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A strange thing happened to me last Sunday．It was such a beautiful day that I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back __1__, my car stopped．It was 2 _ gas on a lonely road far from a town．I decided to walk 3 I found someone who could 4_ some gas.
I had walked almost a mile 5__ I finally found a house near the road．I was glad to see it, 6_ it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady 7_ long white hair answered．She said,“I 8 waiting for you for a long time．Come in．9_ is almost ready.” “But I only come 10_ some gas,”I answered．I couldn’t imagine 11 she was talking about.“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You used to like tea.”
I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, 12__ she didn’t seem to hear me．She just 13_ calling me Alfred and talking about how long 14_ since she had seen me．She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to 15__．16 _ she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed．When I told the man about my 17_ , he said,“Oh, that’s Miss Emily．She lives 18_ herself in that big house．She’s out of her mind, but she wouldn’t hurt 19__ ．She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago．The day before their wedding he left home and 20__ came back because of the war.”
1．A．school B．home C．town D．country 2．A．run out of B．out of C．burning D．running out 3．A．until B．when C．so that D．because 4．A．fetch B．sell C．buy D．send 5．A．before B．so C．after D．since
6．A．if B．but C．because D．though 7．A．with B．of C．had D．wore 8．A．was B．am C．had been D．have been 9．A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch 10．A．for B．with C．without D．buy 11．A．when B．what C．why D．that 12．A．but B．though C．and D．so 13．A．suggested B．kept C．stopped D．enjoyed 14．A．had it been B．it had been C．has it been D．it has been 15．A．stay B．leave C．speak D．answer 16．A．Before B．As soon as C．As long as D．After 17．A．incident B．affair C．experience D．adventure
18．A．on B．for C．by D．with 19．A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．none 20．A．Soon B．often C．never D．seldom
Part2 阅读理解：
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My mother has always been a follower of traditional methods when it comes to anything. She cooks traditional food，likes dressing up traditionally and likes the traditional way of shopping. She loves going to markets and going from one shop to another to find out what suits her best. She can walk miles when it comes to shopping along with her friends. She knows all the local markets and shops and knows very well where she can get best discounts（折扣）．
However，now she always gets tired when she goes out in the market. So one day I decided to introduce a new shop，which is much larger than usual markets and where she can also get discounts．I am talking about online gift stores. She has a basic knowledge of computers and can operate computers. At the beginning，she was doubtful about shopping from these online gift shops because she wasn’t too sure about the quality of the products.
One day I decided to get her some branded things so that she could build trust in these shops. I ordered a Timex watch and a Sisley handbag for her. She never bought things online，but when they were delivered as a gift，she jumped for joy. She could not believe that I had ordered these gifts for her despite her being not much positive about online shops. However，after she saw both the products，she was assured that these online gift shops sent the promised brands and products，she loved her new watch and handbag.
After this experience she ordered a gift for her friend's wedding. She chose a gift basket that could be made according to her requirements. They sent a beautifully decorated basket with fine wines and chocolates. The basket was so artistically decorated that it became her friend's favorite gift. Since then she has been consistently shopping online.
21．What can we learn about the author's mother?
A. She lives in a traditional way.
B. She likes shopping very much.
C. She is kind and very humorous.
D. She always leads a simple life.
22．Why does the author decide to introduce a new shop to her mother?
A. The new shop is much larger.
B. She can't go shopping as before.
C. There are more goods for her to choose from.
D. The goods in the new shop are much cheaper.
23．What was the attitude of the author's mother to shopping online at first?
A. She thought it was a good idea.
B. She thought goods online were cheap.
C. She doubted the quality of the goods.
D. She worried about the difficulty in operation. 24．The author decided to buy his mother some branded things＿．
A. in order to please his mother
B. so that she could trust in shopping online
C. so that she would live a happy life in her later years
D. so that she would get a surprise on Mother's Day
B
Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is .
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to generally good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most peopl e won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you’re not willin g to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
25. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.
