The story of Jennifer Bricker is one of the most amazing story, which is full of both great surprises and life lessons.

Jennifer was born in Romania without any legs. She was later _________ by a loving American family, the Brickers, and raised in the small town of Hardinville, Illinois.

The Brickers never let this _________ stop her from achieving her dreams. Her new parents gave her a simple rule, “Never say can’t”! They did whatever they could to make her life a success.

The girl was _________ just like the Brickers’ own children. She was encouraged to play with the other normal boys and girls and became good at many _________, including volleyball, softball and basketball.

But it was tumbling (翻腾运动) that was her true love. When she was a little girl, she was a big _________ of the Olympic gold medalist--- Dominque Moceanu. She would copy her on TV whenever Dominque Moceanu _________in the tumbling programs and continue practicing afterwards.

As she grew older Jennifer began _________ against professional tumbling athletes around Illinois. Not only did she compete, but she even went on to become a State Champion! Jennifer and her family always believed she could do whatever she wanted to and that her positive attitude and hard work would make it another _________.

If her story was not amazing enough already, when Jennifer turned 16, she got the most _________ news in her life. She learned that her beloved Dominque Moceanu was actually her biological sister! Now Jennifer is touring the country as a(n)__________ speaker to encourage more disabled youngsters.

A businessman was in heavy debt. The sponsor cut off his investment (投资), ______ the supplier was urging payment. The businessman felt it ______ to get out of the trouble. He sat on a bench in the ______, with his head ______ in his hands, thinking hard on how to avoid bankruptcy (破产).

Just at this moment, an old man suddenly appeared and asked him, “Are you in any ______?”

Hearing the businessman’s story, the old man said, “I can ______ you.” The old man asked the businessman’s name and then handed him a ______, saying, “Take this, let’s meet here again in one year. I believe you will surely pay me back.”

“Oh, thank you very much, I promise I will.”

Then the old man left. The businessman ______ the $500,000 check, and found the signature on it was John D. Rockefeller, a billionaire’s name.

“So the problem was solved easily,” the businessman thought to himself. Thanks to the check, he could possibly find a ______ to save his company. ______, he decided not to use the money until he had to. With such thoughts in mind, he became positive about his ______. Therefore, a second talk with the supplier went ______ and he gained the permission of ______ delay. After that, he made several deals ______. A few months later, he paid off all the ______ and his business improved and began to make profits again.

One ______ later, he came to the park as ______, the $500,000 uncashed check in hand. Soon the old man came. The businessman was just about to ______ the check to the old man when a nurse ran over and seized the old man. “I ______ him,” the nurse shouted, “I hope he didn’t ______ you, sir, he always runs away from the nursing home and tells everybody that he is John D. Rockefeller.” The nurse took the old man away with the words.

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the _________ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began _________ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my _________. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the cause and by age twelve, I was _________ deaf. But my love for music never _________ me.”

“My _________ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to “hear” music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can _________ the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my imagination. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every _________ that I have.”

“I was _________to be assessed (评价) as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I __________ to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had done this before and some teachers __________ my admission. Based on my performance, I was finally admitted and __________ with the academy’s highest honours.”

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I __________ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since few had been written specially for solo percussionists.”

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. Although the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t __________ that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be __________ by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place where you want to go.”