Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and
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Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her 1was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.
Everything 2when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors 3was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine4her to become5deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always6.
Shirley would never give up playing the piano, 7she did decide to change8. She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for 9. She wanted to be 10and work full-time.
For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C.11 , in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor (宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who12in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to13graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.
Always14a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID),which 15deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.
This16woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made17in 1992, 18she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.
Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and19many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and20, she never gave up.
1.
A.job
B.interest
C.dream
D.duty
2.A.changed
B.disappeared
C.stopped
D.ended
3.A.said
B.agreed
C.found
D.thought
4.A.allowed
B.caused
C.encouraged
D.enabled
5.A.almost
B.totally
C.actually
D.gradually
6.A.played
B.loved
C.performed
D.remembered
7.A.and
B.so
C.but
D.even if
8.A.career
B.interest
C.life
D.attitude
9.A.information
B.help
C.a job
D.an assistant
10.A.happy
B.independent
C.free
D.confident
11.A.However
B.Therefore
C.Then
D.Besides
12.A.worked
B.studied
C.lived
D.played
13.A.attend
B.observe
C.describe
D.advertise
14.A.interested in
B.busy with
C.concerned about
D.ready for
15.A.teaches
B.promises
C.pays
D.offers
16.A.amazing
B.strict
C.wealthy
D.beautiful
17.A.progress
B.history
C.suggestions
D.excuses
18.A.after
B.while
C.until
D.when
19.A.found
B.watched
C.followed
D.appreciated
20.A.determination
B.intelligence
C.strength
D.pride
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