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According to a recent study, there are about 70,000 blind children in Indonesia. Among them, 60 percent were not born blind. Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them, who lost his eyesight by accident at age six. He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special SchooL Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves. "By learning English, they can be an English teacher, a translator, and a tour guide. " Students read using Braille (盲文). To write, they use special tools, too.
Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability influence their dreams. In 2008 , he got a chance to study at the University of Texas. Two years later, he got a master"s degree in course development there.
"In the US, if I go to the university to study, everything is available - like e-books, Braille books. Here in Indonesia, you know, it’s difficult to find a reference book in e-book or in Braille. We have to make it ourselves. In the US, I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blindness. "
Eha Lestari, one of his star students, says learning English has changed her life. She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia-U. S. program. "I study English because I love English very much. I want to be a translator because I want to go to the other countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world. "
Like her classmates, Eha loves to sing. Here, music is part of daily life. Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs, such as Stand By Me , "Stand by me. Please stand, stand by me. Stand by me.... "
Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students. "In our life, we need other persons. You have to stand by me. Without you standing by me, I"m meaningless. "
1. According to what Iyehezkiel says, learning English can help blind students to ______ .
A. have more chances to get jobs B. visit English-speaking countries
C. get a master"s degree easily D. read Braille books quickly
2. The underlined word "accessible" in the third paragraph might mean ______ .
A. fun to use B. easy to reach
C. hard to break D. safe to choose
3. From the last two paragraphs, we can infer (推断) that the students ______ .
A. sang songs side by side B. achieved their dreams
C. had a meaningless life D. needed help from others
4. The best title for the passage may be ______ .
A. A Blind Girl Learning English B. Blind Children Singing Songs
C. A Blind Man Teaching English D. Blind Teachers Living by Me
1A 2B 3D 4C
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