All over the world there are people who have achieved great things. Yet many of these people have done so with one 【小题1】 (amaze) difference: They have physical disabilities. Take Jim Abbott for example, he succeeded 【小题2】 becoming a pitcher (投球手) for the USA at 1988 Summer Olympics.

【小题3】 (bear) without his right hand, Jim Abbott was a talented athlete and wanted to be a baseball pitcher, even though being able to use two hands is 【小题4】 (extreme) important in playing baseball. A pitcher needs to throw the ball with one hand and wear a baseball glove on the other—something 【小题5】 Jim couldn't do.

From the time he was four years old, Jim worked at overcoming this challenge. He practised quickly 【小题6】 (move) the glove to his good hand after he had pitched the ball to his father. He was always forcing 【小题7】 (he) to get that glove on faster and faster.

Jim made up his mind 【小题8】 (play). He loved the game 【小题9】 much that he invented his own method to do it with excellence. He went on to be a Major League pitcher for the New York Yankees, and today young athletes everywhere 【小题10】 (inspire) by him.

The 18-year-old girl Eileen Gu struck gold on February 8 at the Beijing Winter Games and became the first woman 【小题1】 (win) the Olympic Free-ski Big Air Event. She perfectly performed a double cork 1620 jump, meaning she completed two off-axis rotations in the air. It was 【小题2】 trick she had never tried in competitions before. Her daring move paid off. Judges gave her a score of 94.50 on her last run, 【小题3】 pushed her past Ledux with a total score of 188.25.

Ledux from France finished second with 187.50 points. After a switch left double cork 1440 in her last run, she raised her leg 【小题4】 (slight) as she landed. Mathilde Gremaud from Switzerland had a promising start of her competition, 【小题5】 she crashed, coming in third with 182.50 points.

Gu was born in the U. S. to a Chinese mother and American father. Since 2019, Gu 【小题6】 (compete) under the Chinese flag. However, she receives 【小题7】 (criticize) on the U. S. social media that her decision to represent China is driven by commercial benefits from the host nation.

Gu wrote on Instagram, “The opportunity to inspire millions 【小题8】 young people where my mom was born during the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games 【小题9】 (be) a once-in-a-lifetime chance to promote the sport I love.” She greatly encourages girls 【小题10】 (interest) in winter sports to push the boundaries as much as they can.

Phelps 【小题1】 (suffer) hyperactivity (活动过度) disorder as a child and 【小题2】 (encourage) to take up swimming at seven to control his energy. Over the years he developed into a champion swimmer, beating record after record. “I was trying 【小题3】 (see) what I could really do and where my potential could go”, said Phelps.