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  Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old.One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century.After writing many letters to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia.So determined was she, that she taught in school and gave music lessons to earn money for her schooling.

  In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris.

  Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman.By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children.Besides being the first female physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.

(1)

Elizabeth Blackwell was educated in _________.

[  ]

A.

America

B.

England

C.

France

D.

America and France

(2)

Elizabeth Blackwell got her money for schooling from _________.

[  ]

A.

her parents

B.

her part-time job

C.

her scholarship

D.

her sister

(3)

How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and opening of her own hospital?

[  ]

A.

8

B.

10

C.

9

D.

7

(4)

What almost destroyed Elizabeth's chance of becoming a doctor?

[  ]

A.

She was a woman

B.

She couldn't graduate from medical school

C.

She wrote too many letters

D.

She couldn't set up her own hospital

答案:1.D;2.B;3.A;4.A;
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