(2017·河西区二模)
Sevenyearold Tom had a physical handicap,but that didn’t stop him from following his dreams.
On a day in early September,U.S.Army Spc.(陆军军士) Larry Harris was doing community 1 work in Grand Rapids when he met 7yearold Tom and his 2 Christine and Andrew on a sidewalk.
Harris was 3 his Army uniform and Tom was starstruck(追星族的)—his life’s dream was to become a 4 .But his leg began to hurt 5 he was 2 years old.By age 5,he was 6 with a knee deformity(畸形).Even after five surgeries,the handicap was 7 a serious obstacle to a military career.