It was the ambition of an eleven year old boy
in Kansas City to be an engine-driver. Born without arms, he had
been sent to special schools1he learned
to use his2(foot) as “ hands”. He spent
all his spare time3(watch) trains and
one day his dream came4(true). Seeing a
deserted engine , the boy climbed in, he had no5(difficult) in starting it up with his feet . Soon he
was traveling along6forty miles an hour.
Signalmen could not see the young driver, so they set out7(stop) the train. Meanwhile the boy reached
Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then made it
8 (go) backwards. When he was near home, a
railway-man caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first,
he was very angry, but he smiled9 the
boy said simply, “I like trains.” “Well, I’m glad you don’t like
planes!” answered 10 railway-man.
Kate was always unhappy about her figure, but
she didn’t know how to lose the weight. One day, she went to
consulting a doctor. The doctor advised her to have a balancing
diet and exercise more. So her parents were both busy earning
their living and couldn’t provide Kate a healthy diet. She often
ate fast food who contained too much fat .She knew she ought to
eat more vegetables and fruits that were good for her healthy.
Luckily, two weeks late, with the help of the doctor, Kate
became thinner. He was very happy and became more confidence
about herself.