Brian's mother admits that ____7____ him was not easy, but she always made it a(n) ____8____ to let him explore his options. "The day I gave birth to him, well, I was shocked, but we never hid him. I didn't ____9____ him in any way." And perhaps that's what gave him the ____10____ to achieve his dreams, ____11____the very obvious absence of two limbs. " I was born without arms，" he said. "But that has not ____12____ me down to pursue my dream."

　　At first, finding a shop that would ____13____ him proved a very difficult thing. He ____14____ many tattoo shops and got no calls back. He didn't give up；____15____， Brian finally runs his own shop. Brian uses a(n) ____16____ technique to tattoo-he draws the design on clients' skin with one foot, ____17____ using the other to stretch the skin. And eventually his tattoos always turn out to get his clients' ____18____.

　　Brian hopes his success will ____19____ others to follow their dreams bravely. Words and photos just don't do Brian Tagalog justice. You need to see him ____20____ to witness how he works only with his feet.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了生来没有胳膊的Brian Tagalog通过自己的不懈努力最终成为一名成功的文身艺术家的故事。

　　1．A.promote B．preserve

　　C．protect D．prevent

　　[解析]　但是那没有阻止他过正常的生活。prevent sb. from doing sth."阻止某人做某事"。

　　[答案]　D

　　2．A.wise B．ambitious

　　C．promising D．handsome

[解析]　这个有抱负的年轻人相信他是这个世界上唯一一个有