43. Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened in the story?

　 a. Roebling convinced his son.

　 b. Washington found a new way to communicate.

　 c. They hired the crew.

　 d. The bridge was completed.

　 e. Roebling wanted to build a bridge.

　 　f. There was a tragic accident.

　 A. e, a, c, f, d, b　　 B. e, a, f, b, c, d　　 C. e, f, a, b, c, d　　 D. e, a, c, f, b, d

42. The underlined word `daunted' (para. 6) is closest in meaning to '______'.

　 A. unpleasant　　 B. scared　　 C. amazed　　 D. determined

41. What did most people think about Roebling's idea to build the bridge?

　 A. It would never become a reality.　　　 　B. Washington was not experienced enough.

　 C. It would take a lot of time.　　　　　 　D. Finding the money would be impossible.

29. A. generosity　　　　　　　　　 B. knowledge　　　　　　　　 C. curiosity　　　　　　　　　 D. ignorance

28. A. information　　　　　　　　 B. investment　　　　　　　　 C. claims　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shops

27. A. consumer power　　　　 B. product quality　　　　

C. purchasing habit　　　　　 D. manufacturing efficiency

26. A. According to 　　　　　　 B. Thanks to　　　　　　　　 C. But for　　 　　　　　　　 D. Apart from

25. A. disappeared　　　　　　　　 B. existed 　　　　　　 　　　 C. exploded　　 　　　　　 D. survived

24. A. 1imited　　　　　　　　　　　 B. minimum 　　　　　　　 C. sufficient　　 　　　　　 D. great