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　　No one in the U. S could forget the day, April 14th, 1865 1 Abraham Lincoln was shot.

　　That night, 2 a very busy day, the President and his wife went to Fod's Theatre D. C. 3 a new play was going to put on.

　　Near the theatre there lived 4 actor named John Wikes Booth, who was strongly against the 5 though he hadn't fought for the South himself. As the play 6 after a moment for a rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly 7 the door through 8 he could move into the President's box. He looked 9 carefully so as to find the guards 10 were protecting the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 11 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to hold the gun in his pocket.

　　It was quiet in the theatre. Suddenly a terrible sound 12 in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon everyone looked 13 where the sound had just come. Smoke was seen 14 from the box, where the 15 had enjoyed the play all the night! Soldiers hurried 16 , but it was too 17 . The murderer had already jumped from the box 18 to the stage from which he hurriedly ran out of the 19 .

　　Lincoln, one of the greatest American presidents, was shot and 20 early the next morning.

1．

[　　]

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．what

2．

[　　]

A．on

B．after

C．before

D．during

3．

[　　]

A．there

B．where

C．here

D．when

4．

[　　]

A．25 years old

B．25 year old

C．a 25-years-old

D．a 25-year-old

5．

[　　]

A．North

B．Union

C．South

D．slavery

6．

[　　]

A．came to a stop

B．lasted

C．ended

D．started

7．

[　　]

A．towards

B．up to

C．up

D．to

8．

[　　]

A．there

B．which

C．in

D．that

9．

[　　]

A．around

B．back

C．before

D．behind

10．

[　　]

A．whom

B．who

C．what

D．which

11．

[　　]

A．people

B．them

C．guards

D．soldiers

12．

[　　]

A．broke

B．flied

C．went

D．came

13．

[　　]

A．to

B．at

C．up

D．down

14．

[　　]

A．to rise

B．coming

C．to come

D．raising

15．

[　　]

A．guard

B．president

C．Lincolns

D．murderer

16．

[　　]

A．round

B．out

C．about

D．in

17．

[　　]

A．dark

B．noisy

C．late

D．surprise

18．

[　　]

A．in

B．on

C．down

D．over

19．

[　　]

A．box

B．gate

C．state

D．theatre

20．

[　　]

A．had died

B．had been dead

C．was dead

D．died

Answer 1

答案：C;B;B;D;A;A;A;B;A;B;B;A;C;B;C;D;C;C;D;D
提示：

解題點撥 　　1．When是關系副詞，引導定語從句，表時間． 　　2．根據句意推測在忙碌了一天后總統去看戲． 　　5．據下文“for the South”可推知這里用“the North”指北方各州． 　　6．Came to a stop指劇場里的中間休息時刻． 　　7．towards強調動作方向．to則強調“到達”． 　　8．這里定語從句中的介詞“through”提前，故介詞后只能用which引導． 　　9．look around四周環顧，說明犯罪人的恐懼心理和動作． 　　12．break in在這兒表示槍聲突然響起． 　　13．包廂在上邊，人們只能抬頭看：look up． 　　14．coming…表示煙霧正從包廂里冒出來，也可用rising． 　　15．the Lincolns表示林肯夫婦． 　　18．jump down to跳下，指兇手當時從上邊的包廂向下跳． 　　20．die是非延續性動詞，在句中與“was shot”是前后關系，先遭槍擊再死亡．