Jeremy can no longer read, drive a car or even recognize faces. But the 20-year-old, who lost his central vision two years ago, can _________ hit a small white ball into a slightly larger hole from a considerable distance.

Jeremy was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease called LHON. Faced with the onset of blindness, Jeremy admits he _________ into depression for a couple of months and feared he’d never play golf again.

One day on TV he saw a guy crying bitterly who had just lost his family when a plane crashed down on his house. Jeremy thought, “If this guy can make it through this, then I can _________ having no central vision.” That became his motto: “Things could be _________.”

So six months after losing his sight, Jeremy decided to _________ his golf club again. He had played every Sunday since the age of twelve with his Dad Lionel. Blind golf brought them even closer because, unlike the regular version of the sport, it’s a _________ game.

Lionel acts as his son’s sighted coach on the course. He _________ the hole and hazards（障碍）. Then he points in the direction, while Jeremy places his chin on his dad’s shoulder to get a _________ of the correct position.

They played together and won the World Blind Golf Championship. Besides, Jeremy has been collecting money and raising _________ of LHON with sponsored bike rides, half-marathons and even sky dives. “That’s the greater __________ of my doing anything,” he told CNN.

Jessica Cox is the world’s first licensed armless pilot.

Born without arms, Cox never let her _________ become her disadvantage. She learned at a young age how to use her feet as her hands. And after eleven years of wearing prosthetic arms (假肢), she decided to be “the real Jessica” and _________ the arms. This was the start of her new life.

Cox loved swinging because it was something that she could control and _________ flying over everything. And this _________ her determination to become a pilot.

She had her first _________ of being a pilot during a trip to Mexico in a small plane. She had the _________ to place her foot on the yoke (操纵杆) and feel the experience of being in the air. After that, her childhood _________ of planes disappeared. The feeling of control of the freedom was more _________ than her horror. On that day, she decided to _________ her dream of becoming a pilot. This was not without __________ though. Finding an instructor was a challenge. A lot were __________ teaching and qualifying an armless pilot. Cox didn’t give up and eventually found herself a(n) __________. Her dream became a reality in 2008 when she took her first solo flight.

Cox is not only a pilot but also a __________ for people with disabilities. As a motivational speaker, she has traveled across the world to __________ others. She is a fighter for the __________ of persons with disabilities, which gives them access to education, health care, and the same advantages she had growing up.

One morning in 2001 Ellen phoned me and asked if I wanted to go to Bosnia. I was _________ because it had just experienced a war.

Ellen _________ and told me that UN was badly in want of volunteers there. I told her I would think it over. For the rest of the day, I was torn by _________ thoughts. Bosnia may be dangerous; do I really want to put myself in the peril? Then other _________ flashed into my mind. I liked challenges. And it’s a fairyland for marvels. If I _________ the invitation, I may never get another chance. In the end, the _________ thoughts won.

A few weeks later, I _________ a plane to Tuzla, Bosnia where I spent three interesting weeks. After I returned, I was asked if I’d like to return and participate in another _________. I said “yes” firmly.

It is twenty years since I let my optimistic thoughts _________ my negative ones. I have finished many other tasks in many other countries since then. When I __________ my first Bosnia assignment, I had traveled to three foreign countries. My __________ is now fifty-eight. I continued to volunteer __________.

If I had listened back in 2001 to the __________ inside telling me not to take a risk, I wouldn’t be talking about this __________ now. Fortunately, I followed the voice that said, “__________ it” and I found a brand new life after sixty!