Derek Paravicini is lucky to be alive. Born three and a half months early, he weighed only 0.6 kilograms and almost
Yet Derek is a
Derek was two years old before his family discovered his
By the age of nine, Derek had
A.smiled | B.cried | C.died | D.survived |
A.Strangely | B.Quickly | C.Secretly | D.Unluckily |
A.almost | B.hardly | C.still | D.even |
A.math | B.future | C.musical | D.natural |
A.words | B.numbers | C.mistakes | D.sounds |
A.read | B.improve | C.create | D.hear |
A.head | B.hands | C.eyes | D.mouth |
A.bank | B.hospital | C.community | D.computer |
A.count | B.send | C.recognize | D.leave |
A.voice | B.talent | C.book | D.illness |
A.moved | B.confused | C.shocked | D.annoyed |
A.blind | B.poor | C.needy | D.sick |
A.discover | B.turn | C.end | D.develop |
A.hosted | B.lectured | C.served | D.performed |
A.recording | B.giving | C.improving | D.supplying |
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