There are stories about two U．S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK．We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting．
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education．In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing．When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said．If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct”on it．The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell．So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”．After a while，he shortened that term to “OK”．
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York．Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President .They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”．
小題1:The author  __________.
A．believes both of the stories
B．doesn’t believe a word of the stories
C．is not sure whether the stories are true
D．is telling the stories just for fun
小題2:According to the passage，President Jackson_____________.    
A．couldn’t draw up any documents at all
B．didn’t like to read important papers by himself
C．often had his assistants sign documents for him
D．wasn’t good at reading，writing or spelling
小題3:According to the first story, the term “OK”_______________.  
A．was approved of by President Jackson
B．was the title of some Official documents
C．was first used by President Jackson
D．was an old way to spell “all correct’’
小題4:According to the second story，the term ‘‘OK”_____________.  
A．was the short way to say‘ ‘old Kinderhook Club”
B．meant the place where President Van Buren was born
C．was the name of Van Buren’s club
D．was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election
小題5:According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used ______________
A．by Van Buren
B．in a presidential election
C．to organize the Old Kinderhook Club
D．by the members of the ‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B
文章介紹了OK的兩種來歷的有趣的說法。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting．可知C正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段he had difficulty reading and writing和he didn’t know how to spell可知D正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education．可知C正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一句They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”可知Ｄ正確。
小題5:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段Van Buren’s friends organized a club to help him become President可知是他的朋友幫助他競選總統(tǒng)的時(shí)候使用這個(gè)短語，故B正確。
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