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　　Pets are no strangers to the White House．Many of America's presidents have been animal lovers．In recent times,White House pets havebeen fame dogs and cats．Long ago,however,presidential pets,like our nation itself,werewilder!

　　In180.6,President Thomas Jefferson lived in the WhiteHouse．Passersby often caught sight of his pet bears．Explorers had disvovered these fierce bears,caught a pair of smallones,and sent them to Jeffer son．While the President was excited about his bears,his enemies in Congress constantlylaughed at his pets,ealling the white House“the President'sBear Garden．”

　　By 1825,the bears were long gone from the White House scene．Now the building washome to President John Quincy Adams and hiscrocodile．The green beast actually belonged toGeneral Lafay ette,a French hero who had helped the UnitedStales win the Revolutionary War．When Lafayette asked Adams to keep the crocodile for him,the President couldn't refuse．While President Adams babysat the huge crocodile,First Lady Louisa Adams was busy raising thousands of silk-worms．She used the silk from the silkworms to make clothfor her dresses．

　　When President Martin Van Buren moved into the WhiteHouse in 1837 he brought his tigers with him．At least,VanBuren said the tigers were his．The Sultan of Oman had sentthe tigers when Van Buren was elected,so Congress arguedthat the cats belonged to the American people．A fight overthe tigers continued for months．con'tinued for months．In the end,Congress sentsomeone to seize the tigers and put them in a zoo．

　　Twenty years later,President James Buchanan,receivedanother valuable gift when he was in his first year in theWhite House This time,the King of Siam sent several ele-phants!Buchanan had no desire to share his building with thebig creatures．so he sent them to the zoo．Buchanan did,however,keep another gift a pair of birds,They were a fittingsymbol of presidential power．

(1)

According to the passage,we can infer that ________
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A．	the pets the Presidents raised were all huge ones．
B．	the pets the Presidents owned were all their favoriteones．
C．	the Presidents kept the pets not only at home but in the zoo．
D．	the Presidents'pets were not only cared about by theirfamilies．

(2)

How did Iht presidents mentioned get their unusualpets?
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A．	They got them in the forest．
B．	They bought them at the market．
C．	The pets were given to them by others．
D．	Their family members offered them the pets．

(3)

What similar political effect did Jefferson's bears andVan Buren's tigers have?
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A．	The pets made them happy and gay．
B．	It took them too much time to look after them．
C．	It made people believe that they were animal lovers．
D．	It brought about dissatisfaction with them in Con-gress．

(4)

President James Buchanan got elephants,while Presi-dent Bill Clinton．who came to power about ________ years lat-er,kept dogs as pets．
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A．	nearly two hundred
B．	over one hundred and thirty
C．	about one hundred
D．	around forty-five

When I entered the Latin class as a high school freshman ，I had no idea that the teacher would be one of the most influential people in my life. Miss Siegesmund 36 out as a graceful lady, dressed 37 in a colorful suit. Her dark brown hair shone like gold ，and she was ele?gant. “ 38 are not supposed to be attractive. ” I thought to myself. However, she soon proved to have a winning personality to 39 _ her looks.

At first, I was so shy that I often crossed the street to 40 _talking to classmates and re?mained 41 around others. My mother did not believe in praise as it would 42 too much pride in myself. This strange 43 had a negative influence on my childhood,

I 44 in my Latin class as Miss Siegesmund believed in me. She listened to 45 I said. Her Latin class was fun and the stories from Roman history seemed to come 46 _. She taught good study habits, and I received an A in every class. I 47 _participated in a speech contest before the entire student body. Can you imagine the 48 I had made to arrive at that point? I 49 third in the contest. Miss Siegesmund said, “You should have won. You were 50 !” I thought to myself, “She has so 51 faith in me. ” Soon, my high school days hit an even — 52 peak.

I think of myself as a little dove with a 53 wing. My teacher became my 54 on earth. She mended my wing and 55 _me to fly. I shall never forget her for she was one of the most influential people in my life.

36. A. sang　　　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

37. A. fashionable B. fortunately　　　　　　　 C. casually　　　　　　　　　 D. particularly

38. A. Students　　　 B. Teachers　　　　　　　　 C. Classmates　　　　　　　 D. Freshmen

39. A. match　　　　　 B. adjust　　　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　　 D. ruin

40. A. keep　　　　　　 B. practise　　　　　　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　 D. avoid

41. A. disappointed B. embarrassed　　　　　　　 C. delighted　　　　　　　　　 D. astonished

42. A. result in　　　 B. make up　　　　　　　　　 C. go with　　　　　　　　　　 D. take out

43. A. excuse　　　　 B. cause　　　　　　　　　　　 C. case　　　　　　　　　　　　 D? belief

44. A. changed　　　 B. suffered　　　　　　　　　 C. relieved　　　　　　　　　　 D. admitted

45. A. however　　　 B. whatever　　　　　　　　　 C. whenever　　　　　　　　 D. whichever

46. A. simple　　　　　 B. true　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. alive　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovely

47. A. hardly　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. never

48. A. progress　　　 B. fortune　　　　　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　　　 D. decision

49. A. spoke　　　　　 B. placed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. believed　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

50. A. realistic　　　　 B. flexible　　　　　　　　　　 C. reliable　　　　　　　　　　 D. fantastic

51. A. few　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. many

52. A. wider　　　　　 B. deeper　　　　　　　　　　　 C. higher　　　　　　　　　　　 D. larger

53. A. broken　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fallen　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ruined

54. A. mother　　　　 B. model　　　　　　　　　　　 C. aim　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. angel

55. A. applied　　　　 B. drove　　　　　　　　　　　 C. allowed　　　　　　　　　　 D. informed