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ThomasJeffersonwasbornonApril13,1743inAlbemaleCounty,Virginia.Whenhewas14,heinheritedhisfather'sestateandslaves.Soonafter,JeffersonattendedtheCollegeofWilliamandMary.

In1769,whenhewasjust26,JeffersonwaselectedtotheVirginiaHouseofRepresentatives.In1772,Jeffersonbeganbuildinghishome,Monticello.In1770,hemarriedMarthaWaylesShelton.

AsamemberofthesecondContinentalCongress,JeffersondraftedTheDeclarationofIndependence.In1779,hewaselectedasgovernorofVirginia.Althoughheresignedin1781,duringhistermasgovernor,JeffersonwrotethefamousVirginiaStatuteforReligiousFreedom.Jefferson'swritingsalsoformedthebasisoftheOrdinancesof1784,1785,and1787.From1785-1789,JeffersonservedasministertoFrance.In1789,GeorgeWashingtonappointedhimSecretaryofState.

Duetopoliticaldifferencesconcerningtheroleofthegovernmentwithothercabinetmembers,JeffersonresignedasSecretaryofStatein1793.Jeffersonsoonranforpresident,butwasdefeatedin1796byJohnAdams.Nevertheless,hewasappointedvicepresident.AlthoughJeffersonandAaronBurrreceivedequalelectoralvotesforpresidency,JeffersonwaselectedpresidentbytheHouseofRepresentativesin1800.DuringJefferson'sterm,boththeLouisianaPurchaseandtheLewisandClarkExpeditionoccurred.Jeffersonservedtwopresidentialterms.HelaterestablishedtheUniversityofVirginia.HediedonJuly4,1826,the50thanniversaryofTheDeclarationofIndependence.Coincidentally,JohnAdamsdiedonthesameday.

1.WhatdidThomasJeffersongetfromhisfather?

A.Politicalideas.

B.Alotofdocuments.

C.Slavesandestate.

D.Nothing.

2.WhichofthefollowingdocumentswasThomasJeffersonnotinvolvedwith?

A.DeclarationofIndependence.

B.StatuteonReligiousFreedom.

C.Ordinanceof1784.

D.Ordinanceof1786.

3.WhydidThomasJeffersonresignasSecretaryofState?

A.Therewerepoliticaldifferencesbetweencabinetmembers.

B.Hewasabouttobepresident.

C.HehadtowriteTheDeclarationofIndependence.

D.Hewasfired.

4.WhichofthefollowingdidThomasJeffersonnotserveasbeforehewaspresident?

A.Vicepresident.

B.Governor.

C.Senator.

D.SecretaryofState.

5.Whichofthefollowingeventshappenedlast?

A.Jeffersonwaselectedpresident.

B.JeffersonfoundedtheUniversityofVirginia.

C.TheLewisandClarkExpedition.

D.JohnAdamsdied.

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Twentyyearsago,kidsinschoolhadneverevenheardoftheInternet.Now,I'llbetyoucan'tfindasinglepersoninyourschoolwhohasn'tatleastheardofit.Infact,manyofususeitonaregularbasisandevenhaveaccesstoitfromourhomes!The"net"inInternetreallystandsfornetwork.Anetworkistwoormorecomputersconnectedtogethersothatinformationcanbeshared,orsentfromonecomputertoanother.TheInternetisavastresourceforalltypesofinformation.Youmayenjoyusingittodoresearchforaschoolproject,downloadingyourfavoritesongsorcommunicatingwithfriendsandfamily.Informationisaccessedthroughwebpagesthatcompanies,organizationsandindividualscreateandpost.It’skindoflikeagiantbulletinboardthatthewholeworlduses!ButsinceanyonecanputanythingontheInternet,youalsohavetobecarefulanduseyourbestjudgmentandalittlecommonsense.

Thoughyoureadsomethingonapieceofpapersomeonesticksonabulletinboard,itdoesn'tmeanit'sgoodinformation,orevencorrect,forthatmatter.Soyouhavetobesurethatwhoeverpostedtheinformationknowswhatthey'retalkingabout,especiallyifyou’redoingresearch!Butwhatifyou'rejustemailingpeople?Youstillhavetobeverycareful.Ifyou'venevermetthepersonthatyou'recommunicatingwithonline,youcouldbeondangerousground!Youshouldnevergiveoutanypersonalinformationtosomeoneyoudon'tknow,notevenyourname!Andjustlikeyoucan'tbelievetheinformationoneverywebsiteoutthere,youcan'trelyonwhatstrangersyou"meet"ontheInternettellyoueither.Justasyoucouldmakeupthingsaboutyourselftotellsomeone,someoneelsecoulddothesametoyou!

6.SeveralcomputerscanbeconnectedtogetherbytheInternetsothat____________.

A.peoplecanseeeachother

B.informationcanbesharedandsentfreely

C.youcanreadnewspaper

D.youcancreateanythingyoulike

7.Youshouldbecarefulwhenyouaresurfingonlinebecause____________.

A.someoftheinformationmaynotbetrueorright

B.somepeoplemaygiveyouthewronginformation

C.someinformationmaydoharmtoyou

D.alltheabove

8.Whenyouareemailingpeople,you____________

A.neednotworrybecauseitiscompletelysafe

B.shouldneverletothersknowyourname

C.shouldnevergiveoutanypersonalinformationtoastranger

D.cantrustthemandtellthemanything

9.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheInternet?

