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    In the 1930's, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always has an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game which he called“Lexico”. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from“Lexico”to“Alph”and then to“Criss·Cross”. He wanted to make some money from his new game, but he didn't have any real commercial（商业性的）success.

　　In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1984 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name--“Scrabble”.

　　At first, it didn't sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500sets a year.

　　Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy's department store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play“Scrabble”while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when the went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy's should stock（储备）the game and make an effort to call the public's attention to it.

　　As a result,“Scrabble”became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.

（1）The text is mainly about _______.

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（2）Alfred Butts invented the game“Lexico” ________.

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A. to make himself famous

B. to make spelling simpler

C. when he was out of work and looking for a job

D. when he was playing word games to pass the time

（3）Who made“Scrabble”popular?

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A. Alfred Butts.

B. Jack Strauss.

C. Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot.

D. Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot.

（4）When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market?

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A. In 1939.

B. In 1948.

C. Before 1939.

D. Between 1939 and 1948.

（5）What does the underlined word“call”mean in Paragraph 4?

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—Do you know Jim quarrelled with his brother?

—I don’t know,,nor will I listen to anything about it.

A.so do I care　　　　　　　　　B.I don’t care

C.nor do I care　　　　　　　　D.either do I care

Mother told Jim to watch the milk until it boiled and then _____ off the gas.?

　　A. turn       B. turning      C. turned       D. having turned

Jim was a farmer. He lived in a village far away from the town. One day he was  very ill , and everyone thought he would die . But his family wouldn’t give up. They decided to sent for a doctor in town . The doctor arrived the village two days later and looked over the man. The doctor wanted a pen and some paper , But there was no pen or paper in the village , because nobody could read or write .

The doctor looked around and picked up a piece of burnt wood. Using the wood, he wrote the name of the medicine on the door of the house.“ Get the medicine for him right away, ” he said, “and he will soon get well.’ family and friends did not know what to do . They could not read the writing . Then the village baker had an idea . He took off the door of the house and took the door to the nearest town . He bought the medicine, and Jim was saved. After that Jim would not let anyone wash the magic words off the door .

People in the village thought James would die because ________ .

A. he was seriously ill            　 B. the doctor could do nothing for him

C. the doctor didn’t come            D. they couldn’t find any doctor

The doctor got to the village two days later because ________ .

A. he walked to the village     　　  

B. the will age was far from the town

C. there was something wrong with his car    

D. they couldn’t find any doctor

When the doctor got to the village, he______.

A. found another doctor there

B. gave some medicine to Jim

C. looked over Jim carefully

D. had no idea and could do nothing for Jim

The doctor wrote down the name of the medicine with_____ on_____.

A. a pen; a piece of paper

B. a piece of burnt wood; some paper

C. a piece of burnt wood; the door of the house

D. a pen; a piece of wood

What do you think of the people in the village?

A. They were rich and clever.

B. They were lazy.

C. They could read and write well.

D. They were poor and fell behind the times.

Little Jim is going to spend his holiday in Paris, _____ lives his uncle.?

　　A. which        B. who?    C. where       D. that??