【Accordingtoarecentstudythereareabout70000blindchildreninIndonesia.Amongthem60percentwerenotbornblind.IyehezkielParudaniisoneofthemwholosthiseyesightbyaccidentatagesix.HenowteachesEnglishtoblindstudents】

Accordingtoarecentstudythereareabout70000blindchildreninIndonesia.Amongthem60percentwerenotbornblind.IyehezkielParudaniisoneofthemwholosthiseyesightbyaccidentatagesix.HenowteachesEnglishtoblindstudentsatthePajajaranSpecialSchooLIyehezkielParudanisayslearningEnglishcanhelpblindpeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselves."BylearningEnglishtheycanbeanEnglishteacheratranslatorandatourguide."StudentsreadusingBraille(盲文).Towritetheyusespecialtoolstoo.

IyehezkielParudanisaysblindpeopleshouldnotlettheirphysicaldisabilityinfluencetheirdreams.In2008hegotachancetostudyattheUniversityofTexas.Twoyearslaterhegotamaster'sdegreeincoursedevelopmentthere.

"IntheUSifIgototheuniversitytostudyeverythingisavailable-likee-booksBraillebooks.HereinIndonesiayouknowit’sdifficulttofindareferencebookine-bookorinBraille. Wehavetomakeitourselves.IntheUSIcanmovewhereverIwantbecauseeverythingdesignedisreallyaccessibleforpeoplewithblindness."

EhaLestarioneofhisstarstudentssayslearningEnglishhaschangedherlife.ShehasalreadytraveledtotheUSwiththehelpofanIndonesia-U.S. program."IstudyEnglishbecauseIloveEnglishverymuch.IwanttobeatranslatorbecauseIwanttogototheothercountriesandthenIwanttomeetsomepeoplefromaroundtheworld."

LikeherclassmatesEhalovestosing.Heremusicispartofdailylife.EventhestudentswhodonotstudyEnglishcansingsomeAmericanpopsongssuchasStandByMe"Standbyme.Pleasestandstandbyme.Standbyme...."

IyehezkielParudanisaysthesonghasspecialmeaningtothestudents."Inourlifeweneedotherpersons.Youhavetostandbyme.WithoutyoustandingbymeI'mmeaningless."

1.AccordingtowhatIyehezkielsayslearningEnglishcanhelpblindstudentsto______.

A.havemorechancestogetjobs B.visitEnglish-speakingcountries

C.getamaster'sdegreeeasily D.readBraillebooksquickly

2.Theunderlinedword"accessible"inthethirdparagraphmightmean______.

A.funtouse B.easyto