[单项选择]American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ______ from the United States.
A. transfer
B. deliveries
C. transportation
D. transmissions

[单项选择]American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised______ from the United States.
A. transfer
B. deliveries
C. transportation
D. transmissions

[单项选择]In American football players can ______.


A. only kick the ball
B. only throw the ball
C. only carry the ball
D. kick, throw and carry the ball

[单项选择]Grandma Moses, the well-known American artist, began (to paint) at the age of 76 (when) she could (no long) do needlework because of arthritis.

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Passage One
One of the well-known of American writers is Samuel Clemens, whose pen name is Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. As did many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of traveling on river boats and of someday becoming a riverboat pilot. Twain used his memories of the life of a river town in his two most famous books, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.
As a young man, Twain held many jobs. He was a printer, a good miner, and, for a time, he was a riverboat pilot. During his pilot days, he adopted the name Mark Twain. This was a term used by the boatmen to mean that the water measured two fathoms, or twelve feet, which was deep enough for safe passage.
Finally Twain became a successful writer. He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and became very popular both in the United States and in Europe.
Twain’s style of writing was simple and direct. Among the things he wr
A. become a riverboat pilot
B. gather material for his books
C. make money
D. enjoy himself

[单项选择]As one of the best-known American authors of 20th century, Ernest Hemingway wrote all the following novels EXCEPT （）.
A. For Whom the Bell Tolls
B. The Green Hills of Africa
C. The Sound and the Fury
D. The Old Man and the Sea

[单项选择]Which of the following is known as the first known settlers of Britain

[单项选择]What would those who dislike baseball complain

[单项选择]American corporations are


A. free from international competition.
B. immune to industrial consolidation.
C. under the intense pressure of international competition.
D. stopping the pain 0f industrial consolidation．

[单项选择]What is the difference between baseball and golf


A. Both are ball games.
B. Baseball is a team sport, while golf is an individual game.
C. Baseball is more popular than golf.
D. Baseball is more difficult than golf.

[单项选择]He likes playing football.


A. So am I.
B. So did I.
C. So do I.