1 . My grandfather used to be the smartest person in the world. I am sure he was. There was nothing he could not explain or narrate to me. When I lost my sight being only six years old, he was the one who supported my connection with the whole world. He was doing it with his tales.
My grandfather was the one who did not allow me to give up. Grandfather supported my memory and boosted my imagination every day. He was narrating fairy stories about everything around us. He made me describe the things that I used to see previously in detail and then told something about them I could not believe.
I remember he gave me his knife. I was careful with it, as it was sharp — my grandfather carved figures and household items with it. I was holding it and trying to restore its look in my memory, and grandfather was telling a story of the knife. He told me that having this knife, he was never wounded in a battle, and he could carve any figure in detail with it. He promised that one day I would get it, and I would be able to carve anything. I touched the blade (刀刃) with my fingers, and I imagined how great I would be in carving. I wanted to make the magic creatures that were mentioned by my grandfather and present them to him.
He made me walk a lot, we were researching the hills and fields, and he taught me how to define the flowers and trees. Being blind, I could find any local plant by smelling and touching. Grandfather promised that one day we would hike together and find real highland edelweiss.
He died a month before I had my operation. When the bandage was taken off my eyes, I saw the faces of parents, sun, flowers and trees, and a knife left by my grandfather. Later, when my sight became stable and it became possible to read, my father gave me a book of tales written and illustrated by my grandfather. There were all the creatures he was talking about. He painted them for me, and I was spending the months looking at them and trying to recall their images in my own memory.
1. How did the author’s grandfather support him?| A．With the power of narration. | B．By treating the author’s disease. |
| C．With description of scientific stories. | D．By asking the author to memorize stories. |
| A．The author’s grandfather got it in a battle. |
| B．It was a sharp knife carved with many figures. |
| C．It served as a reminder of the time with grandfather. |
| D．It acted as a warning against taking any risks. |
| A．To plant trees and flowers. | B．To make the author get close to nature. |
| C．To carry out research. | D．To improve the author’s eyesight. |
| A．Carving the World | B．Miracles in My Life |
| C．Blind Memories | D．Restoring the Past |
