The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙)operation. His throat 26 , and he was afraid. However. the young nurse 27 by his bed smiled so 28 that the little boy smiled back. He 29 to be afraid. The young nurse was May Paxton 30 she was deaf(聋的). May Paxton graduated 31 the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909. Three years 32 she went to see Dr. Richardson about 33 nurse. Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. 34 had never heard of a deaf nurse. She told May Paxton that her 35 would be very low and that the work would be 36 . However, May Paxton said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was 37 her, and accepted May Paxton as a student nurse.
Dr. Richardson never 38 her decision. 39 , she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses. The 40 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 41 .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were 42 “the silent angles(天使) of Mercy Hospital” during the 43 they worked there.
Dr. Richardson often 44 her belief in the girls’ ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May, “For three years, you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man, 45 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint(投诉)against you…”
26.A.cut B. hurt C. wounded D. damaged
27.A.standing B. jumping C. lying D. crying
28.A.shyly B sadly C. cheerfully D. weakly
29.A.continued B. began C. stopped D. forgot
30.A.for B. so C. and D. but
31.A.as B. from C. with D. in
32.A.later B. before C. ago D. then
33.A.seeking B. changing C. hiring D. becoming
34.A.You B. She C. We D. He
35.A.money B. check C. pay D. price
36.A.easy B. disappointing C. joyful D. difficult
37.A.angry with B. satisfied with C. sorry for D. ashamed of
38.A.regretted B. thought of C. liked D. believed
39.A.In fact B. In a hurry C. In surprise D. In public
40.A.one B. others C. first D. other
41.A.reading B. hearing C. listening D. writing
42.A.offered B. chosen C. told D. called
43.A.year B. month C. time D. term
44.A.spoke of B. said C. heard of D. noticed
45.A.person B. woman C. boy D. girl
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