May Paxton graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf at Fulton near the year 1909. Three years later she went to 36 Dr. Katherine B. Richardson about becoming a nurse. Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. She had never 37 of a deaf nurse. Dr. Richardson told May that her pay would be very 38 and that the work would be difficult.   39, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson thought well of her, and 40   May as a student nurse.

Dr. Richardson never 41 her decision. In fact, she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women. The first was Miss Marian Finch of Aberdeen, South Dakota, who was 42 of hearing. The second was Miss Lillie “Bessie” Speaker of St. Joseph, Missouri. These three were called “the  43 angels(天使) of Mercy Hospital” during the time they worked there.

May and Marian did not 44 each other before Marian was hired by the hospital. When Marian first 45 to the hospital, Dr. Richardson introduced May to Marian. She showed them to the room they were to share. During the next two days, the two girls wrote 46 to each other. Finally, other   47 asked Marian 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, 48 the joke sunk in, the two girls burst into laughter.

May was always conscientious(认真的) about49orders. Only once did she disobey Dr. Richardson. It took a lot of time to 50 for all the sick children. 51, Dr. Richardson asked the nurses not to take the time to hold the new babies when they were 52 . However, May hated to see the babies cry. When 53 was not around, she found time to hold them. This small change helped the nursery to run much more 54 . When Dr. Richardson discovered what May was doing, she recognized that May’s 55 had improved the nursery, and decided to overlook May’s disobedience.

 

36.A.see

B.watch

C.find

D.report

37.A.spoken

B.thought

C.heard

D.talked

38.A.little

B.low

C.much

D.high

39.A.Therefore

B.However

C.Later

D.Naturally

40.A.accepted

B.regarded

C.praised

D.admired

41.A.made

B.considered

C.regretted

D.followed

42.A.tired

B.proud

C.ashamed

D.hard

43.A.silent

B.quiet

C.wise

D.calm

44.A.like

B.recognize

C.know

D.greet

45.A.went

B.came

C.called

D.drove

46.A.articles

B.papers

C.notes

D.notices

47.A.relatives

B.doctors

C.patients

D.nurses

48.A.as

B.before

C.until

D.since

49.A.giving

B.passing

C.checking

D.following

50.A.look

B.care

C.ask

D.seek

51.A.What’s more

B.Still worse

C.As a result

D.No doubt

52.A.crying

B.sitting

C.smiling

D.lying

53.A.Marian

B.May

C.Dr. Richardson

D.Bessie

54.A.quickly

B.slowly

C.smoothly

D.naturally

55.A.actions

B.views

C.strengths

D.mistakes

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