Question

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. He was the president of the United States from 1861 1       he died in 1865, when he was 56 years old. Lincoln was a very 2       man. He was six feet and four inches tall. His 3       were big. They were twelve inches in 4       So it was not easy for him to find suitable shoes in some shops.

Lincoln was too tall to fit in most beds. When he was president, the people from his hometown gave him a special bed. It was nine feet long,and so it was 5      enough for him.

6       his life, Lincoln liked to laugh. He liked to make other people laugh, too. People said that he was 7       funny that he could even make cats laugh.

Many people thought Abraham Lincoln was

8       Right before he 9       president, an eleven-year-old girl wrote him a letter. She said she wanted him to grow a beard(胡须)so that he could look better. Lincoln thought it was a good

10       . That was why in most pictures he had a beard.

(   ) 1. A. when    B. as C. until    D. to

(   ) 2. A. thin    B. tall C. fat    D. black

(   ) 3. A. hands    B. faces C. eyes    D. feet

(   ) 4. A. length    B. long C. tall    D. height

(   ) 5. A. wide    B. long C. heavy    D. strong

(   ) 6. A. All    B. For C. To    D. With

(   ) 7. A. very    B. rather C.so    D.such

(   ) 8. A. calm    B. friendly C. ugly    D. shy

(   ) 9. A. was become    B. was elected C. becomes    D. elected

(   ) 10. A. letter    B. advice C. article    D. idea 

Answer 1

 l.C此句表明林肯就任总统的起止时间，unlil 引出的从句与from互应，说明截止时问。故选C。

2. B 根据下一句中的six feet and four inches tall和第二段第一句中的too tall可知他很高。故选B。

3. D根据下文"他不容易买到合适的鞋"可知这里是说他脚大。故选D。

4. A twelve inches是林肯脚长；介词in后应用名词。故选A。

5. B这里表示床足够长。故选B。

6. A本段介绍了林肯"一生乐观"的人生态度。 故选A。

7. C与后文that互应，so.,.that,..句型。故选C。

8. C根据后文"小女孩认为林肯留胡子会更好 看"可知许多人认为林肯K得丑。故选C 

9. B林肯当选总统，用被动语态。故选B。

10. D a good idea"好主意"。advice是不可数名词。故选D。