C
As a young adult, Noah Webster was a teacher. At that time, the colonies were fighting for independence from Britain, yet the books that American children used in school all came from Britain.
The books were all about British people and British places. Webster wrote books with examples that would mean more to the Americans --a grammar book, a spelling book, and a reader. These books were very popular, and millions of them were sold.
Webster was interested in changing the spelling of words. He wanted words to be spelled the way they were pronounced. For example, he thought the word "head" should be spelled " hed", and the word "laugh" should be spelled "laf".
Many people like Webster's suggestions. However,few words were actually changed. One group of words that were changed were words in which an unpronounced "u" followed an "o".
That is why Americans write "color" and "labor", and the British write "colour" and "labour".
With the money he made from his books, Webster was able to do what he was interested in. It was the first American English dictionary,published in 1838. Webster's dictionary had over 70,000 words and gave the meaning and origin of each. To this day, Webster's work is the example that most dictionaries of American English follow.
43. According to the first paragraph, Webster wrote books to__________.
A. earn money
B. get rid of Britain people
C. fight for independence
D. give better textbooks for children
44. The purpose of Webster's spelling changes was__________.
A. to have different spellings with the American English
B. to make the spelling and pronunciation the same
C. to make English easier for the learners
D. to find better ways to teach English
45. In American history, Noah Webster is famous for__________.
A. his dictionary
B. his teaching methods
C. his different spelling
D. his books
46. From the last sentence of the passage we know__________.
A. most Americans follow Webster's advice on writing
B. Webster's dictionary is the most famous one in the U. S.
C. most dictionaries in the U.S. are the copies of Webster's work
D. most American English dictionaries have the characteristics of Webster's
D
Mr. White worked in an office. He had neither a wife nor children. And he lived in an old house alone. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all his money on it. Sometimes he was hungry,because he even had no money to buy food. So he had to borrow some money from his workmates.
One evening he met a friend of his in the street. The man asked him to have dinner in a restaurant. He was very happy and drank a lot. When they left there at midnight, he could hardly stand. The friend had to stop a taxi and asked the diver to take him home. Soon they arrived at the door of his house. With the help of the driver he got out of the taxi.
"Thank you,sir," said Mr. White. "Now I can open the door myself. "
The taxi went away, but Mr. White couldn't put his key into the keyhole. He was trying to do it when a policeman came.
"Can I help you?" asked the policeman.
"Thank you , sir, " said Mr. White. "The house is circling now. If you can stop it moving, I can open the door myself. "
47. Sometimes he was hungry because__________.
A. he spent all his money on drinks and had no money to buy food
B. he had no work
C. his boss didn't pay him any money
D. he was very poor
48. From paragraph 2 we know that__________.
A. Mr. White drank a lot that evening
B. Mr. White paid for the bill that evening
C. his friend took home that evening
D. his friend drank a lot too
49. They left the restaurant__________.
A. at ten o'clock
B. at twelve o'clock at night
C. after twelve o'clock at night
D. at twelve o'clock at noon
50. Mr. White couldn't open the door because__________.
A. the keyhole was too small
B. he drank too much
C. The house was moving
D. it was not his house
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