Task 3. Complete the gaps with the proper grammar and lexical form of the words in brackets.
At 5:30 every morning, before he got on the school bus, 15- year-old Trevon Jenifer took his dog out for a walk. The 1) (DIFFER) between Trevon and any other early morning dog walker was that Trevon walked on his hands.
He was born in 1988 in Maryland, USA without legs and life was challenging in every way. The family were poor, but they 2) (COURAGE) him to adopt the attitude that he could do anything he put his mind to. Even though he was given a pair of prosthetic legs, he preferred to do without them and use his arms and hands as his legs and feet instead.
He was a 3) (CHEER) boy and he was popular at school, always willing to help out and do whatever he could. His teachers were 4) (CONSTANT) amazed at his abilities.
Trevon is now a member of the wheelchair basketball team and has also published a book about his life. What annoys him is when reporters ask him if his life would have been different with legs. His 5) (RESPOND) to this is that he thinks the question is as pointless as asking, “What if the sun rose in the west?” His attitude is that he is the way he is and he is happy that this attitude inspires others to do better things in their lives.