The house is made of wood and paper, which ________ very easily.

1. A.
   makes fire
2. B.
   is on fire
3. C.
   catches fire
4. D.
   sets fire to

The Great Fire was not seen as a total tragedy, however. The miserable conditions of the city had been attacked by physicians  (医师) and humanitarians (人道主义者) for years before the fire; thus, with the opportunity clearly presented to create  a shining new city, artists and craftsmen from all over England hurried to submit their designs for the rebuilding of London.

Among those who submitted plans was Sir Christopher Wren, one of England's leading architects and the Surveyor General of London. The task of rebuilding the city was given to him. Wren realized that the Great Fire would not have been so damaging if the city had been better laid out: broader streets were needed to replace the crooked, narrow lanes overhung with old wooden houses and shops. He also felt that redesigning the main streets of London would result in increased and more effective transportation within the city.

Shortly after Wren began working on his first drafts for the rebuilding, King Charles I made an announcement prohibiting the construction of any house or shop within the city limits until after the plans were completed. When the plans were revealed to the citizens of London, however, they were overwhelmingly (不可抵抗的) rejected. The most active leaders of the opposition were the landlords, who feared that such a complete widening of the streets would reduce the amount of land available for development.

Winter was approaching; consequently, it was necessary for the rebuilding to proceed at once. Permission was, therefore, granted for the town people and landlords to commence (着手) reconstruction of their houses and shops at the sites where they had been before the fire. Had the need for immediate action not been so pressing, some kind of compromise (折衷) could likely have been reached. This was not to be, however, and the ideas that could have made London one of the world's most beautiful cities never came to pass.

　　  1. Who was the head of the British government at the time of the Great Fire of London?

　　　　   A. Elizabeth the First.　　  B. General Surveyor.

　　  C. Sir Christopher Wren.　　 D. Charles the First.

　　  2. What became of the plans for the rebuilding of London?

　　　　   A. Nothing—they were never finished.

　　　　   B. They were adopted in modified form.

　　　　   C. They were followed and London was rebuilt at once.

　　　　   D. Nothing—London was rebuilt as it had been before the fire.

　　  3. Which of the following describes the author's probable attitude toward Sir Christopher Wren's plans?

　　　　   A. He feels it would have been a mistake to rebuild London according to Wren’s designs.

　　　　   B. He feels it was a mistake for London not to have been rebuilt according to Wren's designs.

　　　　   C. He feels that someone other than Wren should have been chosen to plan the rebuilding.

　　　　   D. He feels that Wren's ideas had much more influence than is commonly acknowledged.

　　  4. Which of the following would be an appropriate title for the passage?

　　　　   A. The Life and Times of Sir Christopher Wren.

　　    B. The Rebuilding of London.

　　　　   C. The Destruction of Fish Street Hill.

　　　　   D. The London That Might Have Been.

On the night of September 2, 1600, a fire broke out in a baker's shop near Fish Street Hill in London. Before the flames were finally put out, nearly the entire city had been reduced to ashes. Over thirteen thousand homes, fifty churches, and numerous public buildings and hospitals were lost in the blaze. For all practical purposes, London was destroyed.

The Great Fire was not seen as a total tragedy, however. The miserable conditions of the city had been attacked by physicians  (医师) and humanitarians (人道主义者) for years before the fire; thus, with the opportunity clearly presented to create  a shining new city, artists and craftsmen from all over England hurried to submit their designs for the rebuilding of London.

Among those who submitted plans was Sir Christopher Wren, one of England's leading architects and the Surveyor General of London. The task of rebuilding the city was given to him. Wren realized that the Great Fire would not have been so damaging if the city had been better laid out: broader streets were needed to replace the crooked, narrow lanes overhung with old wooden houses and shops. He also felt that redesigning the main streets of London would result in increased and more effective transportation within the city.

Shortly after Wren began working on his first drafts for the rebuilding, King Charles I made an announcement prohibiting the construction of any house or shop within the city limits until after the plans were completed. When the plans were revealed to the citizens of London, however, they were overwhelmingly (不可抵抗的) rejected. The most active leaders of the opposition were the landlords, who feared that such a complete widening of the streets would reduce the amount of land available for development.

Winter was approaching; consequently, it was necessary for the rebuilding to proceed at once. Permission was, therefore, granted for the town people and landlords to commence (着手) reconstruction of their houses and shops at the sites where they had been before the fire. Had the need for immediate action not been so pressing, some kind of compromise (折衷) could likely have been reached. This was not to be, however, and the ideas that could have made London one of the world's most beautiful cities never came to pass.

　　  1. Who was the head of the British government at the time of the Great Fire of London?

　　　　   A. Elizabeth the First.　　  B. General Surveyor.

　　  C. Sir Christopher Wren.　　 D. Charles the First.

　　  2. What became of the plans for the rebuilding of London?

　　　　   A. Nothing—they were never finished.

　　　　   B. They were adopted in modified form.

　　　　   C. They were followed and London was rebuilt at once.

　　　　   D. Nothing—London was rebuilt as it had been before the fire.

　　  3. Which of the following describes the author's probable attitude toward Sir Christopher Wren's plans?

　　　　   A. He feels it would have been a mistake to rebuild London according to Wren’s designs.

　　　　   B. He feels it was a mistake for London not to have been rebuilt according to Wren's designs.

　　　　   C. He feels that someone other than Wren should have been chosen to plan the rebuilding.

　　　　   D. He feels that Wren's ideas had much more influence than is commonly acknowledged.

　　  4. Which of the following would be an appropriate title for the passage?

　　　　   A. The Life and Times of Sir Christopher Wren.

　　    B. The Rebuilding of London.

　　　　   C. The Destruction of Fish Street Hill.

　　　　   D. The London That Might Have Been.

Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  26  job which gets him  27  at five o’clock every morning. He is a  28 .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  29 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the  30 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In  31 , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each  32 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from    33 , rain or snow. His 34  think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  35 .
Billy  36 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  37 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  38  money from his customers. Since many of them  39 during the day, Billy has to collect the money  40 . Sometimes, when Billy is   41 , his older brother has to  42 the newspapers. Once Billy’s father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now,  43  he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a  44 to Europe, but he will also be happy  45 he wins a new bicycle.

Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a  36  job which gets him  37  at five o'clock every morning. He is a  38  .
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner  39  the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered （递）to the  40  by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them.
In  41  , it is still dark and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each  42  on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from  43  , rain or snow. His  44   think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him  45  .
Billy  46  about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest  47  records and clothes. Once a month, he has to  48  money from his customers. Since many of them  49  during the day, Billy has to collect the money  50  . Sometimes, when Billy is   51  , his older brother has to  52  the newspapers. Once  Billy's father had to help as well.
Billy has seventy customers now,  53  he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a  54  to Europe, but he will also be happy  55  he wins a new bicycle.