阅读文章并完成文章后面的单项选择题和段落选择题。 How I Shamed the Ballet World over “Discriminating” Against Disabled Ballerinas 1 Our daughter Pollyanna loves ballet. But there’s a problem — ballet does not appear to love her. In fact it seems to discriminate against children like her. 2 None of this is Pollyanna’s fault. Eight years ago, she had a car accident and had the right lower limb amputated. Having her first artificial leg fitted months after the accident, she has grown up like any other girl, with the same interest in ballet. She started to dance when she was just four years old, and loved it. But her artificial leg was still stuck at an immovable right angle. She was able to go on demi-pointe with her left foot, but not with her right leg. This did not matter while she was so young that no one judged her. But then in 2012, Pollyanna and her class enrolled in exams run by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD). 3 On the day she looked perfect, in blue tights and a swirly blue ballet skirt. As she disappeared to be marked, I sat with the other parents outside the examining hall, hoping all had gone well. 4 But it hadn’t. When the results came through, we were appalled to discover that Pollyanna had apparently been marked down because of her disability. 5 Pollyanna’s teacher had asked the ISTD to make “reasonable adjustments” for her, explaining: “Pollyanna has very limited movement in her leg. She is unable to fully bend the knee, she has no mobility in the ankle and cannot put her weight on that leg. Despite her disability Pollyanna loves to dance and wants to be able to take her exam with the other children in the class.” 6 Our disappointment was crushing. As her parents, we were unwilling to let Pollyanna continue in a discipline which marked her down simply because of the way she is. So Pollyanna stopped going to ballet. She is now successfully taking part in Riding for the Disabled. 7 But surely this was wrong. I complained to the ISTD, who made it clear that “reasonable adjustments” could be made — such as allowing more time or extra lighting — but essentially the challenge of the test could not be amended. It said: “Pollyanna was not marked down; she was marked to exactly the same criteria as every other candidate. We are not allowed to amend or adjust those requirements for any candidate, no matter what their circumstances may be. To do so risks not only prejudicing the results of those candidates for whom adjustments are not made, but also devaluing the achievements of the candidate for whom they are made.” 8 I was furious. And at this point I decided to alert Government ministers to what was going on. Ed Vaizey, a Culture minister, was appalled, saying: “Someone who has a passion for dance should not be held back because of a disability, and their excellence should be recognized in the same way.” 9 The results — so far have been promising. Professor Christopher Bannerman, the ISTD’s chairman, replied that they were now working “to develop examinations suitable for dancers with disabilities.” 10 But the wheels of change can move slowly and I will be watching for signs of progress — not only for Pollyanna’s sake but for the hundreds of little ballerinas like her whose disabilities mean they are not being judged fairly.