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Helen Keller

Have you ever heard the story about Helen Keller? She was an American writer and political activist. She was born in Alabama in 1880. What was unusual about her? She [could|wasn't able] neither see nor hear from the time she was a baby. But finally, Helen [was able to|wasn't able to] overcome all those handicaps, graduate from a college with honours and become a useful citizen. She was a healthy child when she was born. She [could have|could] walk when she was one year old. But one day the girl fell ill. She [must have been|couldn't have been] very ill. For days she had a high fever, and soon her parents understood that their daughter [will never be able|would never be able] to see and hear. Helen [could not|didn't can] hear what other people said to her and did not know how to talk, and she [couldn't|didn't need to] play with other children.