Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others.
There are those who believe that 36 I can’t see, I obviously also cannot hear. Very often people will talk with me at the top of their 37 . Conversely(相反地) to this, people will also often 38 , thinking that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either. For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for 39 to the plane, he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice. "Hi, Jane, wave got a 76 here." I have concluded that the word " 40 " is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously 41 .
On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Once I became ill and was hospitalized. Immediately after I was 42 , I was wheeled down to the X-ray room. Just at the door sat an elderly woman(judging from her voice) asked the orderly(护工) who had been wheeling me:" What is your name?" “What’s your name?” the orderly 43 to me. "Harold Krents", I replied. "Harold Krents", he repeated. "When was he born?" "When were you born?" This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted, "Look, this is absolutely 44 . OK, I can’t see, but it’s going to become pretty 45 to both of you that I don’t need an interpreter." “He says he doesn’t need an interpreter," the orderly reported to the woman.
The 46 misconception of all is the view that because I can’t see, I can’t 47 . I was turned down by over forty law firms, 48 my qualifications included a cum laude(优等成绩) degree from Harvard Law School. The 49 to find jobs, the continuous 50 of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to 51 law, the rejection letter, not based on my lack of 52 but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life.
53 , the Department of Labor issued laws that demand equal 54 opportunities for the disabled. The business community’s response has been 55 . The attitude towards the disabled is beginning to change.
1.A．since B．although C．whether D．in that
2.A．lungs B．ears C．head D．eyes
3.A．shout B．laugh C．whisper D．cry
4.A．welcome B．permission C．advice D．assistance
5.A．passenger B．blind C．trouble D．situation
6.A．afraid B．aware C．curious D．desperate
7.A．invited B．released C．included D．admitted
8.A．asked B．responded C．repeated D．exchanged
9.A．cheerful B．ridiculous C．charming D．disgusting
10.A．clear B．easy C．confusing D．doubtful
11.A．earliest B．slightest C．latest D．toughest
12.A．think B．study C．work D．understand
13.A．as if B．even though C．now that D．in case
14.A．attempt B．opportunity C．mistake D．success
15.A．disappointmentB．relief C．envy D．effort
16.A．disobey B．challenge C．practice D．make
17.A．confidence B．luck C．ability D．ambition
18.A．Regretfully B．Purposely C．Exactly D．Fortunately
19.A．caring B．employment C．learning D．traveling
20.A． enthusiastic B．passive C．negative D．uncertain
Getting off the bus, she found her hand bag ________.
A. cut B. was disappeared C. losing D. being missed
It's necessary that measures _____ at once to help people understand global warming is
affecting our life to an increasingly high degree.
A. must be taken B. be taken C. should take D. are taken
You' d sound a lot more polite if you make a request ______ a question.
A. in search of B. in the form of C. in need of D. in the direction of
Alone in the garden sat the girl, thinking, for a long time, of _______ life was like with her teachers and classmates in the past.
A. what B. which C. how D. that
To ______ good relationships with your teachers and classmates, you should learn to share ups and downs with them.
A. bring up B. add up C. keep up D. take up
