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Many American presidents in the past centuries were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves.
A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in World War II. It happened that they graduated from the same school – West Point Military Academy. One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined because he broke the rules of the school.
The jobs of the US presidents are tiring. They must keep an eye on anything important that happens both at home and abroad . Every day they have a lot of work to do and they have to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. Taft said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be a president. It’s a tiring job.”
( ) 1. How many American presidents are mentioned提及 in this passage?
A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven
( ) 2. The second paragraph mainly tells us ____.
A. that Eisenhower became famous in World War II.
B. how Grant became a general
C. Grant and Eisenhower were schoolmates
D. that many of the US presidents had served in the army
( ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Washington was born in a poor family.
B. Eisenhower was a good student of West Point Military Academy.
C. Lincoln got a very good education at school.
D. Roosevelt was one of the US presidents before Taft.
Many American presidents in the past centuries were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves.
A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in World War II. It happened that they graduated from the same school – West Point Military Academy. One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined because he broke the rules of the school.
The jobs of the US presidents are tiring. They must keep an eye on anything important that happens both at home and abroad . Every day they have a lot of work to do and they have to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. Taft said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be a president. It’s a tiring job.”
( ) 1. How many American presidents are mentioned提及 in this passage?
A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven
( ) 2. The second paragraph mainly tells us ____.
A. that Eisenhower became famous in World War II.
B. how Grant became a general
C. Grant and Eisenhower were schoolmates
D. that many of the US presidents had served in the army
( ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Washington was born in a poor family.
B. Eisenhower was a good student of West Point Military Academy.
C. Lincoln got a very good education at school.
D. Roosevelt was one of the US presidents before Taft.
