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On a grey afternoon on 19 November 1863, Abraham Lincoln mounted a platform in a field in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He was there in memory of the    1    (die)soldiers. The place was the site of a recent battle     2    thousands of soldiers had died.

At that time, America was    3     (bitter) divided. For two years, its people had been deep in a civil war. The Union side won but    4    a great cost. Over 50,000 soldiers    5     (kill)or wounded, and people lost hope and purpose.

Lincoln understood the feelings of the civilian people. His speech gave them hope, belief and a reason     6     (look) to the future. He gave them    7    new vision of what the United States of America should be     8     (base)on the ideals set down by its Founding Fathers 87 years before. It was what the soldiers had died for. Now it was up to the    9     (live) to remove not only the divisions between North and South, but the boundaries between black and white, and work step by step towards the    10     (equal)of humankind.

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John Snow was a famous doctor in London —so    1    , indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal     2    . But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people     3    to cholera.

First there was England. Wales was    4     to it in the thirteenth century.Now when people refer to England you find Wales    5    as well.Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to “Great Britain”. Happily this was accomplished without    6     when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.

At first my new surroundings were difficult to    7    . The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen     8    . Hit by a    9     of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary    10    to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.

7 . On December 22, 1775, two of Washington’s soldiers brought a prisoner to his headquarters (司令部). Washington thanked the soliders, then gave an order that the prisoner was to be left alone and that the soldiers were to shoot if the man tried to escape. But when the door was closed, Washington smiled.

The man standing in front of him was John Honeyman, one of the general’s most trusted men. In early November, Washington had given Honeyman orders to travel with the British army as a servant and to stay with it until he had something to tell. Honeyman now had important information. He described the situation in Trenton, giving the exact number and position of the troops there.Trenton was held by several companies (连队) of Hessians (雇佣军). The Hessians were not English soldiers.They were Germans who had been hired by the British to fight in America. According to Honeyman, the Hessians fought only for money. They had done nothing to build up their defences in Trenton. Now they were busy planning a big Christmas celebration.

Washington immediately made a daring plan. He chose Christmas Day for an attack on Trenton. At ten o'clock next morning, the attack was over. The Americans won a great victory.

1. Why did Washington smile when the door was closed?

A．Because he was glad to catch the prisoner.

B．Because the man was one of his most trusted men.

C．Because he had caught the most dangerous spy.

D．Because he knew the man very well.

2. For what did Washington send Honeyman to stay with the British army?

A．Honeyman could make peace with the Brilhish soldiers.

B．He could let Honeyman have a pleasant trip.

C．He could catch more prisoners from the British army.

D．Honeyman could get important information for American.

3. Which countries did the war break out between?

A．America and Britain.

B．America and Germany.

C．Britain and Gennany.

D．Arnerica, Britain and Germany.

4. What’s the reason that Washington chose Christmas Day for an attack on Trenton?

A．It could be that it was a lucky day.

B．It might be that it was the best Christmas gift for Britain.

C．It must be that after the day the enemy was to escape.

D．It could be that the enemy would enjoy their holiday but not prepare to fight.