May Paxton graduated from the Missouri School for the deaf near the year 1909．Three years later she went to see Dr．Richardson about becoming a nurse．Dr．Richardson had never heard of a deaf nurse．But she was impressed with her, and accepted May as a student nurse．
Dr．Richardson never regretted her decision．In fact, she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses．The first was Miss Marian, who was hard of hearing．The second was Miss Lillie．
May and Marian did not know each other before Marian was hired by the hospital．Dr．Richardson introduced May to Marian．During the next two days, the two girls wrote notes to each other．Finally, other nurses asked Martian if she knew that May was deaf．Marian ran to the bedroom and asked May in sign if she really was deaf．May answered in sign．Then, the two girls burst into laughter(突然大笑)．
May was always careful about following orders．Only once did she disobey Dr．Richardson．It took a lot of time to care for all the sick children, as a result, Dr．Richardson asked the nurses not to hold the new babies when they were crying．However, May heated to see the babies cry．When Dr．Richardson was not around, she found time to hold them．This small change helped the nursery to run much more smoothly．When Dr．Richardson knew that May’s actions had improved the nursery, she decided to overlook(视而不见)May’s breaking the rules．
(1)
When did May Paxton start working at Dr．Richardson’s hospital?
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A．
In 1009．
B．
Before she graduated from the Missouri School．
C．
Three years after she graduated from the Missouri School．
D．
Three years after she went to see Dr．Richardson．
(2)
When May disobeyed Dr．Richardson’s orders about holding babies, ________．
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A．
Dr．Richardson was very angry．
B．
Dr．Richardson didn’t know because she wasn’t there．
C．
May was fired．
D．
Dr．Richardson didn’t say anything about it．
(3)
May and Marian communicated by writing at first because ________．
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A．
They didn’t know each other and were shy．
B．
they were playing a joke on each other
C．
neither one of them knew that the other was deaf
D．
Marian was a hearing person．
(4)
What can we infer from this passage?
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A．
May was fond of babies．
B．
May hated her job．
C．
May enjoyed working in the Emergency Room．
D．
May preferred to work with deaf people．
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In 1909, May Paxton graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf．Three years later, she went to 1 Dr Richardson, one of the founders of Mercy Hospital in Missouri, about becoming a nurse．Dr Richardson told May that her salary would be very 2 and the work would be hard．However, May said that hard work didn't 3 her．Dr Richardson was 4 by her, and accepted May as a student nurse．
Dr Richardson never regretted her decision． 5 , she was so pleased with May's work that she later accepted two other deaf girls as student nurses．The first was Miss Marian Finch, who was 6 of hearing．The second was Miss Lillie Bessie．These three were called “the silent angels of Mercy Hospital” during the time they worked there．
May and Marian did not know each other 7 Marian was hired by the hospital．When Marian first came to the hospital, Dr Richardson introduced May to Marian．During the next two days, the two girls wrote 8 to each other．Finally, other nurses asked Marian if she knew that May was deaf．Marian 9 to the bedroom and asked May in sign if she was really deaf．May answered in sign．Then, the two girls burst into 10 and jumped．
May was always 11 about following orders．Only once did she 12 Dr Richardson．Often Dr Richardson asked the nurses not to 13 the time to hold the new babies when they were crying．However, May 14 to see the babies cry．When Dr Richardson wasn't around, she found time to hold them．This small 15 helped the nursery to run much more smoothly．When Dr Richardson 16 what May was doing, she recognized that May's actions had improved the nursery, and decided to 17 May's disobedience．
Dr Richardson often spoke of her 18 in the girl's ability to learn nursing．She wrote to May, “For three years, you've been with us…It is 19 to me that no man, woman or child 20 made a complaint against you．”
