[单项选择]Lincoln, who many regard as one of our great presidents, was often ______ despite his reputation of telling good jokes.
A. bright
B. optimistic
C. gloomy
D. cheerful

[单项选择]A great writer is one who ______.
A. has great thoughts
B. is good at deeply impressing us with the power of correct words
C. is careful in choosing correct words
D. both A and B

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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

[单项选择]There are many who believe that the use of force ______ political ends can never be justified.
A. in search of
B. in pursuit of
C. in view of
D. in light of

[单项选择]Great changes （） in our country these few years.
A. have been taken place
B. has taken place
C. has been taken place
D. have taken place

[单项选择]Whose masterpiece The Great Gatsby made him one of the greatest American novelists


A. Wallace Stevens.
B. Stephen Crane.
C. William Dean Howells.
D. Scott Fitzgerald.