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上外第一册(additional exercises)

1. If you want to work here, please _______ your name, age, address and ID number on the application form.

A. fill up

B. fill in

C. write out

D. write in

2. Many people decided to _______ some money every month for life insurance.

A. set aside

B. set up

C. set off

D. set about

3. You should take action to buy the house as quickly as possible because any delay may _______ high costs.

A. cause to

B. bring out

C. lead to

D. result from

4. The grain output in China is _______ to meet the demand of the Chinese people.

A. rich

B. adequate

C. great

D. large

5. He has been a soldier, a worker, an engineer and a university teacher _______ .

A. too

B. as well

C. as well as

D. either

6. Please think it over before you decide to _______ your present job.

A. give away

B. give up

C. give off

D. give in

7. He and his wife _______ at the same time last year and now stay at home to look after their grandchildren.

A. resigned

B. retired

C. returned

D. retained

8. He is _______ the tallest among the students.

A. by and large

B. by chance

C. by far

D. by the way

9. The car _______ when the driver was making a sharp turn.

A. turned over

B. turned up

C. turned off

D. turned down

10. They kept going _______ their fears.

A. although

B. in spite of

C. though

D. even though

11. My elderly father seems very _______ to sit in front of the TV all day long.

A. boring

B. typical

C. stunned

D. content

12. I met him only on several _______ , but we didn’t talk with each other.

A. time

B. times

C. occasions

D. dates

13. The company promised in the letter to _______ the goods to be delivered in no time.

A. arrange for

B. make sure

C. set aside

D. talk over

14. I’m afraid of being robbed, _______ this is a rather safe place.

A. while

B. as

C. as if

D. even if

15. I don’t mind how hot it is, but I can’t _______ the cold.

A. endure

B. beat

C. fight

D. prevent

16. At the beginning of the year, everybody _______ many plans for the coming days.

A. stuck to

B. came up with

C. talked over

D. took advantage of

17. He found the book _______ reading, and recommended it to his friend.

A. worthy

B. worthwhile

C. worth

D. worth his while

18.The improvement was brought about _______ by technological progress.

A. in part

B. after all

C. as well

D. at least

19. Sorry to _______ you so late, but I have something urgent to tell you.

A. demand

B. disturb

C. inquire

D. involve

20. _______ the night before I came to the university, my mother helped me to pack my luggage.

