In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-century “great women” EXCEPT ________
A.authors
B.reformers
C.activists for women’s rights
D.politicians

In the 2nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?
A.They put too much emphasis on daily activities
B.They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.
C.The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
D.They were printed on poor-quality paper.

What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?
A.They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia
B.They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.
C.They provided valuable information for twentieth- century historical researchers.
D.They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.

The word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to________
A.efforts
B.authors
C.counterparts
D.sources

The word “celebratory” in the 2nd paragraph means that the writings referred to ________
A.related to parties
B.religious
C.serious
D.full of praise

The word “contemporary” in the 1st paragraph means that the history was
A.informative
B.thoughtful
C.written at that time
D.faultfinding

What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The role of literature in early American histories
B.The place of American women in written histories
C.The keen sense of history shown by American women
D.The “great women” approach to history used by American historians

We can form a negative verb by adding the prefix________ to the verb ”lead”.
A.un-
B.dis-
C.mis-
D.im-

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A.popular
B.favourable
C.famous
D.well-known

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A.relatives
B.guests
C.customers
D.shopkeepers