1. (2023八下·义乌月考) 完形填空

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago's Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower is 442 meters tall, the1building in the US.

As he got to the last step, McCarthy2fell down, but that didn't stop him. The 14­year­old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he3cheers from many people.

"I just want to show people that4a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it," McCarthy said.

McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong5. He believes having a disability shouldn't stop anyone6achieving his or her success.

He has been in a special school7he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was8by his determination and offered to help train him. They9more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. "10seems that he never knows how difficult it is.11I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day, "said Kohn. "But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more12."

Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. "I13the last 10 floors, he went faster, " said Kohn. "He's the most craven sportsman I've ever trained."

McCarthy said he was14of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. "When I'm older, I'll15to the building and say 'Look at this building I climbed'," he said.