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    "Uncle Sam", of course, stands for the United States, which is the nickname of the country.It is hard to believe that this nickname came out quite by accident and there actually was a man called "Uncle Sam". However, few people have ever heard of such a man. The man called "Uncle Sam Willson" lived in New York and ran a meat-packing business. One day, a mayor (市長) came to his shop and noticed the EAUS in front of the houseand asked what they stood for. And a workmate added jokingly that "US" stood for "Uncle Sam Willson". In May 1813, this story appeared in a newspaper published in New York. Since "Uncle Sam" was a popular man and was an example of hard-working and patriotic (愛國的) American,the idea of Uncle Sam as a name for this kind of men caught on (流行) rapidly. By the end of the war of 1812, "Uncle Sam" had come to symbolize(象征) the character of the nation and the government and the nickname of the U.S.

1. In the U.S., the nickname of "Uncle Sam". _________.

[    ] 　　

A. was named by the government 　　

B. was raised and came into being step by step

C. was suggested by Willson and decided by the government

D. had been formed since the U.S. was set up

2. In the U.S., Uncle Sam Willson _____________.

[    ]

A. won the greatest honour 　　

B. was one of the famous bosses of the restaurants

C. was an ordinary citizen　　

D. became the wisest man　　

3. In America "Uncle Sam" becomes very famous, ___________.　　

[    ]

A. so everybody knows him　　

B. but all the people don't know him

C. so everyone likes him 　　

D. so everybody learns from him

4. Today in the U.S. many people think ___________.

[    ]

A. they are proud that they are called "Uncle Sam" 　　

B. they should do a lot of things for mankind 　　

C. they would be unhappy when they are called "Uncle Sam"

D. the name of "Uncle Sam" should be regarded as the most important thing

5. In this text, "nickname" is ____________.

[    ]

A. a name by which a man is called familiarly, other than the real name

B. one's real name

C. Uncle Sam's name　　　　

D. the name of the hard-working people

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C. Because she had gone home for lunch.　　 　　   
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[    ]

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[    ]

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[    ]

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[　　]

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C．hot
D．cool

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[　　]

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D．opening

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5．

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A．a(chǎn)ttraction
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C．a(chǎn)ttention
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6．

[　　]

A．since
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A．English
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