Sitting in the classroom, I felt nervous.

Our teacher pointed at the blackboard and gave us instructions. Looking around, I watched as my classmates lowered their heads and started writing. I felt ________ —I couldn’t read the board, for I couldn’t see clearly. It didn’t ________ at primary school because my teachers always read aloud what they were writing. But now, I was expected to read by myself.

Mum took me to a(n) ________. He told me that I had a terrible eyesight problem. I was ________ blind.

However, though there were a lot of difficulties, I ________ to reach the age of 13! As a kid living on a farm, I was always ________ objects. I could only see the outlines(轮廓) of things and differences between different shades. I was given reading glasses but they didn’t help much.

I was ________ to let my poor eyesight stop me moving forward, I continued doing everything I loved, including milking the cows. Over the years, I’ve ________ lovely family holidays, but sometimes felt my families ________ me too much. ________ I was excited when I heard about a travel company that takes those who are blind or have poor eyesight on adventures(冒险) by themselves. Uncertain, I booked myself on to a trip to the ________. It was amazing to enjoy places, such as the beach and seaside theme parks, with ________ just like me. And the guides were good at ________ us through all the way while making sure we had a fun and ________ time.

Since then, I’ve travelled with them a lot. While we can’t see the views like others, our ________ takes us to amazing places. I don’t want people to feel sorry for me. I’m so lucky to have a wonderful family and lots of adventures.

Life is of great value—you don’t need sight to “see” that.