[单项选择]“A great army it was, and a great story for me. It will go down in history.”
A. The story will be included in the history book.
B. The story is so interesting that in history classes, the teacher will tell it to the students.
C. This army is worth being remembered.
D. This army is a glorious army. It is a story that can be put into history book.

[单项选择]The great army of working people _________.
A. are often taken for granted
B. seldom watch TV, go to the cinema or read newspaper
C. are heroes in stories
D. are looked down upon in the society

[单项选择]The story of a great river is very often the story of great_________.
A. vegetation
B. navigation
C. civilization
D. irrigation

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The humorous story may be told to great length, and may wander around as much as it pleases, and arrive nowhere in particular; but the comic (滑稽的) story and the witty (诙谐的) story must be brief and end with a point. The humorous story continues gently along, the other two burst. The humorous story is strictly a work of art--high and delicate (精美的) art--and only an artist can tell it; But no art is necessary in telling the comic and witty stories; anybody can do it. The art of telling a humorous story--I mean by word of mouth, not print--was created in America, and has remained at home. The humorous story is told seriously; the teller does his best to hide the fact that he himself even suspects that there is anything funny about it; but the teller of the comic story tells you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with eager delight, and is the first person to laugh. When he gets through, and sometimes, if he has had good success, he is so
A. tells it only once
B. tells the listener in advance that his story is funny
C. doesn't care whether his listeners enjoy it or not
D. is very serious when telling it

[单项选择]SOLDIER : ARMY ::
A. (A) utensil : kitchen
B. (B) citizen : majority
C. (C) vagabond : ranch
D. (D) bacterium : colony
E. (E) bumper : motorcar

[单项选择]The retired army officers gave him money
A. to show they were most generous.
B. to show they were most respectable.
C. to hide their confusion.
D. to show they were rich.

[单项选择]Why did Peter Judd join the army

[单项选择]They joined the army willingly.（）
A. intentionally
B. consciously
C. voluntarily
D. reluctantly

[单项选择]What trick had Lewis learnt in the army
A. Opening windows from the outside.
B. Climbing pipes.
C. Getting money from people.
D. Making beds.

[单项选择]Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal ______ to our minds and emotions.
A. forcefully
B. greatly
C. strongly
D. powerfully

[单项选择]The puritan army executed the king, abolished the House of Lords, got the House of Commons to ______ England a "commonwealth", or republic.
A. proclaim
B. reclaim
C. exclaim
D. declaim