A. the reasons for success
B. the meaning of success
C. the standards of success
D. the importance of success
26. In Paragraph 2,the underlined word that refers to ______.
A.being good at something
B.setting a practical goal
C.putting in more time
D.succeeding in life
27.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A.Successful people like to show their great skills.
B.People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
C.People need to achieve success at the cost of life.
D.It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.
28.What is the main theme of the passage?
A. Having a goal is vital to success.
B. Being good is different from being great.
C. One cannot succeed without time and practice.
D. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.
C
Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers．But last summer，Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son：suddenly he seemed to be talking more to his friends than to his parents．“The door to his room is always shut，”Joanna noted．Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter．“She used to cuddle
up(蜷伏)with me on the sofa and talk，”said Mark．“Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something．Sometimes she wants to be treated like a 1ittle girl and sometimes like a young lady．The problem is figuring out which time is which．”
Before age 11，children like to tell their parents wh at’s on their minds．“In fact，parents are first on the list，”said Michael Riera，author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers．“This completely changes during the teen years，”Riera explained．“They talk to their friends first，then maybe their teachers，and their parents last．”
Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them．To break down the wall of silence，parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say，and try to find ways to talk and write to them．And they must give their children a mental break，for children also need freedom，though young．Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend，not a manager，with their children is a better way to know them.
29．“The door to his room is always shut”suggests that the son________.
A．is always busy with his studies B．is angry with his parents
C．keeps himself away from his parents D．begins to dislike his parents
30．What troubles Tina and Mark most is that_______.
A．th eir daughter isn’t as lovely as before
B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly
C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter
D．their daughter has grown up so quickly
31．Which of the following best explains“the wall of silence”in the last parag raph? A．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents．
B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents．
C．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends．
D．Teenagers talk much about their own lives．
32．What can be learned from the passage?
A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children．
B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers．
C．Parents should force their children to talk with them．
D．Parents should try to understand their teenagers．
记叙文类作者：巩穹 （I）★★ Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women. 1. Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldn't get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris C. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States 2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming for a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldn't graduate from medical school. D. She couldn't set up her hospital. 3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts”in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell except that she ______. A. became the first woman physician B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D. set up the first medical school for women 5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______. A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City 1-5 CAABC （II）★★★ Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark's agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer.
高中英语阅读理解题型及解题技巧 CHN 纵观近几年的高考英语试题，我们不难看出，阅读理解能力是高考考查 的重点，自始至终占主导地位，并且有逐年增加的趋势。做好阅读理解，是 获得高考英语高分的关键。 阅读理解能力测试的主要要求是： 1.阅读材料，理解材料的主旨大意，以及用以说明主旨大意的事实和细 节。 2.既理解具体的事实，也理解抽象的概念。 3.既理解文章的字面意思，也理解深层含义，包括作者的态度、意图等。 4.既理解某句、某段的含义，也理解全篇的逻辑关系，并据此进行推理 和判断。 5.既能根据所提供的信息去理解，也能结合中学生应具有的常识去理解 判断。 根据这五项要求，我们可将阅读理解多项选择题归纳为以下几种题型： 主题主旨大意，细节理解题，综合推理题，概括归纳题，观点归纳题，人物 评价题，词义句义理解题，指代关系题，内容排序题等。下面结合自己平时教学中的经验体会，谈一谈做英语阅读理解题的技巧与策略。 一．主旨大意题-- 阅读理解首先要做到的就是掌握所读材料的主旨和大意，它是全文的概 括与总结。能否抓住这个中心，取决于读者的总结能力。每篇短文都有其主 题思想，而作者表现主题思想的手法各不相同。这就需要我们挖掘相同点， 寻找解题的方法--。 常见题型 1.主题型：What’s the main idea of this passage ? What does this passage mainly discuss? What’s the topic of this passage ? 2.标题型：What’s the best title? The best title for this text is (to tell ) . 3.目的型：The main purpose of this text is . The author’s purpose of writing this text is to . What’s the main purpose of the passage? 解题指导 1.抓住主题句。它们一般位于文章的开头或结尾。同时，也可以贯穿各 段中心句进行总结。 2.抓住文章逻辑线索，理清发展脉络。作者往往会采取举例、
