Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 108

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   Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated 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
5  seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by
 a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she, that she taught
 school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

 In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further
10 her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious
 eye infection forced her to abandon the idea.

 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
15 sister, also a doctor, along with another female 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 established the first medical school for women.

1. Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
(A) She couldn't get admitted to medical school.
(B) She decided to further her education in Paris.
(C) A serious eye infection halted her quest.
(D) It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.
2. What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming a doctor?
(A) She was a woman.
(B) She wrote too many letters.
(C) She couldn't graduate from medical school.
(D) She couldn't establish her hospital.
3. How many years elapsed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
(A) 8
(B) 10
(C) 19
(D) 36
4. All of the following are "firsts" in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except
(A) she became the first female physician
(B) she was the first woman surgeon
(C) she and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
(D) she established the first medical school for women

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