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It（）as a shock to realize that I was not alone in the room.
A、came
B、appeared
C、arrived
D、reached
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Before Edward came to China, he learned as much Chinese as he could, because he had several reasons except for one fact, he was not to learn how _____________
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Benjamin Franklin was born in a rich family and well educated.（ ）
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Famous Vikings number one was King ().
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He was the Beatles' most versatile singer and not just as a __________.
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Odysseus was not willing to go to war so he was disguised as a girl.
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The turkey tradition was really pushed by Benjamin Franklin.
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纠错 As a result of his inconsistency in represent his constituents, the senator was not reelected to the state legislature .
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His writings were regarded as ridiculous for a long time before he was famous.
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This woman was the mother of Benjamin...
A．Leah
B．Sarah
C．Rachel
D．Rebekah
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Which county was NOT mentioned as' having been included in the tornado watch？
A．Johnson.
B．Miami.
C．Jefferson.
D．Franklin.
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To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.
During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, The umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style. during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colors.
The first use of umbrella was as ______.
A．protection against rain
B．a shade against the sun
C．a symbol of power
D．a symbol of honor
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Throughout the 1940's, the director Orson Welles was considered something of ______in the motion picture industry, as famous for his highly______personality as his inimitable cinematic genius.
A．an enigma … charismatic
B．a revolutionary … vapid
C．a leader … self-effacing
D．a martinet … imperious
E．a prodigy … prolific
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______was not anticipated 'as the Nobel prize winner, but announced as laureate finally.
A．Elfriede Jelinek.
B．Orhan Pamuk.
C．Adonis.
D．Joyce Carol.
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听力原文：Franklin Hall was built in memory of Benjamin Franklin who had done a lot of contributions to the country.
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A．Benjamin Franklin designed the hall.
B．Benjamin Franklin built it from memory.
C．It was built for Benjamin Franklin's use.
D．It was built in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
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Paraphrase: Benjamin was not bothered in the least
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He is not so stupid as I thought he was.He is ______ than I thought he was.
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Robert Frost is famous for his lyric poems. Which of the following lyric poems was not written by Robert Frost？ ______
A．A. Birches
B．B. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
C．C. After Apple-Picking
D．D. The Road Not Taken
E．E.Richard Cory
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The result made me_____. It was not half so good as I had expected.
A．disappointing
B．disappointed
C．disappoint
D．be disappointed
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Today, the Tower of London is one of the most popular tourist【1】and attracts over three million visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a Royal Palace for the Kings and Queens of England【2】the time of James I who【3】from 1603 to 1625, but is【4】known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered, traitors【5】, spies shot, and Queens of England beheaded. One of the most famous executions was that of Anne Boleyn in 1536. She was the second wife of Henry VIII. He wanted to【6】her because she could not give him a son, so he accused her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword【7】the usual, axe, which can still be seen in the Tower. The sword and executioner were【8】over specially from France and with one【9】the executioner cut off her head.
The Tower was also the【10】of one of London's most famous mysteries. King Edward IV died in 1483. His elder son, Edward, became king【11】his father's death. Young Edward lived in the Tower, and the Duke of Gloucester,【12】protector, persuaded Edward s brother, Richard, to come and live there so that they could play together. But then the Duke【13】that he was the new king, and he was crowned instead of the twelve-year-old Edward,【14】himself Richard III.
After that, the boys were seen less and less and eventually disappeared.【15】said that they were suffocated in bed by pillows being【16】their mouths. It is believed that Richard ordered their deaths,【17】it has never been proved. In 1674, workmen at the Tower discovered two【18】which were taken away and buried in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The【19】were examined in 1933 and were declared to be those of two children,【20】the age of the Princes.
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A．seats
B．scenes
C．grounds
D．sights
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Benjamin Franklin was remembered for his good judgment.
A．vigilance
B．guilty
C．sagacity
D．resolution
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Her obituary in “The Times ”stated that Mary Elizabeth Frye was the author of the famous poem "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep", which has been recited at funerals and on other appropriate occasions around the world for 160 years.()
此题为判断题(对，错)。
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English Renaissance Period was not an age of prose, but Thomas More wrote his famous prose work
A．Robinson Crusoe
B．Gulliver’s Travels
C．Utopia
D．Of Studies
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By “Benjamin Franklin was a man of his age”, it is meant that he_____（）
A．made the best out of the age he lived in
B．was conscious of his age
C．pursued his interests
D．controlled his age
