【MaricelApatan，22，standsinthekitchenoftheEdsaShangri—LaHotelinManila，preparingtodecorateacheesecake.Itwouldseemtobea（n）____taskforapastry(糕点)chef，butMaricelisno____chef－shehasnohands】

　　MaricelApatan，22，standsinthekitchenoftheEdsaShangri—LaHotelinManila，preparingtodecorateacheesecake.Itwouldseemtobe a（n）____taskforapastry(糕点)chef，butMaricelisno____chef－shehasnohands．

　　“WhenIfirstsawMaricelIwasworriedshemight____herselfwhenusingachef’sknife____thathasneverbeenaproblem”saysMaricel’smanager.“Shedoesn’tget____treatmentandworksjustashardastherestofthechefs.”

　　Despitefinancial____fromArchbishopLedesmaadistantrelativeMaricel____todealwithherdisability.“Iwas____dependentonmymotherandcouldn’tdoanything”sherecalls.

　　In2004ArchbishopLedesma____forMariceltoliveintheHousewithNoStepsatrainingcentreforpeoplewithdisabilities.She____howtowriteanddoregulartasksandmoreimportantly____herdisability.Shebecamemoredeterminedto____hardtoliveanormallife.

　　Maricel____graduatedfromhighschoolandenrolled(注册)inatwo-yearHotelandRestaurantManagementcourseinCagayandeOroCity.Ihavereallyenjoyed____sinceIwassevenyearsold”shesays.

　　AfterMaricelmovedbacktoManilatocontinueherstudiesthemediastartedreporting____thisdeterminedyoungwoman.Shedidn'tshyawayfromthe____.“Iwantedotherslivingwithdisabilitiestobelieveit's____toliveanormallife”Maricelsays.

　　LaterMaricel'sthreeyoungerbrothersandsistersmovedtoManila．She____therentoftheirsmallapartment____theirparentslookafterthefamilyfarminMindanao．“ItisdifficulttomakeendsmeetbutIdon'tlose____.Ibelieveanythingispossibleifyoudreamandworkhard．”

　　1.A. impossible B. simple C. practical D. important

　　2.A. ordinary B. admirableC. talented D. gentle

　　3.A. absorb B. express C. hurt D. forgive

　　4.A. for B. or C. but D. and

　　5.A. special B. equal C. official D. effective

　　6.A. advice B. control C. information D. help

　　7.A. hesitated B. disagreedC. struggled D. pretended

　　8.A. gradually B. hardly C.