Passage Four

1. The solution to the Nebraska settlers’ fuel problem.
2. Life in Nebraska in the late ninteenth century.
3. The imporance of the American buffalo.
4. Deforestation in Nebraska in the late nineteenth century.

1. Nebraska was not a densely-forested state even before the settlers arrived.
2. The children enjoyed collecting the buffalo chips.
3. The children spent a lot of time collecting the chips.
4. Buffalo chips were satisfactory as a fuel.

1. The children needed competitions to them.
2. The buffalo chips gave off no smell.
3. Buffalo chips were the answer to the settlers’ fuel problem.
4. Young men took bags of buffalo chips to their girl friends.
   
   80. What’s the best title of the passage?
   A. Early Settlers B. One Use of the Buffalo Chips
   C. Nebraska’s Problems D. How Young Men Express Their Love for Girls
   Ⅴ. Writing (20 points)
   Directions:
   For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a letter of about 80 words according to the following situation.
   你叫李平，是英语系学生会主席。写一封信给王教授，请他做一个有关中国历史的报告。注意信中要包括目的、时间、日期和地点。
   参考答案
   Ⅰ. Phonetics
   1．A 2．B 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．A 7．C
   8．D 9．D 10．A
   Ⅱ. Vocabulary and Structure
   11．C 12．A 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．C 17．D
   18．B 19．B 20．B 21．C 22．C 23．A 24．C
   25．D 26．B 27．B 28．C 29．B 30．C 31．D
   32．A 33．C 34．B 35．B 36．A 37．D 38．B
   39．A 40．C 41．C 42．D 43．D 44．D 45．B
   46．C 47．D 48．A 49．B 50．A
   Ⅲ. Cloze
   51．C 52．A 53．D 54．C 55．A 56．B 57．D
   58．B 59．B 60．D
   Ⅳ. Reading Comprehension
   61．C 62．A 63．C 64．D 65．A 66．B 67．D
   68．B 69．B 70．D 71．B 72．B 73．B 74．D
   75．C 76．A 77．B 78．B 79．A 80．B
   Ⅴ. Writing
   May 19,2002
   Dear Professor Wang:
   On behalf of the Student Union of the English Department, I am writing to invite you to give a lecture on Chinese history.
   We have planned to have such a lecture at 2:30 p· m. in Lecture Hall 419, on May 25.
   Looking forward to your lecture. Inform us in advance if you can not come.
   Sincerely yours,
   Li Ping