2．In the first car accident the driver was_______

A．hurt         B．laughed at       C．sent to hospital       D．traveled in the same direction

1．Which of the following statements gives the main idea of the passage?

A．Not all firsts are happy firsts．

B．The first car accidents and the first death from a car accident are two unhappy firsts．

C．It took the bike rider some time to get used to cars on the road．

D．Mr． Bliss became the first person to die in a car accident．

One of history's bad but important firsts was the first car accident． Cars were still young when it happened．It took place in New York in May 1896． A man from Massachusetts was visiting the city in his new car． At that time, bicycle riders were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road．No one was sure who was at fault． Anyway, a bike and the car collided．The man on the bike was hurt． The driver of the car had to stay in prison and wait for the hospital report on the bike rider． It was lucky that the bike rider was not killed．

Three years later, another car accident took place． It was again in New York City． A man named Henry Bliss got off a street car． He was hit by a passing car． Again, no one was sure just how it happened or who was at fault． The driver of the car was put in prison． Poor Mr． Bliss became the first person to die in a car accident．

（    ） 5． Which city is called "the capital of romance"?

A．Marseilles．        B．Lyon．                 C．Paris．                D．Toulouse．

B

People like to talk about "first"． They like to remember their first love or their first car． But not all firsts are happy ones． Few people enjoy the firsts that are bad．

（    ） 4． _______ are famous in the world in France．

A．Textiles                                      B．Perfume and champagne

C．The Rhine fiver                                D．The Alps

（    ） 3． _______is the  biggest  in terms of discharge volume in France．

    A．The Bay of Biscay                        B．The Rhine River

C．The Mediterranean Sea                       D．The English Channel

（    ）2． What mountain is between France and Swiss?

    A．The Alps．                             B．The Jura Mountains

    C．The Pyrenees Mountains                     D．The  Bay of Miscay．

（    ）1． What countries are on the east of France．

A．Germany, Switzerland and Italy．       B．Germany, Monaco and Italy．

C．Spain and Andorra．                        D．Monaco and the Mediterranean Sea

（    ）9．A．past                     B．pass                        C．passed            D．pasted