Meet Alison Lapper. She paints pictures for a living. But she’s no ordinary painter. To start with, she (1) ... her hands when she paints. She uses her mouth! Alison was born without arms and she has very short legs. Her physical disabilities caused her to spend the first 17 years of her life in a hospital. But this didn’t stop her from achieving her goals in life. She (2) ... that even though she was disabled, there was no reason why she could not express herself. This was what got her to start drawing paintings. Her paintings are quite impressive and they do not look like they (3) ... by someone who used her mouth. Alison continues to encourage others by telling them never to give up hope of becoming successful. Her positive attitude has inspired many disabled people throughout the world and (4) ... to do so in the future.