[单项选择]At one time the Democratic Party was considered to be a party standing ______ state rights.
A. up for
B. by
C. out
D. back

[单项选择]The Social Democratic Party is a British political party formed in March 1981 by several former Labour Cabinet ministers, the so-called "gang of______.".
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six

[单项选择]San Diego Zoo is considered to be one of the premier tourist ______ in southern California.


A. attractions
B. enlargements
C. incidents
D. promotions

[单项选择]When Patrick considered his time in the army "in retrospect", he ______.
A. regretted his waste o time serving in the army
B. corrected his previous view on military service
C. still felt sorrow for those under a forced service
D. revealed his failure to get on with people

[单项选择]The Democratic Party, the most oldest existing political party in the United States, has played a vital role in the nation’s history.

[单项选择]Though considered as one of the most important poets in America today,________.
A. a number of novels and plays have also been written by him
B. he has also written a number of novels and plays
C. a number of his novels and plays have been written
D. there have been a number of novels and plays written by him

[单项选择]Considered one of the leading poets in America today, ______

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Considered by many to be one of the greatest statesmen of all time, Benjamin Franklin has, without a doubt, left an indelible mark on history for all time. The man who would come to impact the course of the United States’ development came from the most humble of backgrounds.
Born the fifteenth child of a candle maker in Boston, Massachusetts, young Benjamin only attended two years of formal schooling before entering the candle making business himself at the age of ten. After his stint in the candle shop, he worked in a printing shop for five years, educating himself all the while by constantly reading and writing.
Franklin’s intellectual and political growth continued unabated for decades, with such notable achievements along the way as the famous "Poor Richard’ s Almanac" which was used as a tool by farmers and as entertainment by more intellectual patrons. Also personally responsible for the founding of the first
A. Benjamin Franklin: Statesman Extraordinary
B. A Life of Successful Variety: Benjamin Franklin
C. The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
D. A Report on Franklin's Impact on Society