Helen Keller was a great 【小题1】(write) and educator in the world, 【小题2】most famous work is The Story of My Life.

When she was young, Helen was a very special girl, who couldn’t speak, read or write because she couldn’t see or hear. Because of these severe restrictions on her 【小题3】(communicate), her behaviour was often not 【小题4】(bear).

It was her teacher Anne Sullivan 【小题5】completely changed her. Anne Sullivan herself also had eyesight problems, so she could understand Helen’s difficulties. Anne’s first goal was to stop Helen’s troublesome behaviour, which gave her 【小题6】(value) preparation to learn language.

Helen learned words by 【小题7】(touch) objects. It was the word “water” that she completely understood 【小题8】the first time. From then on, she learned many complex words. With Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary 【小题9】(expand), she was eager 【小题10】(learn) more complex words which need the thinking process.

Beethoven was a talented 【小题1】(music) from his earliest days. At an early age, Beethoven published his first 【小题2】(compose), a set of piano variations. When he was in his twenties, however, he began to lose his hearing. Instead of giving up, he continued to write music. Some of his greatest works, such as his ninth symphony, were created during the time he was deaf.

Ill health and increasing 【小题3】(deaf) caused a drop in productivity at the end of Beethoven’s life, but he still managed to 【小题4】(production) some important works, which were 【小题5】(create).

Beethoven is widely considered one of the greatest 【小题6】(compose) of all time. Beethoven’s 【小题7】(music) compositions stand with William Shakespeare’s plays at the outer limits of human brilliance. Because of his courage and strong will, his music has given joy and 【小题8】(encourage) to millions of people.

Helen Keller couldn’t speak, read or write because she couldn’t see or hear. She was an exceptionally special girl.【小题1】(Luck), Anne Sullivan, who was a superb teacher, was brought in to help her. She put an object into Helen’s hand and spelt out the word on her other hand. Finally, Helen’s knowledge and vocabulary expanded and this changed her thinking process. But【小题2】was still hard for Helen to learn【小题3】(concept) like “love” and “think”. Helen was 【小题4】(disappoint). However, one day, Helen made【小题5】breakthrough. She was making necklaces【小题6】she noticed that she had made some mistakes. She was uncertain how【小题7】(fix) them. When she did this, Anne touched Helen’s forehead and【小题8】(write) the word “think” on her hand. It was【小题9】first time Helen had understood such an abstract word! With Helen 【小题10】(grasp) the key to language, she discovered more complex words. She now understood the beautiful truth of the word “love”.