What is the main topic of the passage?




A.American pioneer life
B.Children’s literature
C.A weekly television series
D.Wilder’s career

_________(33)




A.succeed
B.to succeed
C.successful
D.successfully

I bought a new car. It cost me a lot of money.




A.The new car I bought cost me a lot of money.
B.The new car which I bought cost me a lot of money.
C.The new car what I bought cost me a lot of money.
D.The new car that is I bought cost me a lot of money.

I’ve been working for this company for ten years.




A.I started working for this company ten years ago
B.I started to work for this company ten years ago
C.I started being worked for this company ten years ago
D.I started to be worked for this company ten years ago

According to the passage, which of the following would lead to accumulating capital?




A.Training workers who produce goods.
B.Studying the culture history of the country
C.Consuming what is produced
D.Planting more of a crop than what is needed

According to the passage, the emergence of a business community in the colonies was a result of ________ .




A.efficient saving
B.the immigration
C.the success of production and trade
D.the existence of manufacturing

The expression “a means of” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by _________ .




A.an example of
B.a method of
C.a result of
D.a punishment for

_________the weather forecast it will rain heavily later this morning.




A.On account of
B.Due to
C.According to
D.Because of

His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very_______.




A.open – minded
B.kind – hearted
C.narrow- minded
D.absent - minded

A.commercial
B.achievement
C.dependent
D.understand