Oh, the things that I should see if I had the power of sight for just three days!
The first day would be a busy one. I should call to me all my dear friends and look long into their faces, imprinting(铭记) upon my mind the outward evidences of the beauty that is within them, I should let my eyes rest, too, on the face of a baby, so that I could catch a vision of the eager, innocent beauty which precedes the individual's consciousness of the conflicts which life develops.
And I should like to look into the loyal, trusting eyes of my dogs--the serious, clever little Scottie, Darkie, and the strong, understanding Great Dane, Helga, whose warm, tender, and playful friendships are so comforting to me.
On that busy first day I should also view the small simple things of my home. I want to see the warm colors in the carpets under my feet, the pictures on the walls, the lovely small furniture that transforms a house into home. My eyes would rest respectfully on the books in dot-raised type which I have read, but they would be more eagerly interested in the printed books which seeing people can read, for during the long night of my life the books I have read and those which have been read to me have built themselves into a great shining lighthouse, showing me the deepest channels of human life and the human spirit.
In the afternoon of that first seeing day, I should take a long walk in the woods and intoxicate (使陶醉) my eyes on the beauties of the world of Nature trying desperately to absorb in a few hours the vast brilliance which is presenting itself to those who can see. On the way home from my woodland trip, my path would lie close to a farm so that I might see the patient horses ploughing in the field and the peaceful content of men living close to the soil. And I should pray for the glory of a colorful sunset.
When dusk had fallen, I should experience the double delight of being able to see by artificial light which the genius of man has created to extend the power of his sight when Nature brings darkness.
In the night of that first day of sight, I should not be able to sleep, so full would be my mind of the memories of the day!
(by Helen Keller)
What Helen Keller would do on the first day (1) _________ given three days to see
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In the morning
| ● Look long into the faces of all her dear friends so that she would never (2) _______ the evidences of their beauty.
● Catch a vision of the eager, innocent beauty of a baby by resting her eyes on his face.
● Look into the loyal, trusting eyes of her (3) _________
● View the small simple things of her home such as warm colors, pictures, trifles.
● Fix her eyes with (4)_____ on the books in raised type she has read and the printed books for seeing people with interest.
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In the afternoon
| ● (5) _________ in the woods; intoxicate her eyes on the beauties of the world of Nature and absorb in a few hours the vast brilliance of the world.
● Walk (6) ________ a farm, see the patient horses ploughing in tile field and the peaceful content of men living close to the soil.
● Pray for the glory of a colorful sunset.
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In the (7)_______
| Experience the double delight of being able to see, (8)___________ by man-made light.
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At night
| (9) _________ to sleep, so full would be her mind of the memories of the day!
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From the passage we know in spite of her (10)____________ Helen Keller was still full of love for life.
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