Louis Braille (1) ……………… in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (2) ……………… of the blind. He himself was blind from the age of three and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked ability in both science and (3) ………………, he became famous in Paris an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began (4) ……………… the blind in institute. Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Barbier “point writing” system, used for coded army messages to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system derived from it is used (5) ……………… today, in slightly modified form, and (6) ……………… many countries.
1. A. is born B. was born C. bears D. bore
2. A. principal B. customer C. engineer D. teacher
3. A. music B. mathematics C. foreign language D. literature
4. A. teach B. to teach C. teaching D. taught
5. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully
6. A. on B. in C. at D. over
Louis Braille (1) ……………… in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (2) ……………… of the blind. He himself was blind from the age of three and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked ability in both science and (3) ………………, he became famous in Paris an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began (4) ……………… the blind in institute. Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Barbier “point writing” system, used for coded army messages to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system derived from it is used (5) ……………… today, in slightly modified form, and (6) ……………… many countries.
1. A. is born B. was born C. bears D. bore
2. A. principal B. customer C. engineer D. teacher
3. A. music B. mathematics C. foreign language D. literature
4. A. teach B. to teach C. teaching D. taught
5. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully
6. A. on B. in C. at D. over