In October 1961 at Crowley Field in Cincinnati Ohio an old deaf gentleman named William E. Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired (退休) from profess-ional baseball 58 years earlier in 1903. However he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.
William E. Hoy was born in Houckstown Ohio on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.
Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh (Wisconsin) of the Northw- estern League. In 1888 he started as an outfielder (外场手) with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season he stole 8
A. was in good physical condition
B. led a relaxed life
C. traveled around the world
D. became famous
A 80-year old man from Cincinnati in America is making legal history by suing doctors who saved his wife. Edward Winter has witnessed his wife’ s death from a (21) attack. The doctors had tried to restart her heart with an electric (22) with remarkable success, but leaving her brain (23) . Her death was a long and (24) experience, which he did not want to go through himself. After she died he asked his doctor (25) to save him in (26) circumstances, but instead to let him die (27) .
While out visiting in May 1988, Mr. Winter (28) the heart attack, which he was treated, and was rushed to St Franc’ is hospital in Cincinnati. The doctor who (29) him wrote down on his chart that he was not to be (30) but the duty nurse was not informed of Mr. Winter’s (31) . The nurse took the usual (32) action and tried to revive him with an electric shock. His life wa
A. caught
B. suffered
C. passed
D. avoided
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