强化技能限时训练(十四) 阅读理解(主旨大意类)+阅读填句 (限时35分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 ( A ) 【社会文化类】 I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval,he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way. Several weeks ago,I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down,telling him that he would concentrate better.He sat but seconds later,as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it,he got up again. I was getting frustrated,but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more absorbed while standing up? This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet,calm child was a sure way to success. This child would have the will power to study hard,get good grades and become someone important in life. Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality qualities,and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents,throughout their growing years and beyond that,we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders,guiding them and helping them find their way. I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously,he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids’ ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being personal and unique.It makes us free and happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live their own lives. 1.Time and again the author got his son seated in order to make him . A. work fast B. go polite C. stay relaxed D. keep attentive 2.The underlined “it” (in the first paragraph) probably refers to . A. his son’s doing better while standing up B. his failure in keeping his son under control C. his own experience as a school boy D. his disappointment with his active child 3.By this passage,the author attempts to tell other parents to . A. correct their kids’ manners from the early ages B. respect and trust their kids’ ways of behaviors C. develop a good relationship with their children D. guarantee their children’s freedom at home 4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?( ) A. Parental help with teens’ study B. Adult influence on teen growth C. Kids’ success in their own styles D. Friendship between generations
英语限时阅读训练（一） 第一部分完型填空 阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项。 Beth, my favourite dog, was murdered on November 25th, 2006. Here I use the word―murder‖without36 ，because I know the killers were my 37 members. Though the dog was not as strong and beautiful as others, she 38 my childhood and I loved her. Beth was killed because she bit my 39 . Dad was so angry that he decided to kill her. I was unable to 40 my father and I dared not look on at that moment. But I can imagine how 41 and painful she was when she was 42 between life and death. She 43 have been calling me for help. 44 , I could do nothing but cry. Her death was caused by a bite, but has every one of my family thought why she went out of her 45 to bite people that day? The person just moved into our community last week and Beth was not familiar with him. She bit him to keep her owner safe. Should we 46 her life because of her 47 ? Human beings sometimes are selfish and 48 to animals. When the animal is useful, they 49 to be kind. But once the animal makes them angry or becomes useless, people 50 it, alongside all sweet 51 about it. How terrible! How I wish God had told me the end of her life 52 . Even if there was only one day, I would have taken a day off to 53 with her in the field. I’d untie the line around her54 and let her run free 55 she was tired enough to go to sleep near my feet… 36．A．anger B．hesitation C．excuse D．complaint 37．A．family B．team C．human D．class 38．A．guided B．followed C．accompanied D．protected 39．A．classmate B．teacher C．friend D．neighbour 40．A．stop B．refuse C．persuade D．warn 41．A．disappointed B．separated C．helpless D．hopeless 42．A．struggling B．fighting C．shouting D．crying 43．A．should B．must C．could D．might 44．A．Instead B．Therefore C．However D．Besides 45．A．mind B．control C．place D．way 46．A．end B．kill C．complete D．give 47．A．kindness B．love C．mistake D．concern 48．A．cruel B．impolite C．rude D．stupid 49．A．determine B．appear C．pretend D．try 50．A．desert B．blame C．forget D．throw 51．A．events B．incidents C．memories D．laughs 52．A．before B．immediately C．in time D．in advance 53．A．walk B．relax C．communicate D．chase 54．A．neck B．head C．feet D．body 55．A．unless B．so C．until D．if 第二部分：阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A In today’s Internet age, online games can be a change from the pressure of school and work. However, they can also cause problems and unhealthy addictions. This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. This country has the world’s highest percentag e of high – speed Internet services. It has also a high number of game players who are addicted to online games. In 2004, a young man died after playing online games almost nonstop for 86 hours. A 12 – year – old boy stole $ 16,000 from his father to continue online games which he could not get away from. Such problems are spreading to other parts of Asia as well. In 2005, it was reported that about 80 percent of China’s 13.8 million online game players were under 25. And many of these were said to be addicted. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth. Dr. Sue – Huei Chen, a psychologist (心理学家), discovered some signs of at – risk people. Such people often go online to escape from their problems. And they usually have no friendship or good social skills. They feel the need to spend more and more time online, so they may be absent from school or family. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing. 56．The passage is mainly about .