A. On

B. To

C. In

D. At

21. I was always taught that it was _______ to interrupt.

A. rude

B. coarse

C. rough

D. crude

22. The farmers _______ a mysterious object flying over when they made their way home.

A. kept up with

B. made use of

C. caught sight of

D. held themselves in

23. They began to seek _______ and enjoyment and fear hardship.

A. balance

B. fancy

C. confidence

D. comfort

24. I hear he has broken an armchair _______ .

A. or other

B. or so

C. or something

D. or else

25. It wasn’t such a good dinner _______ she had promised us.

A. that

B. as

C. which

D. what

26. This new machine is more _______ than that old one.

A. effective

B. effectual

C. efficacious

D. efficient

27. It _______ that he didn’t tell us any truth.

A. turned out

B. amazed

C. happened

D. found out

28. Many factories were closed, and _______, many workers were out of work.

A. so

B. however

C. furthermore

D. as a result

29. He worked as a visiting professor to our university _______ a short-term basis.

A. in

B. on

C. with

D. at

30. I am sure I can _______ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.

A. speak

B. say

C. talk

D. tell

31. Charles has not the least _______ of giving up his research.

A. intention

B. idea

C. play

D. desire

32. The child is bright _______ his age.

A. thinking

B. considering

C. in

D. regarding of

33. The shopman was _______ his window during the festival.

A. lying out

B. laying out

C. laying to

D. arranging for

34. Your remarks are rather _______ because everyone stands by her.

A. out of the place

B. in the place

C. out of place

D. in place of

35. He mistook me _______ my sister from my receding figure in darkness.

A. for

B. of

C. by

D. into

36. Your horse is going too fast. You must _______ it _______.

A. give… in

B. hold…in

C. hand…in

D. hold…on to

37. The postman at last _______ the parcel we had been waiting for.

A. delivered

B. mailed

C. transported

D. posted

38. It’s his own _______ that he has failed in the exam.

A. mistake

B. error

C. fault

D. idea

39. People wouldn’t think a group leader _______ if he cared more about himself than others.

A. average

B. curious

C. responsible

D. productive

40. It looked _______ the horse really could think and count.

A. just as

B. as if

C. like

D. as

Test yourself

1. There was more than _____ rain and snow last year, so some parts of the country have been flooded this spring.

A. extra

B. efficient

C. permanent

D. adequate

2. It was not a serious accident; the car needs only some _____ repairs.

A. major

B. secondary

C. minor

D. primary

3. With the population explosion, scientists will have to _____ new methods of increasing the world's food supply.

A. lead to

B. carry out

C. come up with

D. stick to

4. One of his many faults is that he never _____ anything very long.

A. decides on

B. sticks to

C. goes over

D. makes sure

5. Be sure to _____ your work at the end of the exam.

A. look over

B. hang up

C. set aside

D. catch sight of

6. If you work hard _____, you won't have to sit up all night before the exam.

A. by yourself

B. at other times

C. willingly

D. with some help

7. The airplane arrived one hour behind _____.

A. timetable

B. plan

C. date

D. schedule

8. Television keeps us informed about _____ events and the latest developments in science and politics.

A. current

B. fashionable

C. brand-new

D. previous

9. If you _____ your name and address on the card, we'll send the book to you as soon as it is returned.

A. go over

B. fill in

C. find out

D. carry out

10. Rain does not _____ bring down the temperature.

A. certainly

B. undoubtedly

C. necessarily

D. completely

11. _____ his wealth, he is not happy.

A. Except for

B. In spite of

C. Because of

D. Besides

12. The football game will be played on _____.

A. June six

B. six June

C. the sixth of June

D. the six of June

13. Bob's doctor suggests _____ for a few days.

A. that he is resting

B. his resting

C. him to rest

D. that he rest

14. You _____ me, because 1 didn't say that.,

A. must have misunderstood

B. must misunderstand

C. must be misunderstood

D. had to misunderstand

15. We moved to the front row _____ we could hear and see better.

A. so as

B. so that

C. because

D. such that

16. John Kennedy was _____ of the United States.

A. the thirty-five president

B. the thirty-fifth president

C. thirty-fifth president

D. thirty-five president

17. I'll have a cup of coffee and _____.

A. two breads

B. two piece of breads

C. two pieces of breads

D. two pieces of bread

18. Betty moved from the dormitory _____ the noise.

A. because of

B. in spite of

C. because

D. caused by

19. He ought to have handed in the paper yesterday. That's what he _____.

A. should do

B. should be doing

C. should have done

D. should

20. The paint is still wet. _____!

A. Be not sure to touch it

B. Be sure not to touch it

C. Be sure to not touch it

D. Don't be sure to touch it

21. Vickie had most probably _____ her for another sort of girl.

A. regarded

B. viewed

C. mistaken

D. looked

22. The police investigation discovered that three young men were _____ in the robbery.

A. caught

B. involved

C. connected

D. tightened

23. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the _______ of using the private beach.

A. privilege

B. possibility

C. favor

D. advantage

24. He felt rather ___ as he was the only person who wore sportswear at the dinner party.

A. in place

B. in the way

C. by the way

D. out of place

25. The _____ power of the people in this town has been decreasing because most young people have left for the big cities.

A. shopping

B. purchasing

C. enduring

D. spending

26. I received a _____ parcel yesterday and I am still wondering who may have sent it.

A. sincere

B. dull

C. complicated

D. mysterious

27. The school bus was _____ by a thick fog.

A. held up

B. broken off

C. kept up

D. put off

28. How we _____ a chance to visit your great country!

A. looked for

B. longed for

C. waited for

D. went for

29. "We'll do what we can to get the goods ____ on time," said the manager of the company.

A. reached

B. delivered

C. returned

D. come

30. It is the boy's laziness that _______ his failure in the exams.

A. resulted from

B. brought in

C. resulted in

D. led into

31. The movie star_____ with your sister, didn't he?

A. was used to dance

B. used to dancing

C. used to dance

D. was used to dancing

32. The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly, _____.

A. her long hair flowed in the breeze

B. her long hair was flowing in the breeze

C. her long hair flow in the breeze

D. her long hair flowing in the breeze

33. Mother insisted that _____.

A. they are to be back before nine in the evening

B. they ought to be back before nine in the evening

C. they be back before nine in the evening

D. they had to be back before nine in the evening

34. The professor paused as if _____ his students to ask questions on the point he had just made.

A. expecting

B. to expect

C. expected

D. to have expected

35. I couldn't understand why he pretended _____ in the bookstore.

A. to see me not

B. not to see me

C. not see me

D. to see not me

36. The classroom was almost empty _____ a desk or two.

A. besides

B. except for

C. except

D. in addition to

37. It was in that small room _____ they worked hard and dreamed of better days to come.

A. what

B. in which

C. which

D. that

38. _____, you must show your ticket to go into the cinema.

