Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They　　　 36　　　　 　their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little　 　　　37　　　 　. Washington and Lincoln, 　　　38　　　 　, never went to school and they taught 　　39　　　 　. Lincoln 40　　　　 　did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer 　　41　　　 　his early years.

　　　　 A large 　　　42　　　 　of US presidents had experiences in the　　 43 　　. The two best　 known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War.

　　　　 The jobs of the US presidents are 　　44　　　　 　. He must keep an eye on anything important 　　　45　　 　happens 　　　46　　 　at home and abroad. Every day , a lot of　 work　 waits for him to do 　　　47　　 　he has to make many important decisions.

　　　　 　　48　　 　Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, "When you　 　　　49　　 , you should not be 　　　50　　 　. It's a tiring job."

36、　 A. paid　　　　　 B. cost　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. spent

37、　 A. money　　　　 B. job　　　 　　C. education　　　　 D. work

38、　 A. as　　　　　　 B. such as　　　 C. for example　　　 D. and so on

39、　 A. them　　　 B. themselves　　 C. theirs　　　 D. their brothers

40、　 A. once　　　 B.always　　　　 C. often　　　　 D. sometimes

41、　 A. at　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. in　　 　　　D. for

42、A. many　　　 B. deal　　　　　 C. number　　　 D. amount

43、A. farm　　　 　B. army　　　　 C. office　　　　 D. factory

44、A. tiring　　 　B. happy　　　 　　C. excited　　　 D. interesting

45、A.it　　　　　 　B. that　　　　　 C. what　　　　 D. however

46、A. both　　　 　B. between　　　 C. not only　　 　D. as well as

47、A. or　　　　 　B. so　　　　 　　C. but　　　　　 D. and

48、A. If　　　　 　B. As　　　　　 C. When　　　 　D. Because

49、A. go up　　　 B. grow up　　　 C. grown-up　　　 D. come up

50、A. officer　　　 B. general　　　 C. greater　　　　 D. president

35、--- Waiter!

　　　 --- 　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 --- I can't eat this. It's too salty.

A. What?　　　　 B. All right?　　 C. Yes, sir?　　 D. Pardon?

34、Mr. White 　　　　　　　　　　at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn't show up.

　　 A.should arrive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should have arrived

　　 C. should have had arrived　　　　　　　　　　 D. should be arriving

33、 She 　　　　　　　　　　much younger than she really is.

　　 A. appears　　　 B. becomes　　 C. turns　　　　　　　 D. grows

32、　 There's a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he mans 　　　　　　　　trouble.

　　 A. making　　 B. to make　　　 C. to　 have made　　　 D. having made

31、They are actually twins, but you hardly believe it, because he is so strong 　　　　　　　　　his brother is so weak.

　　 A. when　 B. however　　　　 C. while　　　　 D. as

30、After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth,　 　　　　　　　　　our astronauts desire to do is walk in space.

　　 A. where　　　 B. what　 　　C. that　　　　 D. how

29、Go and get your coat ; it is　 　　　　　　　　　you left it.

　　 A. there　　　　 B. where　　　　 C. there where　　　 D. where there

28、The　 _book on his face showed that he was　 _at the 　　　　　　news.

　　 A.amazing ; amazed ; amazing

　　 B. amazing ; amazed ; amazed

　　 C. amazed ; amazing ; amazing

　　 D. amazed ; amazed ; amazing

27、Is it the letter that you got yesterday　 　　　　　　　　　　makes you so sad?

　　 A. which　　 B. what 　　　C. that　　　　 D. when