Anniie Oakley was born in 1860 in Ohio. Living on a farm, she 【小题1】 learned to shoot（射击）. When only 9 years old, she brought in small animals to the family table. By 16, she was selling some of the animals she shot for food. Thus she helped pay off the mortgage（按揭）on the family farm.

One day in 1876, Annie heard of famous Frank Butler. He was raveling about the country performing his shooting on stage. He 【小题2】 accepted challenges（挑战）from people who thought they could out shoot him, but they almost never did. When Annie heard about him, she became 【小题3】 . “I’ll bet I can beat him,” she thought. There was only one way to find out. She would challenge him. But would he accept a challenge from a girl? A girl who was only 16? He did accept. It was a close match, but Annie won by a single point. Impressed with Annie’s skill, Butler asked her to join his show. She did, and she 【小题4】 became not only the star of the show but also Mrs. Butler.