Question

Here is a story told about an American general who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.
Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops as $ 5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words: “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.

1. 1.
   The general returned to Washington ______.
   1. A.
      during the war
   2. B.
      after civil war
   3. C.
      after 1945
   4. D.
      after 1918
2. 2.
   The general’s teeth were sold in ______.
   1. A.
      the museum
   2. B.
      the special shops selling some rare and interesting things
   3. C.
      the department store
   4. D.
      the hospital
3. 3.
   The general ordered his men to ______.
   1. A.
      look for his teeth and buy all of them
   2. B.
      arrest the dentist at once
   3. C.
      make all the shops stop selling teeth
   4. D.
      buy all the teeth in all the shops
4. 4.
   In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost ______.
   1. A.
      $ 785
   2. B.
      $ 1,050
   3. C.
      $ 157
   4. D.
      $ 875

Answer 1

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讲述了一位美国的将军牙齿被卖的小事。
1.推理题。根据第二段Soon after the war the general returned to Washington。第一次世界大约是1918年结束的。所以选Ｄ。
2.细节题。根据第二段第二行A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops可知B正确。
3.细节题。根据第二段最后一句话He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
4.计算题。根据文章最后可知买回了175颗牙齿每颗5美元，一共875美元。