高中英语语法填空专项训练八 A Adam is 46. freshman in senior high school. 47. (go) from junior high school to senior high school is a really big difficulty to him. The first week was a little confusing. First, he had to think very carefully about 48. courses he wanted to take. On the 49. (recommend) of the school adviser, he chose the suitable ones. Chinese is a very difficult language for him, but he hopes to be fluent when he 50. (graduate). As for extra-curricular 51. (activity), he tried to join the school football team, but the coach refused because of his poor performance. 52. (obvious), he was unhappy, but he won’t quit. He joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, he works at a soup kitchen and hands 53. food to homeless people in the community. 54. he is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and it’ll be quite difficult 55. (get) used to all the homework, he is happy to be there. He will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. B The following true story happened several years ago in the Paris Opera. A famous singer had agreed 71. (sing), and ticket sales were increasing. As a matter of fact, the night of the concert found the house packed and all the 72. (ticket) sold. The feeling of excitement was in the air as the house manager took the stage and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your enthusiastic support. I′m afraid because 73. illness, the man whom you come to hear will not be performing tonight. But we have found a person to take 74. (he) place. He will provide you with 75. same joy.” Hearing this, the crowd shouted in 76. (disappoint) and failed to hear the announcer mention the stand-in’s name. The stand-in performer tried his best. When he had finished, there was nothing 77. an uncomfortable silence. No one applauded (鼓掌). 78. (sudden), a little boy stood up and shouted, “Daddy, I think you are wonderful!” In a moment, the crowd 79. (break) into thunderous applause. We all need people in our lives 80. are willing to stand up once in a while and say, “I think you are wonderful.”
（英语）高考英语快速阅读套题答案及解析 一、单项选择一般现在时 1．I would be happier if you did more studying while you are free, but you ___________. A．don’t B．didn’t C．wouldn’t D．weren’t 【答案】A 【解析】 如果你空闲时多学习学习我会很高兴，但是你不这样做。But为转折连词，前后时态应该一致，would为虚拟语气一般现在时态，所以but后面应为一般现在时。 2．An incre ased concentration of carbon dioxide and certain other gases in the Earth’s atmosphere ______ global warming. A．contributing to B．contribute to C．contributes to D．to contribute to 【答案】C 【解析】 句意：地球大气层中越来越多的二氧化碳和其他气体导致了全球变暖。分析可知An increased concentration为句子的主语，谓语动词应用单数第三人称形式。故选C。 3．I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he ______ acting for a living one day. A．had taken up B．would have taken up C．have taken up D．takes up 【答案】D 【解析】考查时态语态。句意：我得说他读得很好，如果有一天他以演戏为生的话，我也不会感到惊讶。根据时间状语one day可知是表示将来的意思，if从句用一般现在时表示将来的意思，故选D。 4．——Have you seen my e-mail about our TESL project? ——Yes. Luckily I checked my e-mails yesterday. Normally I _______my e-mail box for days. A．haven’t opened B．didn’t open C．hadn’t opened D．don’t open 【答案】D 【解析】 试题分析：考查一般现在时。句意：—你看到我发的关于我们TESL项目的邮件了吗？—看到了。幸好昨天我查看了邮件。一般来说，我连续几天不开邮箱。 考点：一般现在时及其被动式 5．My parents in Hong Kong. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else.
