2．Read the text carefully and fill in the form.

Problems ◆A muscle disease makes me very (1)weak and I can't run or climb stairs as (2)quickly as others.

◆Sometimes I'm (3)clumsy and drop things or bump into furniture. Interests

and hobbies ◆(4)Writing and computer programming.

◆Going to the (5)movies and football matches.

◆Spending a lot of time with my pets. Classmates'

attitude ◆At primary school, some children

(6)laughed_at me.

◆At high school, my fellow students have (7)accepted me for who I am. Marty's

attitude ◆I used to feel (8)stupid because of being behind the others.

◆Now I have no time to sit around feeling (9)sorry for myself.

◆My disability has made me stronger and more (10)independent. 　　

Summary 　　Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks.

　　Marty is a boy who looks the same as other people 1.but has a muscle disease which sometimes makes him very weak. Not being able to climb stairs as quickly as 2.others,_ he gets out of breath after running just a short way and he has to stop halfway up the stairs and rest 3.before he can get to the top, which makes kids make fun of him. He always feels stupid for being a bit 4.behind the others after a long 5.absence (absent) from school. Although doctors can't give his disease a name and it's difficult to know 6.what the future will be like, Marty 7.has_learnt (learn) to adapt to his disability. His motto is: live one day at 8.a time.

　　He has a busy life without time to sit around 9.feeling (feel) sorry for himself. Besides writing and computer programming, he goes to the movies as well as football matches with his friends and spends a lot of time with his pets. His ambition is 10.to_work (work) in the computer industry when he grows up.

Discussion 　　

　　Can you imagine yourself being disabled?

　　①No,_I_can't!_I_am_completely_normal._It's_hard_to_imagine_myself_being_in_a_state_of_disability.

　　②If_so,_I_must_adapt_to_it_and_force_myself_to_work_hard_to_live_a_normal_life._Because_many_people_with_disabilities_have_achieved_success_in_their_fields,_I'll_learn_from_them.