题目内容：

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并填在答题卡的相应位置。

I’m a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career as an educational consultant. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from    1. early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school    2.   (days) in public schools.

My life improved remarkably when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself   3.  words. I went to a workshop and   4.  (gradual) got good at making things with clay. Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled   5.  I was in language. I could still be smart and well express    6.  (I) with clay. And my confidence came along.

Later I decided to apply my previous experience to    7.  (learn) how to read and write. Every day, I   8. (practice) reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two hard years, I was able to read and write.

9.  (go) through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally     10.  (know), hard, but interesting.