题目内容：

Ever since an accident put him in a wheelchair, Dan has had one dream:______.

That is why he was ______ to learn about a piece of research that could possibly lead to his ______. But there are two ______. First, the research may take years before it becomes a treatment. And the second is the most ______ of all considerations: money.______by love for Dan, friends worked hard through a series of ______ to raise 20,000 pounds for his future surgery. Dan felt he could really start looking forward to the day when he could turn his ______ into a reality.

Then he ______ Brecon, a 5-year-old who ______ from cerebral palsy (脑瘫). Dan read about a new surgical operation that could ______ the little boy to walk unaided. But the surgery would ______ more than 60,000 pounds --- money Brecon’s parents were having a ______ time raising.

Dan said, “I’m in pretty much the ______ condition, but it appears that Brecon can ______ walk if he gets his surgery, and I can’t right now. So I thought I might as well pass the money on to him. I’m ______ to everyone who has helped me out, but this boy needs it ______ I do at the moment.”

And so he took this dream out of the bank and ______ it over to Brecon’s parents, telling them, “It would make me very happy to see the ______ made to Brecon’s life.”

“I wanted to help someone whose life could get better,” he said. “If I can help someone to walk, I will. Even if it means ______ a dream to do it.”

1.A. lying    B. jumping    C. walking    D. working

2.A. angry    B. excited    C. embarrassed    D. calm

3.A. achievement    B. development    C. discovery    D. recovery

4.A. barriers    B. hopes    C. benefits    D. experiments

5.A. useful    B. valuable    C. practical    D. generous

6.A. Stressed    B. Instructed    C. Motivated    D. Inspired

7.A. courses    B. activities    C. observations    D. competitions

8.A. dream    B. research    C. concern    D. possibility

9.A. spoke of    B. believed in    C. thought of    D. heard about

10.A. suffers    B. learns    C. differs    D. survives

11.A. bring    B. allow    C. take    D. cause

12.A. waste    B. gather    C. require    D. bring

13.A. free    B. nice    C. busy    D. hard

14.A. same    B. general    C. different    D. usual

15.A. rarely    B. narrowly    C. surely    D. confidently

16.A. shameful    B. thankful    C. suitable    D. reliable

17.A. rather than    B. less than    C. other than    D. more than

18.A. threw    B. spread    C. handed    D. lent

19.A. difference    B. efforts    C. damage    D. preparations

20.A. realizing    B. sacrificing    C. changing    D. having