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【单选题】FrEE lAnD, ChEAply trAnsportAtion, AnD powErFully pErsuAsivE rAilroAD ADvErtising All hElpED FlooD thE wEstErn pArt oF thE unitED stAtEs with FArmErsin thE ninEtEEnth CEntury.

【单选题】AlAskA BEComE thE Forty-ninth stAtE in 1959,AnD hAwAii BECAmE thE FiFtiEth stAtE lAtEly thAt yEAr.

【单选题】 Native to South America and cultivated there for thousands of years, the peanut is said to have introduced to North America by early explorers.

【单选题】 Both the United States silver dollar and half-dollar, first minted in 1794, had a figure of Liberty on one side and a eagle on the reverse side.

【单选题】 The name "squirrel" is commonly used for those forms of the family Sciuridae that live in trees, __________ it is equally accurate for ground dwelling types.
A．( whether
B．( that
C．( although
D．( in spite of

【单选题】
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Why does the student say this:
A．To express her fear of very deep water
B．To explain why she likes the color of the ocean
C．To change the topic of the conversation
D．To check her understanding of what the tutor said

【单选题】 The word "it" in line 12 refers to
A．( piano
B．( string
C．( blade
D．( music

【单选题】 The word "unique" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A．(inherited
B．(habitual
C．(singular
D．(natural

【单选题】 All (living) things are (made up of) one or more cells, and each of these cells (were) produced by an (already existing) cell.
A．living
B．made up of
C．were
D．already existing

【单选题】 Unique (among) bivalves, scallops swim extremely (well), propelled by jets of water expelled while (snapped) the shell (shut).
A．among
B．well
C．snapped
D．shut