高一英语限时训练一（2014年2月19日） 班级：姓名： Passage 1 Many people think that Americans 1 their cars almost more than anything else. When 2__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __3_ cars. They don’t ask for a car from their 4__. So many of them work in _5_ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to 6 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life. Some people almost 7 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __8_ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a 9 . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may 10 most of their time washing and repairing their cars. 1. A. prefer B. love C. drive D. play 2. A. little B. big C. old D. young 3. A. new B. own C. expensive D. cheap 4. A, friends B. teachers C. parents D. brothers 5. A. free B. busy C. study D. good 6. A. make B. mend C. wash D. drive 7. A. always B. never C. often D. usually 8. A. take B. carry C. pull D. lift 9. A. question B. wrong C. mistake D. problem 10. A. cost B. get C. spend D. use Passage 2 Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is __1__ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 2 it’ll never 3 . That’s 4 we mustn’t waste time. It goes without saying that the 5 is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 6__ useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and __7 . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own __8 . In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t 9 today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 10 . 1. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more 2. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished 3. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring 4. A. what B. that C. because D. why
2020年高二英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第9天 I完形填空 All children in the United States have to receive an education, but not all children go to school. A number of parents 36 not to send their children to school. Such children are known37“home-schoolers”. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home 38 they do not believe schools teach the correct religious (宗教的) 39 ; others believe they can provide a better educational 40 for their children by doing so. 41 , results show home-schooled children often do better than 42 on national tests in reading and math. David teaches his three children at home. He 43 that his children learn very differently from children in school. Learning starts with the children’s44 and questions. For example, when there is snowfall on a winter day, it may 45 a discussion about climate, snow removal 46 , Alaska, etc. Or a spring evening when the family is out 47 the stars is a good time to ask questions about the sky. If the Brazilian rain forests are on TV, it 48 be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, how deserts are 49 and how the polar ice caps 50 ocean levels. Home schooling is often more interesting than51 schools, but critics (批评家) say home-schoolers might be uncomfortable 52 with other people in adult life. Critics also say that most parents are not 53 to teach their children. However, most parents don’t have the time or the 54 to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be 55 most children get their formal education. 36. A. consider B. prefer C. provide D.
完形填空专项练习： 1 A "dark horse "is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, 1 the experts said he had little chance of winning. In politics, an 2 candidate (候选人) for office who 3 a nomination(提名)or election is called a "dark horse". British Prime Minister Benjamin Disrael is believed to 4 the first to use the phrase. In his novel, "The Young Duke ", published in 1831, Disrael described a horse race and told how the two top choices fell 5 ,while "a dark horse "which had never been thought of rushing past the grandstand (看台)in a sweeping triumph. From racing to politics was a short step. As a political phrase, “dark horse ” 6 for the first time in the national Democratic Party congress of 1844. The "dark horse" was James Knox Polk who became the llth President of the United States. Polk had been the leader of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839. He had 7 been Governor of the state of Tennessee. But as a national leader, he was considered a political 8 . Nevertheless, he 9 won the Democratic nomination and was elected 10 .Martin Van Buren of New York, A former President, seemed sure of getting the nomination. But he opposed making the territory of Texas part of the United States as mother state. He was 11 it because there was slavery in Texas. Van Buren did not want another slave state in the Union. As a result, he 12 support among those Democrats who supported slavery. At the 1884 congress, Van Buren could not get enough votes to win the nomination. The congress got into 13 . Therefore, the Democratic leaders decided that the only wise thing would be to run a "dark horse ", 14 who could unite the party. And so, one of the party leaders, George Bancroft, proposed the name of James Knox Polk. He won, and the party 15 behind him, And he defeated his opponent , Henry Clay of the Whig Party. 16 the 1844 congress, the "dark horse "candidates became an established fact of national political life. One historian said, "The invention of the dark horse was 17 a remarkable product of our professional politics. "This made 18 possible for party leaders to choose candidates who were not tied to certain ideas. Therefore, they represented 19 and had developed 20 enemies. 1. A. so B. even though C. so that D. as if 2. A. unknown B. famous C. popular D. known 3. A. accepts B. looks forward to C. refuses D. wins 4. A. be B. being C. been D. have been 5. A. about B. behind C. asleep D. back 6. A. happened B. appeared C. used D. was come about 7. A. as well B. either C. also D. too 8. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody 9. A. difficultly B. successfully C. surprisingly D. easily 10. A. President B. a President C. the President D. the governor 11. A. for B. against C. in favor of D. in favor with 12. A. won B. received C. lost D. wasted 13. A. votes B. help C. efforts D. money