__8__ mine called ‘Three Days to See’．”
I visited his website which was well produced and vividly __9__.
I asked, “How did you __10__ to build such a website？” He said, “Thanks to the new technology, I can use software specially __11__ for the blind. __12__ I point the cursor (光标), it will just read the words there out to me. We can do far more things and __13__ more information than we could before.”
I then asked, “Didn't you have great difficulty with it？”
He hesitated and then began his __14__ with a smiling face, “Yes, but I have faith in myself to __15__ my colorful days. And modern technology gives me this medium and __16__ to do it.”
His __17__ attitude towards life made me believe that our destiny offers not the cup of despair, __18__ the chalice (高脚杯) of opportunity. I returned to my lessons, with a smile on my face and with __19__ of a colorful future.
The Internet, which makes me __20__ different lives and cultures, has a charm you can't find in another wise non-virtual world.
【文章大意】因成绩不佳，作者的内心充满了失望和消极思想。他在网上遇到了网友Colorful Day，是他的经历鼓励作者重新振作起来。
1．A. positive B. active
C. negative
D. instructive
解析：C与前面的full of disappointment 相呼应，negative 表示“消极的”。
2．A. turned out B. stood out
C. came out
D. looked out
解析：B作者在网上认识了许多朋友，其中有一个很突出。stand out “突出”。
3．A. argued B. interviewed
C. told
D. chatted
解析：D既然是网友，当然要“聊天”。
4．A. eyesight B. hearing
C. courage
D. confidence
解析：A与下文的blind 相呼应，故答案为A。
5．A. speaking B. saying
C. typing
D. spelling
解析：C根据常识可知，网上聊天多是通过打字实现的。
6．A. follow B. write
C. read
D. copy
解析：B这里与上文的typing 相对应，用write。
7．A. friendship B. marriage
C. happiness
D. hardship
解析：D因为这里讲的是Helen Keller 可推断hardship 为最佳答案。
8．A. as well as B. such as
C. like
D. as
解析：A as well as 把her life 和mine 连接起来。“a website about her life as well as mine”表示“一个既关于我的生活也关于她的生活的网站”。