HavingexperiencedashockingelectricalaccidentwhichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeafJamesFrancosworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetri
HavingexperiencedashockingelectricalaccidentwhichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeafJamesFrancosworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamilyespeciallyhiswifedidtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.
Onehotsummerafternoonhewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwetbuthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeup20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywater.Hewastremblingbadlybutwhenheopenedhiseyeshecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:atreeandamuddyroad.WhenMrs.Francocamerunninguptohimshoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelphecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.
ThenewsofJamesregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspreadandmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.Howevernoneofthemcouldgiveacompellentanswerastowhythisshouldhappen.TheonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthatsinceJameslosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshockperhapstheonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.
1.ThereasonwhyJamesattemptedtokillhimselfwasthat_________.
A.aterribleelectricalaccidenthappenedtohim
B.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim
C.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore
D.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld
2.WhatwasJamesdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?
A.Puttinganendtohislife
B.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree
C.Takingawalkwithastick
D.Lyingontheground
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcompellentinparagraph3mean?
A.convincingB.wrongC.unexplainedD.true
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ATerribleElectricalAccident
B.WhataSuddenShock
C.AnUnforgettableExperience
D.JamesFrancoandHisWife