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Here is a story told about an American general who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.
Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops as $ 5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words: “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.
小題1:The general returned to Washington ______.
A．during the warB．after civil war
C．after 1945D．after 1918
小題2:The general’s teeth were sold in ______.
A．the museum
B．the special shops selling some rare and interesting things
C．the department store
D．the hospital
小題3:The general ordered his men to ______.
A．look for his teeth and buy all of them
B．arrest the dentist at once
C．make all the shops stop selling teeth
D．buy all the teeth in all the shops
小題4:In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost ______.
A．$ 785B．$ 1,050C．$ 157D．$ 875

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
講述了一位美國的將軍牙齒被賣的小事。
小題1:推理題。根據第二段Soon after the war the general returned to Washington。第一次世界大約是1918年結束的。所以選Ｄ。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據第二段第二行A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops可知B正確。
小題3:細節(jié)題。根據第二段最后一句話He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
小題4:計算題。根據文章最后可知買回了175顆牙齒每顆5美元，一共875美元。
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