Seeing Differently "Hi，Grandpa，" said Pablo，taking a seat across from his grandfather at the breakfast table.Pablo knew that his grandfather's eyesight had been going downhill for the past year.
   "Morning，Pablo，" said Grandpa."Here，try a bite（一口） of this." Grandpa scooped up a piece of omelet（煎蛋卷） from his plate and offered it to Pablo.
   Pablo ate the piece of omelet and made a face. "The eggs aren't too bad，Grandpa，" he said， "but I don't know how you can eat all that hot sauce（調(diào)味汁） for breakfast."
   Grandpa laughed. "It keeps me young!" he said.
   Pablo was surprised to see Grandpa walk over to the computer a few minutes later and flip（輕擊） it on."Do you need some help，Grandpa？" asked Pablo.
   "I don't think so，" replied Grandpa. "I just wanted to get some morning news，" he said. "How will you do that？" asked Pablo.
   "Well，I'm going to go to a special Web site where I can hear an audio clip（音頻剪輯） of the news.I listen to the headlines and then choose a story I want to hear more about." Pablo's grandfather began typing（打字） at the keyboard（鍵盤）.
   "How do you know where all the letters are？" asked Pablo.
   "I've been typing for a long time，" answered Grandpa. "After 60 years of typing，I think I have the location（位置） of the keys memorized.But if I didn't，I could use a Braille keyboard（盲文鍵盤） to guide me."
   "Do you use Braille to read books？" asked Pablo.
   "Sometimes，" replied Grandpa. "Usually，I just do it to stay in practice though.Books in Braille can be very large and awkward（笨拙的） to use because spelling out words in Braille takes up more space than using the Roman alphabet（羅馬字母）.That's why a type of Braille called Grade 2 Braille is used in almost all books.In Grade 2 Brill，contractions（縮略詞） are often used to represent（代表） used words.For example，b stands for but，c stands for can，and d stands for do.Using contractions makes a Braille book easier to read and hold.
   "I prefer listening to audio recordings of books.There are some excellent readers.The range（范圍） of voices a single reader can do is quite impressive（令人印象深刻的）." Grandpa paused to adjust（調(diào)節(jié)） the volume（ 音量） on the computer's speakers.He looked surprised when Pablo grabbed him in a bear hug（擁抱）.
   "I'm glad you're here，Grandpa，" said Pablo."And I'm glad that you've adjusted（適應(yīng)） to the changes in your eyesight so well."
   "Losing my eyesight just made all my other senses sharper（尖銳的），"said Grandpa."It sounds like a cliche，but it's true." He smiled at his grandson. "I'm happy to be here，too，" he added. "I can never get enough time with my grandkids."

（1）Why does Pablo make a face after he tries his grandpa's omelet？

He ate hot sauce.

He ate hot sauce.

（2）How are the Braille contractions that Grandpa talks about different from the contractions you are familiar （常見的；熟悉的） with？

The Braille contractions are often used to represent used words.

The Braille contractions are often used to represent used words.

（3）How can Grandpa type without seeing the keyboard？

He has the location of the keys memorized after 60 years of typing.

He has the location of the keys memorized after 60 years of typing.

（4）Name two reasons that Grandpa prefers audio books to Braille books.

Some excellent readers and the range of impressive voices.

Some excellent readers and the range of impressive voices.

（5）Number the events below（下面） to show the order in which they happened.
_Grandpa explained Grade 2 Braille to Pablo.
_Pablo hugged his grandpa.
_Pablo sat down at the breakfast table.
_Grandpa turned on the computer.

3；4；1；2

3；4；1；2