Finland (芬兰) is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious (神秘) of the countries of northern Europe. Two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests and among them lie lakes, connected with rivers and canals. The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle(北极圈), where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer for transport, clothing and food.

       Then Finish history began in the Middle Ages. In about 1155, Finland was conquered by its western neighbouring Sweden. After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14th century, the Swedes won back independence and power in 1523 under their brave king. During the Napoleonic Wars (1814-1818) Finland was passed finally from Sweden to Russia. The opportunity came in 1917, when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to an end. Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany, 1919 saw the founding of the Finnish Republic.

       The years between the First and Second World War were years of progress and growing development. Finland has no coal or oil, and the nation’s wealth lies in the timber (木材) from its forests, which supplies material for paper and furniture making, and in the electric power from its water.  

 

63. From the passage, we learn that Finland ______.

A. lies inside the Arctic Circle     B. is next to the countries of northern Europe

C. lies east of Sweden               D. is entirely covered with forests and lakes

64. In the history, Finland was sequentially (相继的) ruled by______.

A. Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Russia

B. Sweden, Denmark, Sweden and Russia

C. Sweden, Germany, Russia and Germany

D. Sweden, Russia, Denmark and Russia

65. Finland must have been under the control of ______ for as long as one hundred years or so.

A. Russia                 B. Denmark              C. Sweden             D. foreign countries

66. Finland won its complete independence in ______.

A. 1523                   B.1917                     C.1155                   D.1919

67. Among natural resources, the Finnish people benefit(获利) mainly from______.

A. coal and oil                                         B. forests and water   

C. paper and furniture                              D. timber and power industry   

There are hundreds of expressions of words using “hand” in the English language. Let us examine some of the expressions that use “hand”.

We will get a hand in this way. “To get a hand in” is to begin a job, to begin to know something about it. When we learn completely, we will be able to do it hands down. If we do the job well, we may end up with the upper hand. On the other hand, if the situation gets out of hand, it is out of control.

We must consider another way of expressing phrase---- to hand it to someone. For example, I must hand it to you for understanding what we have discussed this far. You can also lend a hand to someone but without really giving up your hand. You lend a hand when you help someone. If someone is kind enough to lend us a hand then we surely do not want to bite the hand that feeds us. We do not want to repay his kindness by treating him badly.

Now, we have a free hand to continue examining other “hand” expressions. It means you are free to act without getting permission from someone else.

Maybe you can find a friend who wants to take a hand in our project. It would have to be someone who was interested in these expressions. Your friend may want to work hand in glove with us. That is good because that means he wants to work as closely with us as a glove covers the hand. Of course, there is a danger that he may look at our project and decide to take it in hand. That means he wants to tale it over. If that happens, we may throw up our hands because the situation seams hopeless. In fact, we may decide that it is time for us to end this project to wash our hands of “ hand” expressions.

 

69.We are ready to do a certain job, we may say; Let’s ______________.

  A. get out of hand                       B. get a hand in

  C. lend a hand                            D. take a hand in

70.Which of the following has an unpleasant meaning?

  A. Hands down                          B. bite the hand that feeds us

  C. take a hand in                        D. hand in glove

71.Something is so easy to do. So you can do it____________.

  A. hands down                          B. on the other hand

  C. the upper hand                      D. hand in glove

72.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

  A. To tell us the fact that there are many phrases with “hands”.

  B. To prove the importance of the word “ hand ”.

  C. To tell us some phrases with “ hand ”.

  D. To make us laugh.

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