填空 It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange angle as if he were staring down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers __ 1 __ was his daughter being born. Then the world went __ 2 __. Bad luck is no stranger to this 44yearold man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to __ 3__ 11yearold David to the care of the state. Things seemed always to go from bad to worse. Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the __ 4 __ of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog was killed. But David does not feel sorry for himself. 'These are just little obstacles you have to __ 5 __ in your life,' he said. He has to make a daily twohour trip to his working place-the Xray department of an emergency room. It was a hard job to __ 6 __. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the Lighthouse, an organization __ 7 __ to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing Xray film, something everyone, not just he, must do in the dark, including people with __ 8 __ eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, __ 9__ they offered to pay his first three months' salary. David works alone in a dark room that smells of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves. __ 10 __, he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be put at risk or out of danger. His directress says she trusts him 100 percent. He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation goes beyond money. 'By working, I can actualize my own __ 11 __. That's the most important!' he said. What a shining example for us to __ 12 __! ( )1. A.doing ( )2. A.blank ( )3. A.bring up ( )4. A.bottom ( )5. A.seek ( )6. A.deal with ( )7. A.intended ( )8. A.common ( )9. A.because ( )10. A.However ( )11. A.blindness ( )12. A.set B. feeling B. colorful B. bring in B. path B. overcome B. get through B. attended B. poor B. if B. Unfortunately B. income B. take C. seeing C. empty C. give up C. wheel C. surround C. take up C. offered C. normal C. in case C. Otherwise C. value C. hold D. hearing D. silent D. give in D. search D. search D. come by D. devoted D. actual D. even though D. Besides D. experiences D. follow