My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36, including her “sixth sense”, 37 she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.”
To my great 46, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation.
When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52. And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s 54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55. ” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A. ways B. means C. methods D. senses
A. which B. when C. that D. as
A. and B. except C. even D. but
A. who B. that C. she D. which
A. guests B. family C. children D. friends
A. realized B. heard C. recognized D. witnessed
A. excited B. sad C. satisfied D. enjoyed
A. especially B. not so C. a little D. not at all
A. paint B. draw C. create D. mix
A. stayed B. painted C. talked D. played
A. excitement B. encouragement C. delight D. surprise
A. attitude B. color C. picture D. paper
A. touched B. distinguished C. saw D. understood
A. after B. before C. until D. when
A. referred to B. turned out C. come up D. talked about
A. curious B. quiet C. puzzled D. worried
A. cried B. insisted C. complained D. informed
A. right B. wrong C. worried D. uncertain
A. shortcomings B. difficulties C. pride D. description
A. paper B. pens C. hands D. eyes