READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN THE BLANK BY CHOOSING A, B, C OR DLOUIS BRAILLE WAS BORN IN 1809 (1) ………

1. Read the passage and fill in the blank by choosing A, B, C or DLouis Braille was born in 1809 (1) ………. Coupvray. He was a French (2) ………. of the blind. Hehimself was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soonshowing marked (3) ………. in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist.In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the (4) ……….. Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Barbier“pointing writing” system, used for coded army messages, enable the blind to read. Pointing writing consists of embosseddots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system (5) ………. from it is used successfully today, in slightly modifiedform, and in many countries.