Why do waiters ask the author’s wife if the author would like to have a drink?

Because they don’t think he can talk.

In the hospital, why did the elderly lady ask the orderly questions instead of talking to him?

Because she thought the author could not answer.

5. What does the example in the final paragraph try to convey?

People should treat the impaired as the healthy.

Why is this a narrative text?

Humorous stories show people's misconception of the blind.

8. How does the dialogue in the hospital help readers understand the story?

We can understand how people think blind people can't talk., They help adds humor to the story.

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龍騰版 B4 U11 Darkness at Noon

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6. What is the title of the reading?
Challenges for the Disabled
Walking in the Dark
Darkness at Noon
The Secret Agent
2
Why do waiters ask the author’s wife if the author would like to have a drink?
Because they don’t want to be rude.
Because they don’t think he can talk.
Because they don’t want to bother him.
Because they try to ignore him.
3
In the hospital, why did the elderly lady ask the orderly questions instead of talking to him?
Because she thought the author could not hear.
Because she thought the author didn’t understand English.
Because she thought the author could not answer.
Because she thought the author couldn't move.
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7. Why does the author entitle this reading “Darkness at Noon"?
It implies the skin color of colored people.
It implies his blindness.
It implies most people turn a blind eye to the disabled.
It implies the contrast between darkness and brightness.
5
What is text structure of this reading?
a narrative text
a poem
a news report
a persuasive text
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5. What does the example in the final paragraph try to convey?
People should treat the impaired as the healthy.
People should discover the goodness of the impaired.
People should become as innocent as children.
People should offer help to the impaired.
7
Why was the author rejected by companies?
Because of his incapability.
Because of his diploma.
Because of his attitude.
Because of his blindness.
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1. Why do the ticket agents in the airport say “seventy” instead of “blind”?
They don’t understand the author’s miserable situation.
They are secret agents.
They are trying to be polite.
They are afraid their retinas will detach.
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Why is this a narrative text?
Humorous stories show people's misconception of the blind.
The author uses cruel ironies to open reader’s eyes.
It persuades the readers that the blind are smarter.
It uses arguments to show prejudices disabled citizens face.
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8. How does the dialogue in the hospital help readers understand the story?
We can understand how people think blind people can't talk.
They help adds humor to the story.
They are really talking in front of the readers.
It sarcastically shows why the blind cannot communicate.

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