摘要: One day, President Lincoln went to a party, At the gathering, a man called Douglas was repeatedly talking about Lincoln’s low position in life and saying that he first met Lincoln when he was a shop assistant at a village shop. Finally he said, “And Mr. Lincoln was a very good waiter too. People burst into laughter, but they quieted down when Mr. Lincoln said quietly. “Gentlemen, what Mr. Douglas has said is true. I did keep a grocery , and I did sell cotton, candles and cigars, and sometimes whisky. But I remember that in those days Mr. Douglas was one of my best customers. I often stood on one side of the counter and sold whisky to Mr. Douglas on the other side, but the difference between us now is: I have left my side of the counter, but Mr. Douglas still sticks to his as firmly as ever.
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One day, President Lincoln went to a party. At the gathering, a man called Douglas was repeatedly talking about Lincoln’s low position in life and saying that he first met Lincoln when he was a shop assistant at a village shop. Finally he said, “And Mr. Lincoln was a very good waiter too.”
People burst into laughter, but they quieted down when Mr. Lincoln said quietly.
“Gentlemen, what Mr. Douglas has said is true. I did keep a grocery(杂货店), and I did sell cotton, candles and cigars, and sometimes whiskey(威士忌酒). But I remember that in those days Mr. Douglas was one of my best customers. I often stood on one side of the counter(柜台) and sold whiskey to Mr. Douglas on the other side, but the difference between us now is: I have left my side of the counter, but Mr. Douglas still sticks to his as firmly as ever.”
- 1.
Where was Douglas talking about Lincoln’s low position in life?
- A.At home
- B.At a grocery
- C.At a gathering
- D.In a restaurant
- A.
- 2.
Douglas was repeatedly talking about Lincoln’s low position in life because ______.
- A.he was friendly to Lincoln
- B.Lincoln was an example to show that an American of low position can also rise up in life
- C.he wanted others to look down upon Lincoln
- D.he wanted to tell other people about Lincoln’s honesty as a shop assistant
- A.
- 3.
How did Lincoln win the oral competition?
- A.By telling about his low position in life in his early days
- B.By making fun of Douglas’ low position now
- C.By proving Douglas was telling lies
- D.By comparing his present position with Douglas
- A.
- 4.
What do you suppose the sentence “Mr. Douglas still sticks to his as firmly as ever means?”
- A.Douglas was still talking about Lincoln’s low position in life
- B.Douglas was still standing on the other side of the counter
- C.Douglas remained a drunkard and had not changed a bit
- D.Douglas kept on going to parties and speaking ill of Lincoln
- A.