Alison Lapper. A very unusual painter, paints pictures for a living.

She doesn't use her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(手) when she paints. She uses her mouth! Alison was born {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(没有) any arms. Her physical problem caused her to spend the first {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(十七) years of her life in a hospital. But this didn't stop her from making her dreams in life come true. She realized that even though she Was disabled, she could {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(表达) herself as freely as normal people, This was what got her to start drawing paintings.

    Although Alison lives {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(相当) a different life from others, she never loses her heart. She {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(相信) that she can succeed as others. With great effort, her painting skills have reached a high {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (水平) and

her paintings do not look like they were drawn by{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(某人) who used her mouth. Alison has become a symbol of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(勇气). Many disabled people have been cheered up by her {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (积极的) way of living and become more confident.