My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience. was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics. Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my , injured my youthful happiness: “That girl, what a pity she is blind.” Blind! A(n) word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless. I turned and called out, “Please don’t feel sorry for me, I’m having lots of fun.” the fun was not to last. In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only sources of economic support. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial return was . Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me. to my misery was the repeated experience of knowing my sisters and friends dating excitedly. How I was to my piano, I could dissolve my frustration, accompanied by Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven. Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance into friendship, she sensed my . She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. I know your opportunity will come. You’re trying too hard. Why don’t you relax? And have you ever tried ?” The idea was strange to me. I had always believed that if you wanted , you had to go and get it for yourself. Yet, my sincerity and hard work had yielded poor returns, so I was to try anything else. Self-consciously, I performed the daily practice of prayer. I said, “God, show me the for which You sent me to this world. In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my friend and I had the privilege of seeing blind children come alive in God’s out-of-doors. are the sources of pleasure and comfort I have found in friendship, and most important of all, I closer to God and, through Him, to immortality (永生). 小题1: A．School B．Society C．Family D．College 小题2: A．mind B．direction C．eyes D．ears 小题3: A．rude B．ugly C．dirty D．strange 小题4: A．quickly B．slowly C．gently D．quietly 小题5: A．Thus B．And C．But D．Though 小题6: A．adequate B．partial C．full D．rich 小题7: A．discouraging B．uninspiring C．encouraging D．convincing 小题8: A．Referring B．Contributing C．Adapting D．Adding 小题9: A．grateful B．excited C．proud D．sensitive 小题10: A．who B．which C．what D．where 小题11: A．jumped B．ran C．grew D．became 小题12: A．joy B．depression C．pleasure D．pity 小题13: A．practicing B．nursing C．praying D．volunteering 小题14: A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something 小题15: A．able B．willing C．eager D．devoted 小题16: A．destination B．purpose C．meaning D．answer 小题17: A．with B．off C．beyond D．from 小题18: A．doctor B．teacher C．nurse D．prayer 小题19: A．Other B．Others C．Another D．Either 小题20: A．draw B．arrive C．drag D．pull