题目内容：

Jake was born healthy, but his parents noticed there was something wrong when he was 5. Jake ____ about 20 pounds in just six months. He kept putting on weight ____ eating only salad. In 2015, Jake was diagnosed with ROHHAD, a ____ condition that affects the brain and causes rapid weight gain. Only 75 cases have ever been reported, and ____ of the sufferers is known to have survived twenty years.

But Jake wants to fight for his ____. Although there is no way to fully ____ the weight gain, he does everything he can to slow it down, including ____ competing in triathlons (铁人三项). Triathlons help him keep fit and active. It’s good for his ____ and also gives him a chance to socialize with other kids. He ____ with the Malta Youth Triathlon Association three times a week.

“He is extremely ____. He never misses a training session without valid ____ and is constantly eager to train,” Jake’s trainer said. “Jake is very lovable and steals the heart of all who know him. It’s heartbreaking to see what he has to ____. I look at his family with a mixture of ____ — despite the hardship they try their best to ensure that Jake gets as ____ a life as possible.”

Everybody is more than happy to help Jake, and they ____ change event dates and training schedules just to make it easier for him to ____. He is always very determined, but due to his condition, he can’t ____ himself to push his heart rate too high.

Jake’s ____ is to meet two famous British Triathlon players, ____ due to his disease, he cannot travel. After Jake’s story was made public, someone ____ that he would do everything he could to make the boy’s dream a reality.

1.A. collected    B. gained    C. reduced    D. recovered

2.A. for    B. beyond    C. without    D. despite

3.A. rare    B. poor    C. difficult    D. deadly

4.A. each    B. one    C. none    D. neither

5.A. goal    B. life    C. career    D. future

6.A. influence    B. reduce    C. affect    D. stop

7.A. strongly    B. faithfully    C. regularly    D. truly

8.A. mind    B. health    C. heart    D. growth

9.A. trains    B. plays    C. works    D. competes

10.A. proud    B. smart    C. positive    D. caring

11.A. reason    B. evidence    C. result    D. date

12.A. see through    B. get across    C. go through    D. put down

13.A. expressions    B. feelings    C. tastes    D. ideas

14.A. impressive    B. regretful    C. crazy    D. normal

15.A. luckily    B. gladly    C. impatiently    D. unwillingly

16.A. join    B. believe    C. attend    D. organize

17.A. stop    B. allow    C. pretend    D. protect

18.A. dream    B. task    C. intention    D. story

19.A. but    B. or    C. and    D. so

20.A. warned    B. explained    C. predicted    D. announced