2009年高考英语完形填空（十一）
In 1883, a creative engineer, John Roebling, was inspired to build a splendid bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However, experts throughout the world thought that this was1 . Even so, Roebling could not2the idea in his mind. After much discussion, he3convince his son Washington, an up-and-coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built. They hired their4and began to build their dream bridge.Only a few months5the project was underway a tragic on-site accident killed John Roebling and6injured his son, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to move or7 . Surely now the project would have to be8 . Though Washington Roebling lay in his hospital bed, he was not9and his mind remained as10as it was before the accident. Suddenly an idea11him. All he could move was one finger, so he12the arm of his wife with that finger,13to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. For 13 years Washington tapped out his14with one finger until the bridge was15completed.
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