Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre。
51、阅读材料，回答51-60题。
Do you know insurance (保险)?Buying insurance is a means by which people can protect themselves____51____large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay____52____sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only____53____will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has collected.
The first modem fire insurance company was____54____in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just____55____most of the city, and people wanted to protect against____56____losses. The fire company grew rapidly. Soon, other companies were founded in other areas.
Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also____57____a new kind of insurance for farmers. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops by storm.
In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start____58____new insurance. This company, which offered life insurance, collected some money regularly from different men. Although a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business.
Over the years, people have____59____from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from such accidents as car, plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has____60____kind of insurance.
______
A．against
B．to
C．from
D．on


52、 ______
A．small
B．large
C．little
D．a lot of


53、 ______
A．few
B．quite a few
C．a few
D．many


54、 ______
A．recognized
B．found
C．come into being
D．formed


55、 ______
A．injured
B．hurt
C．destroyed
D．harmed


56、 ______
A．longer
B．farther
C．further
D．deeper


57、 ______
A．insisted
B．suggested
C．advised
D．wanted


58、 ______
A．other
B．the other
C．others
D．another


59、 ______
A．heard
B．paid
C．benefited
D．offered


60、 ______
A．certain
B．any
C．some
D．one