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Oxford and Cambridge have now decided to remove the words CAN'T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionary...
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Oxford and Cambridge have now decided to remove the words CAN'T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionary. Jessica Cox, born in 1983, in Arizona, is the world’s first licensed armless pilot.
The girl from Tucson, Arizona got the Sport Pilot certificate lately and became the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet. Jessica Cox was born without arms, but that has only stopped her from doing one thing: using the word "can't."
Cox graduated from the University of Arizona in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in communications. Cox has not used prosthetic arms since she turned 14. Using her feet as most people use their hands, she is able, among other things, to drive an unmodified car with an unrestricted license, to type on a keyboard at 25 words per minute, and to put in and remove her contact lenses.
Jessica Cox flew in a single engine airplane for the first time via Wright Flight in 2005. Cox earned her pilot’s certificate on October 10, 2008 after three years of training and is qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitude of 10,000 feet.
“She's a good pilot. She's rock solid,” said Parrish Traweek, 42, the flying instructor at San Manuel's Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek runs PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn't come close to Cox's abilities.
Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she figured out early that she didn't want to use prosthetic devices. So, the next time you are ready to tell yourself, "I can't possibly..." remember this amazing young woman and change your vocabulary.
1.What can we learn from the first paragraphs?
A. Oxford and Cambridge felt a little disappointed.
B. No armless people had got a pilot certificate before.
C. Jessica Cox wasn’t allowed to use the word “can’t”.
D. The word “can’t” would disappear from the English dictionary.
2.What do you think of Jessica Cox ?
A. She is a clever and brave girl. B. She is positive and determined.
C. She is indeed a poorly educated girl. D. She only takes interest in aircraft.
3.What does the underlined word “prosthetic mean in Paragraph 3?
A. artificial B. damaged
C. unusual D. abnormal
4.After graduating from university, Jessica Cox _____.
A. suffered failure when searching for jobs.
B. made a start to take training to become a pilot
C. decided to use her feet as most people use hands.
D. tried her best to take care of herself in her daily life.
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