A. No matter whoever you are

B. Whoever you are

C. Whomever you are

D. No matter who are you

39. _____ that the left side of the human brain is responsible for logic.

A. It generally is believed

B. It is believed generally

C. It is generally believed

D. Generally it is believed

40. Scientists didn't know much about lung cancer _____.

A. before long

B. until recently

C. long before

D. in the past few years

Passage 1

Many people are frightened by spiders (蜘蛛). They are especially afraid of large, hairy ones. The largest and most frightening of all spiders is the bird-eating spider, which lives in the hot, thick rain forests of northern South America.

Bird-eating spiders are a type of tarantula (狼蛛). They are very hairy. Some of these giant spiders can spread eighteen centimeters (seven inches) with their legs. Tarantulas are not, as most people think, poisonous (有毒的) spiders. They can bite, and the bite is painful, but it will not kill a grown-up. The poisonous bite of a black widow spider is far more dangerous.

Bird-eating spiders often hide in holes and under rocks during the day, but at night they creep out and hunt for insects. As you might guess from their name, they also catch birds and eat them.

They have another unusual ability. They can walk up windowpanes (窗玻璃) because of sticky, silky hairs on their feet that cling to glass.

1. The bird-eating spider can be described as_________

A. a very hairy spider.

B. a very frightening spider.

C. the largest of spiders.

D. All of the above.

2. This spider lives where the climate is_________

A. wet and hot.

B. cool and dry.

C. hot and dry.

D. cool and wet.

3. Compared with the bite of a black widow spider, the bite of a tarantula is_________

A. more dangerous.

B. less dangerous.

C. just as dangerous.

D. None. of the above.

4. Bird-eating spiders hunt__________

A. during the day.

B. at night.

C. at dawn.

D. Both A & B.

5. According to the story, bird-eating spiders________

A. can catch birds and eat them.

B. can walk up windowpanes

C. can give a person a painful bite.

D. All of the above

Passage 2

Few animals besides monkeys have hand-like paws (爪子). The monkey, like man, has an opposable thumb（拇指）----- that is, it can place its thumb opposite its other fingers. By pressing its first finger against its thumb a monkey can pick up things as tiny as a flea (跳蚤). Because other animals lack this thumb, it is difficult for them to pick up small things and carry them.

The monkey's ability to grasp rice with its paw often leads to its capture. Hunters put some rice inside a coconut (椰子果) , leaving a hole in the shell of the nut. The monkey has no trouble sliding its paw through the hole. But it can't draw the paw out while it is holding the rice with its paw.

Since it is often too stupid or greedy to open its hand, the monkey is unable to free itself from this simple trap (圈套).

6. According to the passage, not many animals have _______ .

A. paws with fingers

B. paws with thumbs

C. paws without fingers

D. paws without thumbs and fingers

7. An opposable thumb is a thumb that can __.

A. pick up things

B. be place against the other fingers

C. press against the opposite thumb

D. press against anything

8. A monkey can pick up small objects by pushing its thumb against _______ .

A. one of its fingers

B. all its fingers

C. its paw

D. the objects

9. Hunters can catch monkeys by a coconut trap because monkeys _______ .

A. are too greedy for the coconut they have found

B. have trouble finding out the rice

C. usually keep their paws closed to hold the rice

D. like to eat rice but not the coconut

70. The success or failure of a coconut trap depends on _______ .

A. what kind of rice is in the coconut

B. how many holes are in the coconut shell

C. how large the coconut is

D. whether the monkey will give up the rice

Passage 3

If you ask some people, “How did you learn English so well?”You may get a surprising answer: “In my sleep!”

There are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test a learn-while-you-sleep method, which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects. English is only one of them.

Scientists say that this sleep-study method greatly speeds language learning. They say that an ordinary person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day ---- and this does not affect his rest in any way. As a matter of fact, sleep-teaching will only hammer ( 强行灌输) into your head what you have studied already while you are awake.

In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast over the radio for about two weeks. Each lesson lasted twelve hours from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p.m. a soft music was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to review the lesson. Then soft songs sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 o’clock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.

The student who took part in the experiment said that it was a good method for learning languages.

