Then the great day came（)he was to march past the palace in the parade.

In theUnited States, the first daynursery was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas duringthe ___61__ half of the 19th century; most of ___62___ were charitable. Both inEurope and in the U.S. the day-nursery movement received great ___63___ duringthe First World War, when ___64___ of manpower caused the industrial employmentofunprecedented（前所未有）numbers of women. In some European countries nurseries wereestablishes ___65___ inmunitions（军火）plants, under direct government sponsorship. ___66___ the number ofnurseries in theU.S.also rose ___67___, this rise was accomplished without government aid of anykind. During the years following the First World War, ___68___, Federal, State,and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control ___69___the day nurseries, chiefly by ___70___ them and by inspecting and regulatingthe conditions within the nurseries.

started at Windsor Castle,one of the homes of the Royal Family,so that the Royal children could see the runners leave.The race was planned to continue for 26 miles 385 yards (42,195 metres),now the accepted distance for this race,into Central London.Because of the great heat,however,many runners had to give up before they could finish the race.Towards the end,the large crowd waited with great excitement for the South African,Charles Hefferon,to come into the stadium first.They were surprised,however,when the 1st man to appear was the small Italian,Pietri Dorando.Dorando was by now extremely tired and weak and,as he was running round the stadium towards the finishing line,he fell to the groud,unable to continue.Doctors rushed to help him and he soon got to his feet and continued,with loud cheers from the crowd.As he came close to the line he had to be helped again, this time by a journalist,but finally he finished the race.He was not,of course,allowed to receive the gold because he had had help during the race.Afterwards, Dorando argued unsuccessfully that he had not asked for this help.But the medal was given to an American,Hayes,who had finished second.However, Dorando later received a special gold cup from Queen Alexandra for his courage.

问题：a good title for the passage is ()

A、Dorando,hero of the Olympics

B、Dorando,the fastest runner

C、A Marathon race held on a hot day

D、who was the 1st runner？

ebration, held in New York City in 1882.Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named Peter J. McGuire.A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ).Approaching the City’s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud “the industrial spirit – the great vital force of every nation”.On September 5 his suggestion born fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses’ warnings, left work to march from Union Square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street.The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.

The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger.In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of “progress and poverty.” In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feelings ran high.Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press.With socialist demanding an end to “wage slavery” and anarchists singing the praises of the virtues dynamite, middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison.One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.

6.Judging from the passage, McGuire was ().

A.a moderate labor leader

B.an extreme anarchist in the labor movement

C.a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man

D.a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery

7.We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march ().

A.immediately won nationwide support

B.involved workers from 30 states

C.was opposed by many factory owners

D.was organized by the UBCJ

8.Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Day as a national holiday？（）

A.The lawmakers’ respect for the workers

B.The workers’ determination to have a holiday of their own

C.The socialists’ demands for thorough reform

D.The politicians’ fear of the workers’ anger

9.We learn from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day ().

A.was accepted by most bosses as a compromise

B.marked a turning point in the workers’ struggle for more rights

C.indicated the improvement of the workers’ welfare

D.signaled the end of “wage slavery”

10.McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to ().

A.draw people’s attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poor

B.make prominent the important role of the working class in society

C.win for the workers the right to shorter working hours

D.expose the exploitation of the workers by their bosses

The key to any successful garage sale （家庭旧物出售)is to get the word out.The best me

ans of advertising your sale is to place an ad in the local newspaper.If you have a city and neighborhood paper, make sure you advertise in both.The ad should be large enough that it stands out.It should also include information on where the sale is located with directions, the "hot" items you're selling and the time the sale will start and end.An ad should be placed at least two days before the sale and run until the day of your event.That way people can plan their route (路线)to the sale in advance.

Sig ns are another great way to inform. your community.Post them in places where people gather, such as stores and community centers.Some businesses have a central bulletin board (布告栏), which is the best place to advertise.Other places to post are at the loc al college or university campus.This is especially helpful if your sale is happening in August or early September when students have returned to school and are looking for cheap finds.

Post signs around your neighborhood.You should also place both ads a nd direction signs, especially if you're located on a side street without a major presence.Signs will attract and direct people.Just make sure you print in bold letters and use large direction signs so people can read the information from the front seat of their car.

1.The best way of getting out the news of your garage sale is to ().

A.publish the news online

B.visit people door-to-door

C.advertise in the local newspaper

D.make phone calls to your neighbors

2.You should place an ad at least two days before the sale so that people can ().

A.get enough cash for the sale

B.compare prices of the items

C.select the items they will buy

D.decide on their route in advance

3.Why should signs be po sted in a community center？()

A.Schools are nearby

B.There are many stores

C.Students often meet there

D.More people gather there

4.What advice is given for printing the signs according to the last paragraph？()

A.Colored signs are preferred

B.Bold letters should be used

C.Large pictures should be included

D.Phone numbers should be provided

5.The best title for the passage might be ().

A.Advertising Garage Sales

B.Advanta ges of Garage Sales

C.Importance of Garage Sales

D.Printing Ads for Garage Sales

A.year

B.month

C.day

A.on

B. in

C. at

D. for

A、It is a sunny day

B、I like sunny day

C、I hate it

A.Turkey

B.Apple pie

C.Kings' Pie

D.pancake

show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behavior. in society, and was reading English literature.

At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact, his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.

11. Why didn’t Washington go to college？

A. His family could not afford it.

B. A college education was rather uncommon in his time

C. He didn’t like the young Virginian gentlemen.

D. The author doesn’t give any reason.

12. Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he.

A. lacked practice in public speaking

B. felt his education was not good enough

C. didn’t like arguing and debating with people

D. felt that debating was like intellectual training

13. The reason why Washington didn’t visit France was probably that he.

A. didn’t really care about going

B. didn’t know French leaders

C. couldn’t communicate directly with the French leaders

D. was too busy to travel

14. According to the author,().

A. Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life

B. Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French

C. Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison

D. Washington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen

15. The main idea of the passage is that Washington’s education.

A. was of great variety, covering many subjects

B. was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his time

C. may seem poor by modern standards, but was good enough for his time

D. was rather limited for a president

A. number

B. figure

C. majority

D. minority

A.make out

B.make up

C.make out

D.make for