A.Everythinghastwosides;soistheInternet.

B.TheInternetisdangerousandharmful.

C.TheInternetiswonderfulbecauseithelpspeopledoalotofthings.

D.TheInternetisboringanddull.

10.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.InternetandI.

B.TheDevelopmentofInternet.

C.InternetSafety.

D.TheInformationAge.

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Alandfreefromdestruction,pluswealth,naturalresources,andlaborsupply—allthesewereimportantfactorsinhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution.Buttheywerenotenough.Somethingelsewasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess.That"somethingspecial"wasmen—creativeindividualswhocouldinventmachines,findnewsourcesofpower,andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety.

ThemenwhocreatedthemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutioncamefrommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations.Manyofthemweremoreinventorsthanscientists.Amanwhoisapurescientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearchaccurately.Heisnotnecessarilyworkingsothathisfindingscanbeused.

Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceisusuallytryingtomakesomethingthathasanactualuse.Hemaytrytosolveaproblembyusingthetheoriesofscienceorbyexperimentingthroughcorrectanderror.Regardlessofhismethod,heisworkingtoobtainaspecificresult:theconstructionofaharvestingmachine,theburningofalightbulb,oroneofmanyotherobjectives.MostofthepeoplewhodevelopedthemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors,nottrainedscientists.Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors.Eventhosewhohadlittleornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventionsifagroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyearsbefore.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheimportantfactorthathelpedEnglandtobethecenteroftheIndustrialRevolution?

A.Naturalresources.

B.Location.

C.Money.

D.Advancedtechnology.

12."Somethingspecial"inthefirstparagraphrefersto____________.

A.scientists

B.machines

C.inventors

D.workers

13.Apurescientist____________.

A.caresmainlyabouthisresearchratherthanputthemintopractice

B.workshardtomakehisfindingsusefulindailylife

C.isonlyinterestedinappliedscience

D.reportshisfindingsaccurately

14.Howwouldaninventorsolveaproblem?

A.Bydoingresearch.

B.Byexperimentingtimeaftertime.

C.Byreadingdifferentbooks.

D.Byworkingonaspecificmachine.

15.Without____________,theinventorsmightnotmakegreatcontributions.

A.theIndustrialRevolution

B.theadvantagesofEngland

C.thegroundworkdonebyscientists

D.machinesandlightbulbs

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1.I'mafraidIcan'tfinishthework___________tohelpme.

A.unlessyouwillcome

B.unlessyoucome

C.untilyouwillcome

D.untilyoushallcome

2.Wecangowhentheground____________.

A.isdrying

B.hasdried

C.dried

D.dry

3.Comeandsitdownbythefire.Yourhand____________.

A.feelsocoldly

B.isfeelingsocold

C.feelssocold

D.isfeltsocold

4.Variousprograms____________onTV.Worldnews____________bestreceived.

A.willshow,are

B.areshown,is

C.areshowing,is

D.haveshown,are

5.Ican'tfindmydictionary.IwonderwhetherMary____________itnow.

A.have

B.has

C.ishaving

D.had

6.David____________himselfwhilehe____________themachine.

A.hurted…wasfixing

B.hurts…isfixing

C.hurt…fixed

D.hurt…wasfixing

7.It____________whetherhewillgoonwithhisstudyattheuniversity.

A.hasn'tbeendecided

B.isn'tdecided

C.hasn'tdecided

D.doesn'tdecide

8.It____________yearssinceIlastsawyou.

A.was

B.is

C.willbe

D.hasbeen

9.Theroom____________oftencleanedbytheworker.

A.has

B.willbe

C.was

D.is

10.WorkinghoursintheUnitedStates____________overthepast20years.

A.haveincreased

B.increased

C.wereincreasing

D.havebeenincreased

11.Anumberofpaintingsinthecastlearebelieved____________inafire.

A.beingdestroyed

B.havingbeendestroyed

C.tobedestroyed

D.tohavebeendestroyed

12.Themeeting____________nextweekissuretobeagreatsuccess.

A.totakeplace

B.tobetakenplace

C.tohavetakenplace

D.beingtakenplace

13.Asaresultofmylaziness,Ifailed____________myworkintime.

A.andfinished

B.tofinish

C.andfinishing

D.tofinished

14.Iamsorry____________writtenyoualetteratthetime.

A.tohavenot

B.tonothave

C.nottohave

D.nothaving

15.Willyoulendhimamagazine____________?

A.toberead

B.forreading

C.toread

D.heread

16.Nosooner____________tobedthanheheardaknockatthedoor.

A.hadhegone

B.hehadgone

C.didhego

D.hewent

17.Seeingthepolicecoming,away____________.

A.thethievesran

B.hadthethievesrun

C.ranthethieves

D.didthethievesrun

18.Ontheground____________adeadsnake.

A.didlie

B.didlay

C.laid

D.lay

19.Ididn'tseetheminister,____________didIseethesecretary.

A.so

B.nor

C.either

D.none

20.Onlywhentheplanfailed____________hismistakes.

A.didherealize

B.doesherealize

C.herealized

D.herealizes

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1.—Guesswhat?IpassedtheEnglishexam!

—____________

A.That'sfine.

B.It'sOK.

C.Congratu