Question

Here is a story told an American general (將軍) who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the Untied States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.

Soon after the war, the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist (牙醫(yī)) and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label (標(biāo)簽) with the name of the general and words, “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.

The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.

( ) 1. The general’s teeth were sold in ____.

A. the museum

B. the special shops selling some rare and interesting things

C. the department store

D. the hospital

( ) 2. In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost _____.

A. $785 B. $1, 050 C. $157 D. $875

( ) 3. The general felt ____ when he heard his teeth were sold.

A. happy B. excited C. sad D. angry

( ) 4. There was the general’s name on the label of each tooth. This shows that _____.

A. the general’s name was known by most of the people in Washington

B. the shop-keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teeth

C. the shop-keeper tried to make the general more popular

D. Both A and C

( ) 5. The general ordered his men to____.

A. look for his teeth and buy all of them

B. arrest the dentist at once

C. make all the shops stop selling teeth

D. buy all the teeth in all the shops

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 B

 D

 D

 B

 A

【解析】略