They called her “the Black Pearl”,“the Black Gazelle” and “the fastest woman in the world.” In nineteen sixty,Wilma Rudo

They called her “the Black Pearl”,“the Black Gazelle” and “the fastest woman in the world.” In nineteen sixty,Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman ___16_____ (win) three gold medals in one Olympics.She was __17______ extraordinary American athlete.She also did a lot to help young athletes ___18_____ (success).
Wilma Rudolph was born ___19___a very large,poor,African-American family.She was the ___20_____ (twenty) of twenty-two children.She was born too early and only ___21___ (weigh) two kilograms.She had many illnesses ___22___ she was very young,including pneumonia(肺炎) and scarlet fever(腥红热).She also had polio (小儿麻痹症),___23___ damaged her left leg.When she was six years old,she began to wear metal leg braces because she could not use _24_____ leg.With her family’s attention and care,___25 ___(lucky),by the time she was nine years old,she no longer needed her leg braces.