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完形填空，閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。
I was now five, and still I showed no much interest in things except with my toes(腳趾)．I could not look after myself, 1 my father took care of me．I used to lie on my back all the time in the kitchen．I was 2 , imprisoned(監禁)in a world of my own, unable to communicate with others．
Then, suddenly, it happened on the afternoon of a cold December day．All the family were gathered round the big kitchen fire．Mona and Paddy were drawing funny animals, using a bright piece of yellow chalk．It was the chalk that 3 me so much．I had never seen anything like it before．
Suddenly, I wanted to do what my sister was doing．Then without thinking or knowing exactly what I was doing, I 4 out and took the chalk out of my sister's hand, with my left foot．It is a puzzle(迷惑)to many people as well as to 5 ．I held the chalk tightly between my toes and made a wild scribble(亂涂)with it on the board．Next moment I stopped, not knowing what to do with the chalk next, hardly knowing how it 6 there．Then I looked up and realized that everyone was looking at me 7 ．My mother came in．Her eyes looked from my face down to my 8 , then she took another piece of chalk from Mona, and drew the single letter “A” on the floor in front of me．“Copy that, Christy．” She said．I tried to do the same action, but I 9 ．“Try again, Chris．” she whispered in my ear．I tried another two more times．I drew one side of the letter, then the other．It looked ugly, but I 10 to make it finally．I had done it! True! I couldn't speak with my mouth, but now I would speak through something more 11 than spoken words．That one letter was my 12 to a new world, my key to mental freedom．
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