[单项选择]In 1812, the United States fought the first war with
A. France.
B. Britain.
C. Spain.
D. Mexico.

[单项选择]In 1812, the United States fought the first war with

[单项选择]The United States entered the war against Japan ______.
A. because Japan declared war
B. because Japan was an ally of Germany
C. after Japan launched the Pearl Harbor attack
D. after peaceful efforts had failed

[单项选择]During the United States Civil War, many people in the South were forced to flee their home.
A. return to
B. pay taxes on
C. run away from
D. rebuild

[单项选择]______ the First World War, the United States became the dominant force in the motion-picture industry.
A. It was during the advent under
B. With the advent of
C. To follow the advent in
D. Upon the advent at

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In the United States, the first day-nursery was opened in 1854. Nurseries were established in various areas during the (1) half of the 19th century; most of them were (2) Both in Europe and in the U. S. , the day-nursery (3) received great (4) during the First World War, when (5) of manpower caused the industrial employment (6) numbers of women. In some European countries nurseries were established (7) in munitions (军火)plants, under direct government (8) Although the number of nurseries in the U. S. also rose (9) , this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War, (10) , Federal, State, and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control over the day-nurseries, chiefly by (11) them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries.
The (12) of the Second World War was quickly followed by an
A. assumptation
B. exception
C. expectation
D. presumption