her illness and her dedication (55) reaching her goals. |