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Usually, when we talk about reading, we think of using our eyes     1     (see) letters written in ink on paper.     2     , this is not always true. For example, blind people cannot see, but they can still read books.

The man     3    (introduce) blind people to reading was Louis Braille. Braille lost his eyesight at the age of three as a result of     4     injury. When he was ten, he went to a school for the blind in Paris.

In 1821, a soldier visited the school and showed the students a system for passing     5     (message) at night during times of battle. His system used paper with small, raised dots     6     could be felt with the fingers. Each letter of the alphabet was represented by a different pattern which     7    (make) up of twelve dots. While the students found the soldier’s idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be     8     practical use. But young Louis Braille took the idea and worked on it. At the age of fifteen, he created a system --“Braille.”

The blind can     9     (easy) recognize Braille with the fingers. Today,     10     is the most common system for them to read and write.

2 . It was Jennifer Williams’ mother who got her interested in books. A librarian, she read to her three children every day. “Until we went to college,” Williams told vadogwood.com, a local news site.

When Williams, now 54, became an elementary school teacher in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to fall in love with reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids had limited access to books.

“It’s very obvious to teachers of young children which kids are read to and which are not,” she said. “It’s obvious at the end of the first day of school.” To Williams, the solution was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of a city event called Engage Danville, she gave away 900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be satisfied with that. Most.

“I was like, ‘Anybody could do that’,” she said. “I wanted to do something that’s going to stretch my faith, my work principle, my everything.”

So she raised the number considerably by setting a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an unreachable number, but as Williams posted on Facebook: Don’t complain in the bleachers (露天看台) if you aren’t willing to work hard out on the field.”

So she got to work, first by roping in friends to donate books or money to buy books. Before long, as news of Williams’ project spread, strangers started leaving collections of books on her doorway. As quickly as the books come in, Williams gives them to local schools—only 922,000 more to reach her goal! And she’s not slowing down. It’s too important for kids with few options.

“Reading can take you anywhere,” she told CNN. “You can travel in time and space. If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”

1. What made Jennifer Williams fall in love with reading?

A．Her teacher’s help.	B．Her mother’s influence.
C．Her desire for knowledge.	D．Her love for teaching.

2. What is the purpose of Jennifer Williams’ project?

A．To promote reading nationwide.

B．To inspire her students to work hard.

C．To draw public attention to the city event.

D．To make more kids have access to reading.

3. Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Williams?

A．Intelligent and caring.	B．Creative and responsible.
C．Generous and determined.	D．Independent and confident.