There are stories about two US Presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don't know if either story is true，but they are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn't know how to spell. So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while，he shortened that term to “OK”．
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York. Van Buren's friends organized a club to help him become president. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”．
【小題1】The author ________．

A．believes both of the stories
B．doesn't believe a word of the stories
C．is not sure whether the stories are true
D．is telling the stories just for fun
【小題2】According to the passage，President Jackson ________．
A．couldn't draw up any documents at all
B．wasn't good at reading，writing or spelling
C． often had his assistants sign documents for him
D．didn't like to read important papers by himself
【小題3】According to the first story, the term “OK”________．
A．was approved of by President Jackson
B．was the title of some official documents
C．was first used by President Jackson
D．was an old way to spell “all correct”
【小題4】According to the second story，the term “OK” ________．
A．was the short way to say “Old Kinderhook Club”
B．meant the place where President Van Buren was born
C．was the name of Van Buren's club
D．was used to call Van Buren's supporters in the election


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：文章通過(guò)美國(guó)安德魯·杰克遜和馬丁·范布倫兩個(gè)總統(tǒng)的故事，介紹了OK的由來(lái)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段We don't know if either story is true，but they are both interesting. 看出，作者對(duì)這兩個(gè)故事的真實(shí)性也是沒(méi)有把握的。選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing.和The problem was that he didn't know how to spell.看出杰克遜總統(tǒng)不擅長(zhǎng)閱讀寫字，答案。B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的he shortened that term to “OK”看出是杰克遜總統(tǒng)先使用OK的，答案是C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”看出OK是用了稱呼Van Buren的支持者的，答案是D 。
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