Read the text and do the tasks. Nick Vujicic was born to Dushka and Boris Vujicic in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Although he was an otherwise…
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Read the text and do the tasks.
Nick Vujicic was born to Dushka and Boris Vujicic in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Although he was an otherwise healthy baby, Nick was born without arms and legs; he had no legs, but two small feet, one of which had two toes. Nick has two siblings, Michelle and Aaron. Initially, a Victoria state law prevented Nick from attending a mainstream school due to his physical disability in spite of a lack of mental impairment! However, Nick became one of the first physically disabled students integrated into a mainstream school once those laws changed. However, his lack of limbs made him a target for school bullies, and he fell into a severe depression. At age eight, he contemplated suicide and even tried to drown himself in his bathtub at age ten; his love for his parents prevented him from following thought.
A key turning point in his faith came when his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability. Nick realized he wasn't unique in his struggles and began to embrace his lack of limbs. After this, Nick realized his accomplishments could inspire others and became grateful for his life.
Nick gradually figured out how to live a full life without limbs, adapting many of the daily skills limbed people accomplish without thinking. Nick writes with two toes on his left foot and a special grip that slid onto his big toe. He knows how to use a computer and can type up to 45 words per minute using the heel and toe method. He has also learned to throw tennis balls, play drum pedals, get a glass of water, comb his hair, brush his teeth, answer the phone and shave, in addition to participating in golf, swimming, and even sky-diving.
During secondary school, he was elected captain of MacGregor State in Queensland and worked with the student council on fundraising events for local charities and disability campaigns. When he was seventeen, he started to give talks at his prayer group, and later founded his non-profit organization, Life without Limbs.
A. Match the meanings in Column A with the words from the text in Column B. One of the words in Column B does not have a match. (5×1=5)
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| a. impressive things that are achieved | i. siblings |
| b. one's brothers or sisters | ii. charities |
| c. money, food, etc. given to the needy people | iii. accomplishments |
| d. planned activities to achieve a particular aim | iv. struggles |
| e. hard fights for achieving something | v. limbs |
| vi. campaigns |
B. Write the sentences in the correct order as they appear in the text. (5×1=5)
a. Nick established his non-profit organization.
b. Nick gradually adapted to live a full life without limbs.
c. Nick was born without limbs.
d. A newspaper article made Nick realize that he wasn't unique in his struggles.
e. Nick worked with the student council for local charities.
C. Answer these questions. (5×1=5)
a. Where was Nick born?
b. Why could Nick NOT attend the mainstream school initially?
c. What was the major cause of Nick's depression?
d. What event inspired Nick to embrace his disability?
e. How did Nick use computer?