Helen was born on June 27, 1880, in Alabama. She was a healthy baby and a ________ learner. She began to walk on her first birthday, and she could say “tea!” and ask for water. When she was 19 months old, ________, she caught a bad fever. After that, she could no longer see or hear.

Most young children need to learn ________ to understand and express (表达) what they think and feel. But for Helen, that was almost ________ because she was unable to see or hear. The Kellers brought Hellen to doctors and the doctors told them that ________ could help. Luckily, they found a teacher, Anne Sullivan, for Hellen. Anne tried different ways to teach Helen. Once she brought Helen to the water pump. When the water flowed over Helen’s hand, Sullivan spelled “W-A-T-E-R” into Helen’s other hand. Helen ________ understood what Sullivan was trying to do. She excitedly asked the ________ of everything around her, including the name for Sullivan.

The day ________ everything. In a few months, she learnt hundreds of words and read everything she could. Sullivan also taught Helen to read special books. Helen read everything she could and wrote letters to friends. She also decided to learn to speak. Learning to speak was slow, and Helen ________ felt good at it, but she kept practicing.

In 1900, Helen became the first student who was deaf (聋的) and blind (盲的) at a U.S. college. While Helen was in college, she began to write about ________. Since then, her story has encouraged millions of people around the world. She shows that people who are blind could do anything anyone else could do.