[单项选择]Why are the two brothers and the sister of Wilbur and Orville mentioned in paragraph 5


A. Because they all had more education.
B. To illustrate that the abilities and personal qualities of Wilbur and Orville had enable them to achieve their goals without college education.
C. To illustrate why it was not necessary for them to go to college.
D. To contrast the achievements of different family members.

[单项选择]Rose asked her elder sister" Why is ______ Mother out of work "


A. ×
B. the
C. our
D. a

[单项选择]I don't believe that your sister can speak two foreign languages,（）
A. do I
B. can't she
C. don't I
D. can she

[单项选择]Why were two rail companies fined


A. Because they asked young students to work at night.
B. Because their train was not safe.
C. Because they hired college students illegally.
D. Because their work practice system was unsafe.

[单项选择]His elder sister shortened the trousers by two inches______.


A. after she had her supper
B. after finishing washing
C. before she went to bed

[单项选择]Interestingly enough, the two brothers have noting in ______.


A. ordinary
B. common
C. general
D. particular

[单项选择]According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the "same" newspaper is that ______.


A. people scan for the news they are interested in
B. different people prefer different newspapers
C. people are rarely interested in the same kind of news
D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is

[单项选择]Mary as well as her two brothers disliked that kind of food,（）
A. did she
B. didn't she
C. did they
D. didn't they

[单项选择]Why did the two robbers stop searching the flat

[单项选择]I have two brothers, （　） in the army.
A. None of them is
B. Neither of them is
C. None of them are
D. Neither of them are

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In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino, California. They care fully chose a busy comer for their location. They had run their own business for years, first a theater, then a barbecue(烤肉 )restaurant, then another drive -in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new concept: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.
Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity, for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine. Their new drive -in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The serf - service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had
A. the development of fast food services
B. how McDonald's became a billion- dollar business
C. the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald
D. Ray Kroc’s business talent