Erik，anathleticchild，losthisvisioninhisearlyteen．Atfirsthe（41）___touseawalkingstickorlearnBraille（盲文），（42）___hecoulddoaswellasanyteenage．Hefinallycameto（43）___hisdisability，though．Hec

　　Erik，an athletic child，lost his vision in his early teen．At first he （41）___ to use a walking stick or learn Braille （盲文），（42）___ he could do as well as any teenage．He finally came to（43）___his disability，though．He couldn't play the same （44）___ as he used to．But then he discovered wrestling，a sport where （45）___ wasn't as important as touch and （46）___．Then，at 16，he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways．A wrestler and a rock climber （47）___information through touch．Rock climbing （48）___ mountain climbing，the greatest challenge of his life．

　　Erik's teammates say he isn't different from a （49）___ mountaineer．The major difference is that he isn't as thin as most climbers．（50）___，his strong upper body，flexibility and mental toughness make him a（n） （51）___ climber．The only help for Erik's blindness is to place（52）___on his teammates'jackets so that he can follow them （53）___ ．

　　Climbing Mount Everest was（54）___ for every climber on every team．The（55）___ to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates：（56）___ of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower，and the brain doesn't （57）___ as clearly as normal．In some ways，Erik had an advantage （58）___ his teammates：as they got near the top，the vision of all climbers was （59）___．So at a certain altitude，all his teammates were like Erik--nearly （60）___．

　　To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete．Erik showed his disability wasn't as important as his ability．

　　41．A．promisedB．demandedC．refusedD．decided42．A．prayingB．insistingC．admittingD．appealing43．A．ignoreB．considerC．acceptD．overcome44．A．cardsB．sportsC．partsD．jokes45．A．sightB．appearanceC．diligenceD．intelligence46．A．thoughtB．feel