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In Benjamin Franklin’s civic pride and his projects for the improvement of Philadelphia, we see another aspect of the philosophy of doing good. At the same time we may recognize the zeal for reform that has long been a characteristic of American life. In his attention to the details of daily living, Franklin shows himself as the observant empiricist. (46)As the successful engineer of ways to make the city he loved cleaner, safer and more attractive he continually sponsored new institutions that were proof that the applications of reason to experience were fruitful in the real world.
(47) "Human bliss," observed Franklin, "is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. " Franklin typifies that aspect of the American character that is attentive to small details as well as over-all great plans. (48)The practical idealism of America lies in our capacity to wor

[单项选择]Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so ______ at handling people that he was made American Ambassador to France.
A. adroit
B. shrewd
C. considerate
D. foxy

[填空题]When they rejected his plan, his pride was badly (wound) ______.

[单项选择]Though tactless in his youth, Benjamin Franklin became so diplomatic, so ______ at handling people that he was made American Ambassador to France.
A. foxy
B. considerate
C. shrewd
D. adroit

[单项选择]Throughout his life, Benjamin Frank]in continued his education, ]earning from human contacts as well as from books.
A. 富兰克林的整个一生都在受教育，他从书本和与人交往中学习。
B. 在富兰克林的整个一生中，他在学习，从书本中学习，从与人交往中学习。
C. 富兰克林在他的一生中，他没有中断他的学业。而且通过与人交往学习和从书中学习一样好。
D. 富兰克林的整个一生都在受教育，他不仅从书本中学习，而且也从与人交往中学习。

[填空题]What does the phrase "an unframed picture to his subordinates" mean

[填空题]We are quite (pride) ______ of him for his gold medal at the 28th Olympic Games.

[单项选择]First of all, a teacher should show love for his students on top of his academic knowledge.（） , he is not qualified for his position.
A. Therefore
B. Otherwise
C. However
D. Because

[单项选择]
Benjamin Graham was a noted economist who formulated his theories on stock market investment in response to the great stock market collapse of 1929. Specifically, he viewed the collapse of the stock market as a result of people following market trends too closely. In fact, he often used a character called "Mr. Market" in his works to demonstrate how foolish it was to simply fall into line with market trends. If a person called "Mr. Market" appeared on your doorstep each day and offered random prices for various stocks, you would not accept every offer he made, since some of those offers would be utterly ridiculous. Instead, Benjamin Graham argued, a person who wishes to do well in the stock market should seek out stocks that are being sold for less than their value should be in a rational market. This was something he called value investing. The problem, of course, lies in figuring out what a stock’s ideal value should be.
A. They invested too heavily in dotcom stocks.
B. They were motivated by a greed that was wholly self-destructive.
C. They did not understand the stock market as well as we do now.
D. They could only invest in bonds and gold because there were no stocks.