题目内容：

Alex Elman runs a big business—something hard to imagine after she lost her sight in her twenties. But Elman says that losing her sight helped her focus on finding success.

Elman’s father planted a hillside vineyard(葡萄园) in western Massachusetts in 1981. It’s where Elman spent the darkest period of her life. When she was 27 years old, she went blind as a result of diabetes(糖尿病) 17 years ago. She recalled, “I hid in my home. I hid in the place, to me, that was the safest place in the world.”

However, she found a new way forward.

Elman is the founder of Alex Elman Wines, a growing competitor of organic wines from all around the world: Chianti from Italy, Torrontes from Argentina.

Elman isn’t solitary in her work. Instead, she has a good assistant, a guide dog named Hanley. Hanley is something of a professional wine taster and travels to all of the wine factories that Elman runs, from South America to Europe.

At first, Elman wouldn’t accept a guide dog. Now it’s hard to imagine her life, or her business, without him. She said, "When someone tells me something is organic and I don’t really believe it because I taste something funny on it, I’ll put it in front of his face and if he likes the wine, he’ll actually go in and sniff it. If it’s not right, he’ll turn his head away. That’s how we know whether the soil is actually organic.”

Elman believes the loss of her sight was a gift from God. She said, “It allowed me to pay attention to what I thought was important. Therefore, adapt to a situation, and you’ll be all right. Because you can’t change it anyway, right?”

1.How old was Elman when she began suffering from diabetes?

A. About 10 years old.    B. About 17 years old.

C. About 27 years old.    D. About 37 years old.

2.What does the underlined word “solitary” probably mean?

A. Fortunate.    B. Alone.

C. Skilled.    D. Active.

3.What does Hanley do when he dislikes the wine in front of his face?

A. He will shake his head.    B. He will make faces at Alex Elman.

C. He will turn away and go home.    D. He will refuse to go in and sniff it.

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Alex Elman?

A. She is something of a professional wine taster.

B. She found herself a guide dog soon after she went blind.

C. She takes a positive attitude towards her loss of sight.

D. She always regards her home as the safest place in the world.