Read the text and match the questions with the answers. Then listen andcheck.1Answersa She began when she was eight years old and siteFAQsloved it immediately.b She's a Paralympic champion ateverydistance, from 100 m races to marathons.She's got over 30 medals in internationalcompetitions1 Why does she racein a wheelchair?2 Was life difficultfor her when shewas young?3 When did she startwheelchair racing?4 Did she doother sports?5 Where was her first biginternational competition?6 How successful is she now?7. How does she prepare forher races?C She usually gets up before 7 am, eats someyoghurt and drinks lots of water. Then shetrains for 2 hours and has a big breakfast, inthe afternoon she trains again for 2.5 hours.She normally goes to bed at 10.30 pm.d Yes, she did. She also tried wheelchair basketball, swimming, ice hockey, gymnastics and scuba divinge Unfortunately, she was born with an illness called spinabifida. This means that she can't move her legs at allf She competed in the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athewhen she was only 15. She won two medals.Yes, it was. She didn't have a wheelchair when she wasa very young child, so she learned to walk on her hansLuckily, this helped her later when she started using achair, because her hands and arms were very strong. ​