6. The learn-while-you-sleep method is _______ .

A. a method of waking

B. a method of studying

C. a method of discovering

D. a method of talking

7. Its experiments are now being tried _______ .

A. in European countries

B. by some teachers

C. with several subjects

D. for special purposes

8. In the experiment of language learning, each lesson can be divided into _______ .

A. three parts

B. four parts

C. five parts

D. six parts

9. Which statement is NOT true?

A. The sleep-study method is effective in language learning only.

B. The soft music is a part of the teaching program.

C. The method doesn’t affect people’s rest in any way.

D. The sleep-study method makes language learning easier.

10. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Surprising Answer

B. Language Learning

C. The Sleeping Students

D. Sleep-study Method

Passage 4

In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary consideration that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increase. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying "I do it "to express

willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by interacting (交际) with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say" I'11 do it. "The resulting discrepancy (差异) can serve as a basis for the student to modify his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.

1. According to the passage, the present tense in English is _________ .

A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future

B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention

C. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish

D. not the most difficult problem for foreign students

2. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by _______.

A. asking native speakers for explanations

B. reading good books in the foreign language

C. comparing their speech with that of native speakers

D. speaking without regard to native speakers

3. According to the passage, foreign language students who do not interact with native speakers will NOT ___ .

A. learn very much about the foreign culture

B. learn about the history of the foreign language

C. have to worry about making mistakes

D. take advantage of available language models

4. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because _______.

A. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language

B. communication is the primary goal of language learning

C. native speakers will ignore their mistakes

D. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language

5. The author's major conclusion about the function of mistakes in foreign language learning is that _____.

A. mistakes are not important in the process of learning a language

B. learners are often very afraid of making mistakes

C. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language

D. native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes

Passage 1

The modern sailing ship was developed by a man who never went to sea. He was Prince Henry of Portugal, the younger son of the Portuguese king and an English princess.

Prince Henry lived in the fifteenth century. As a boy he became devoted to the sea, and he

dedicated himself to improving the design of ships and the methods of sailing them. In 1416, when he was twenty-two, Henry founded a school for mariners, to which he invited everyone who could help him ----- Jewish astronomers (天文学家), Italian and Spanish sailors, and Arab mathematicians and map makers who knew how to use the crude (粗糙的) compass (罗盘) of the day and could improve it.

Henry’s goal was to design and equip vessels (船) that would be capable of making long ocean voyages without having to keep close to the shore. The caravel, which he helped design, carried more sails and was longer and slimmer than any ship then made, yet was tough enough to stand up against gales at sea. He also developed the carrack, which was a slower ship, but one that was capable of carrying more cargo (货物).

The world owes credit to Prince Henry for the development of craft that made oceanic exploration possible. He lives in history as Henry the Navigator.

1. Prince Henry started his school for the purpose of _________

A. helping mariners.

B. improving ship design and sailing methods.

C. studying astronomy and mathematics.

D. improving his own skill as a sailor.

2. Prince Henry’s goal was to design vessels that could ________

A. make long deep-sea voyages.

B. travel faster than those in use at that time.

C. explore the coastline of Portugal.

D. carry larger crews and more cargo than existing ones.

3. Compared with his caravel, Henry’s carrack was ________

A. longer and slimmer.

B. able to carry more sails.

C. able to carry more cargo.

D. shorter.

4. Prince Henry’s principal achievement was that of ________

A. making oceanic exploration possible.

B. improving the compass.

C. founding a school for mariners.

D. inventing the clipper ship.

5. The best title for this selection is __________

A. The First Modern Sailing Vessels.

B. The Mariner Prince.

C. Prince Henry’s Role in the History of Shipbuilding.

D. The First School for Sailors.

Passage 1

Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress (紧张) helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.

Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right

balance of work and leisure (闲暇) in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?

All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations (失意) into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.

If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath (愤怒)”is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.

1. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve stress.

B. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.

C. The causes of stress are worthy of serious study.

D. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.

2. According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress?

A. People who have cancer.

B. People who like to quarrel with others.

C. People whose living standard is low.

D. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.

3. Judging from the context, the word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means ______

A. a noisy quarrel

B. a very loud noise.

C. a neat line of things side by side.

D. a journey in a boat.

4. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?

A. Changing our job.

B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.

C. Speaking out about our frustrations.

D. Reading the Bible.

5. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means ________

A. Don’t let your anger last long.

B. Don’t get angry while the sun is going down.

C. Don’t get angry easily about little things.

D. Don’t watch the sun set while you are angry.

Passage 2

One day, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn't want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.

