Do you know insurance? Buying insurance(保险)is a 1 by which people can protect themselves against large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 2 sums of money 3 an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 4 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes 5 the sums of money it has collected.

  The first modern fire insurance company was 6 in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just 7 most of the city, and people wanted protection against 8 losses. The first company 9 rapidly. 10 other companies were founded in other areas.

  Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752.He also 11 a new kind of insurance for 12 The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 13 storms.

  In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start 14 new insurance company in America. This company, which offered 15 insurance, collected some money 16 from many different men. 17 a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business.

  Over the years, 18 have been benefited(受益)from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 19 accidents as car and plane crashes. Today almost everyone has 20 kind of insurance.

1.

[  ]

A.idea
B.company
C.thought
D.means

2.

[  ]

A.small
B.large
C.little
D.a lot

3.

[  ]

A.for
B.to
C.off
D.into

4.

[  ]

A.few
B.quite a few
C.a few
D.many

5.

[  ]

A.out of
B.to
C.by
D.of

6.

[  ]

A.organized
B.found
C.come into being
D.formed

7.

[  ]

A.injured
B.hurt
C.destroyed
D.harmed

8.

[  ]

A.longer
B.farther
C.further
D.deeper

9.

[  ]

A.grew
B.went
C.existed
D.raised

10.

[  ]

A.Quickly
B.Soon
C.Slowly
D.Immediately

11.

[  ]

A.insisted
B.suggested
C.advised
D.wanted

12.

[  ]

A.workers
B.salesmen
C.farmers
D.people

13.

[  ]

A.by
B.from
C.for
D.with

14.

[  ]

A.other
B.the other
C.others
D.another

15.

[  ]

A.life
B.flight
C.fire
D.traffic accident

16.

[  ]

A.regularly
B.often
C.usually
D.always

17.

[  ]

A.Although
B.Even if
C.If
D.Unless

18.

[  ]

A.men
B.women
C.families
D.people

19.

[  ]

A.such
B.many
C.the
D.more

20.

[  ]

A.certain
B.a
C.some
D.one

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