1.put sb. into prison　 2. give a speech　 3. treat…as…/consider…as…　 4. be forbidden by law

Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't. 　The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since.

1. White House is a house for ___________. 　 A. the American people.　 B. the soldiers of U.S.A. 　 C. the presidents of U.S.A.　 D. the patients of U.S.A.

2. England fought with America in ____________. 　 A. 1810　　　 B. 1812　　 　 C. 1814　　 　　 D. 1916

　3. The house is called “White House” because ____________. 　 A. it's covered with snow 　 B. the house is very clean 　 C. the stone walls of the house were painted white 　 D. they like white colour

　4. The White House was painted white because ____________. 　 A. the house is old　 B. the house is new 　 C. it was once on fire and was with marks 　 D. they have enough paint

　5. “ever since” means ___________. 　 A. never　 B. once　 C. from then on　 D. before

Before 1949, women in China were badly looking 　　　　　　 1. 　　　　　　　 down upon. They lived hard life. Few of them had 　　　　　 2. 　　　　　　　 chances to work and most of jobs hadn’t given to 　 　　　　　 3. 　　　　　　　 women. Everything has been changed since New China　 　　 4. 　　　　　　　 was founded. Women in China have liberated in the 　 　　　 5. 　　　　　　　 politics. They enjoy the same rights as men. 　　　　　　　 6. 　　　　　　　 　They can do all kinds jobs that men can. Now　 　　　　 7. 　　　　　　　 women have many chances to get on the tops of　　　　　　　　　　　　 8. 　　　　　　　 factories, companies, schools or government　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 9. 　　　　　　　 departments. There are more and more woman　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 10. 　　　　　　　 engineers, scientists, managers ,police officers and top officials in the country.

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10. Rainforests _____ and burned at such a speed that they f will disappear from the earth in the

near future.

A. cut　　　　　 B. are cut　 　C. are being cut 　　　　　D. had been cut

9. All the leading newspapers _______the trade talks between China and the United States.

　 A. reported　　　　　 B. printed　　　 C. announced　　　　　 D. published

8. The captain_________ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather.

　　 A. made　　　　　 B. said　　　　　　 C. put　　　　 D. passed

7. You should make it a rule to leave things _______you can find them again.

　　 A. when　　　　 B. where　　　 C. then　　　　　 D. there

6. Jumping out of ________ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _______exciting experience.

　　 A. /; the　　　　 B. /; an　　　 C. an; an　　　　　 D. the ; the

5. “ Can’t you read?” Mary said ________to the notice.

　　 　A. angrily pointing　　　　 B. and point angrily

　　 C. angrily pointed　　　　 D. and angrily pointing

4. The murderer was brought in, with his hands ______behind his back.

　　 A. being tied　　　　　　　 B. having tied　　　 C. to be tied　　　　　 D. tied

3. When and where to build the new factory ________yet.

　 A. is not decided　　　 B. are not decided　　 C. has not decided　　　 D. have not decided