The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. Since I

couldn't prove that I had given the man the money, there was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.

The lawyer asked me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eye-witness (见证人) to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.

Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer's plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I denied it.

The lawyer said to him, "I saw this gentleman give you a hundred-dollars. If you don't hand it over immediately, I'll be forced to call the police. "The clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.

"I don't know how to thank you enough for getting my money back. "I said to the lawyer.

The lawyer replied, "Oh, don't thank me; that will be a hundred dollars, please."

36. The man went to the hotel to _______.

A. get his money back

B. put a $ 100 bill in the safe

C. ask the desk clerk a question

D. stay for the night

37. The clerk at last returned the first hundred-dollar bill to the man because ________.

A. he knew the lawyer's plan very well

B. he was afraid of the man

C. he didn't want to get into trouble with the police

D. he wanted to give the man a surprise.

38. It is clear that the clerk was __________ .

A. dishonest

B. ready to help

C. afraid of the lawyer

D. clever

39. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The man didn't get both his bills back from the clerk.

B. The lawyer was not happy that the man got both his bills back.

C. The lawyer asked for $ 100 as a reward.

D. The man thanked the lawyer without paying him any money.

40. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The man had to pay the lawyer $ 100.

B. The lawyer got $100.

C. The clerk lost $100.

D. The man lost $100.

Passage 5

If a man has a good appetite, it is thought that he is healthy. When we hear a boy say, "I'm as hungry as a bear, "we are quite sure that he is well. It is a good sign to feel hungry. In fact, that is the way the body rings the bell to tell us that it needs food. If a boy did not eat, he would grow thinner and weaker day by day till he was unable even to walk and at last he would stop living entirely.

That is what happens when people starve to death. You should know the following things about eating. First you should eat enough leafy vegetables and some fruit every day and drink four glasses of water between the meals during the day. Secondly, if you are well, eat three times a day and be regular. Don't eat between meals. And eat slowly and chew ( 咀嚼) the food till it is soft. Never drink in the middle of chewing. Lastly if you are healthy and have been chewing carefully, eat till you are about to stop feeling hungry, never eat more when you are full.

106. If a man feels hungry, it means that _______.

A. he has no appetite

B. his body requires food

C. he would grow thinner and weaker

D. he would starve

107. A man who always refuses to eat any food would finally ______.

A. feel hungry

B. be unable to walk

C. be warned by his body

D. die of hunger

108. Which is NOT essential as a good habit of eating?

A. To eat at fixed time.

B. To chew carefully.

C. To eat soft food.

D. To eat nothing between meals.

109. According to this passage, which of the following would help one keep in good health?

A. To eat a lot of meat.

B. Never to eat too much.

C. To eat as much as one likes to.

D. To drink no water between meals.

110. This passage implies that it is _____ to drink while one is chewing at meals.

A. harmful

B. helpful

C. useless

D. uncomfortable

Passage 6

The British system of Coast Guard is very different. There are a small number of lifeboatmen, who go out to help ships in trouble. These brave men often risk their lives, but they receive no money for their work. Most of them have other jobs. The special lifeboats are provided by the RNLT, a private group which depends completely on money from private people. As a result, it can not always buy the most modern lifeboats. About ten years ago, British researchers pointed it out that the old lifeboats never sank, but they turned over in certain sea conditions and stayed upside down in the water. However, there was a new kind of lifeboat that did not turn over. The RNLT began to buy this safer kind of boat, but it could only buy one or two every year.

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106. The passage is about ____.

A. the lifeboat system

B. the life of the lifeboatmen

C. the special lifeboats

D. the disaster of lifeboats

107. The system of Coast Guard in Great Britain is ____.

A. controlled by the government

B. supported by sufficient money

C. in need of better lifeboats

D. praised by everyone

108. In the storm, the lifeboat ____.

A. saved the people on the small ship

B. could not go out because of the rough sea

C. sank, but was found immediately

D. turned over, but did not sink

109. It is implied in the passage that ____.

A. no one expected the kind of disaster that happened some years ago

B. the lifeboatmen should not be sent out when the sea is too rough

C. the U.S. lifeboat system has more money than the British system

D. the lifeboat system in the United States remains the same as before

110. The purpose of the passage is ____.

A. to compare two different lifeboat systems

B. to prove that the lifeboatmen are brave

C. to show the lifeboatmen's honesty

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