While reading one of Bernie Siegal’s books, I had an interesting question. Blind Helen Keller once asked her 1 friends, “If you could see for just 24 hours, what would you 2 ?”
I thought over that 3 for days, and then decided to write the answer on a piece of paper. I divided the paper into two parts. One part is for what I would choose to look at and the other one is for the number of minutes I would 4 on each.
My list grew very 5 quickly, because I tried to list all the things I would want to see — all the wonders of our modern world: airplanes, trains, computers…I sorted and resorted, changed time allotments (分配). But as time passed by, I 6 my mind.
Now, it was not the wonders of the modern world, but the wonders of 7 that headed the list and occupied almost my 24 hours! Trees, grass, sky, mountains, oceans, stars, clouds, and flowers were among the list, also the animals, especially the small ones: dogs, cats, fish, and others were 8 .
Of course, there must be time for friends and family. I had so little time 9 to see the man-made wonders. There was little I could really see.
Everyone’s list will be a bit 10 , but they may be very similar. This beautiful world is more attractive, and more interesting than all the rest added together.
As I sit outside my house in the mountains and 11 , I see the small animals, feel the gentle wind, breath in the fresh air. I am 12 of what Helen Keller might have meant in asking that question. Perhaps she knew the wonders of nature would be far valuable.
So friends, 13 this world. Everything in the world is here, just for us.
1. A. clever B. blind C. foolish D. honest
2. A. make B. gain C. choose D. learn
3. A. question B. person C. disability D. day
4. A. rely B. spend C. waste D. expect
5. A. light B. heavy C. short D. long
6. A. made B. locked C. changed D. kept
7. A. nature B. life C. time D. humans
8. A. included B. eaten C. found D. examined
9. A. limited B. left C. needed D. added
10. A. practical B. reasonable C. alike D. different
11. A. set off B. fall behind C. look around D. grow up
12. A. reminded B. cheated C. warned D. informed
13. A. leave B. improve C. believe D. enjoy