The story of Helen Keller has given courage and hope to many people．Helen had many problems but she used her life to do GREat things．
When Helen Keller was a child，she often behaved in a wild way．She was very bright and strong．But she could not tell people what she was thinking or feeling．And she didn't know how others thought or felt．Helen was blind and deaf．
Helen was born with normal hearing and sight，but this changed when she was one year old．She had a serious illness with a very high fever．After that，Helen was never able to see or hear again．
As a child Helen was angry and lonely．But a happy thing happened when she was six years old．Her parents got a teacher for her．They brought a young woman named Anne Sullivan to stay at their house and help Helen．After much hard work，Helen began to learn sign language．Anne taught Helen many important things，such as how to behave like other children．Because Helen was so smart，she learned things very quickly．She learned how to read Braille．By the time she was eight years old，she was becoming very famous．People were amazed at what she could do．
Helen continued to learn．She even learned how to speak．When she was 20 years old，she went to college．Helen did so well in college that a magazine paid her to write the story of her life．After college，she decided to earn money by writing and giving speeches．She traveled all around the world．She worked to get special schools and libraries for the blind and deaf．She wrote many books，including one about her teacher，Anne Sullivan．
Answer these questions about Helen Keller．
1．What caused Helen to be blind and deaf？
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2．What happy thing happened when Helen was six years old？
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3．What was her teacher's name？
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参考答案：
1．She had a serious illness with a very high fever．
2．Her parents got a teacher for her．
3．Anne Sullivan．
