【B10】A.pianoB.deskC.chairD.table

A、the price of autos within the nation will rise by 10 percent.

B、the price of autos within the nation will rise by more than 10 percent, because of high effective protection.

C、the price of autos within the nation will rise, but by less than 10 percent because it is small nation.

D、the price of autos will not rise because of internal competition.

A、To divide the Minjiang River into two channels.

B、To induce the Minjiang water into the Inner River. ）

C、To help dredge excess water to the Outer River.

D、To further clear away sand and pebbles.

A.courage

B.enthusiasm

C.interest

D.sense

Speaker B：__________

A.We need your help. Someone has broken into our house.

B.All right. Hurry up, I’m in hospital.

C.How much is the phone call？

D.May I speak to Dr. Wang, please？

A.repair

B.to repair

C.repaired

D.repairing

It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked，“I have failed again”. On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, “That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed”.

Some newspapers at first criticized the speech, but little by little as people redid the speech they began to understand better. (76) They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.

Today, every American school child learns Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.

In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was_________ .

A.very critical

B.unpopular

C.very popular

D.very courteous

A.A number of

B.species

C.increases

D.resources disappear

The first modem fire insurance company was 【B7】 in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just 【B8】 most of the city，and people wanted to protect against 【B9】 losses. The fire company grew rapidly. 【B10】 ，other companies were founded in other areas.

Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also 【B11】 a new kind of insurance for 【B12】 . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 【B13】 storm.

In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start 【B14】 new insurance. This company, which offered 【B15】 insurance, collected some money 【B16】 from different men. Although a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is 【B17】 in business.

Over the years, people have 【B18】 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 【B1】 accidents as car, plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has 【B20】 kind of insurance.

【B1】

A.idea

B.sole

C.thought

D. means

A.small

B.large

C.little

D.a lot of