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牛津上海英语七年级上册期末复习阅读 10 篇练习 1、 D.Answer the questions. The inspiring story of a blind CEO At the age of 23, Indian entrepreneur Srikanth Bollar is the CEO of a company valued at over $7.5 million in 2016 . That’s really a wonderful achievement. But what’s truly inspiring is that he managed to do it despite being born blind. When Srikanth was born, several of his parents’ friends and relatives advised them to leave him. That would have been the easier thing to do because they were very poor .But the parents chose to not only keep the boy, but also to raise him in a positive, loving environment . ‘They’re the strictest people I know.’ Srikanth often says. And their excellent parenting has paid off – today, Srikanth is the CEO of Bollant Industries. The company employs disabled people to produce eco-friendly products. The products are mostly made from leaves and recycled paper. Life was not easy for Srikanth. He was rejected by his peers at his village school. After transferring to a school for special children, he did very well in his studies and also developed an interest in close and cricket. Although high school was hard for him, he eventually found a teacher who was kind enough to turn all his lessons into audio clips, and helped him with his exams . Srikanth failed to enter his dream college ITTs(印度理工学院) because of the simple fact that he was blind –though he did very well in the entrance exam . But he managed to go to MIT, and graduated from the school in 2012. He returned to India soon after, and started his company with Swarnalatha, his special needs teacher in school and lifelong friend . ‘Srikanth is not only my young friend but also my teacher.’ Swarnalatha said . ‘He teaches my anything is possible if you set your mind to do it.’ 1. When was Srikanth