How did Dr. Minor contributed to the dictionary、

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• 1According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary _________.

  A.came out before minor died

  B.was edited by an American volunteer

  C.included the English words invented by Murray

  D.was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary

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• 2What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph、

  A.The ecological damage is difficult to repair.

  B.The leaders will take the experts’ words seriously.

  C.The island was abandoned by the Nauruans

  D.The phosphate mines were destroyed

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• 3Which of the following was a cause of Nauru’s financial problem、

  A.Its leaders misused the money

  B.It spent too much repairing the island

  C.Its phosphate mining cost much money

  D.It lost millions of dollars in the civil war.

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• 4The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from _______.

  A.soil pollution

  B.phosphate overmining

  C.farming activity

  D.whale hunting

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• 5What was Nauru like before the Europeans came、

  A.Rich and powerful

  B.Modern and open

  C.Peaceful and attractive

  D.Greedy and aggressive

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• 6Why did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford、

  A.He was shut in an asylum

  B.He lived far from Oxford

  C.He was busy writing a book

  D.He disliked traveling

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• 7Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainly because __________.

  A.they both served in the Civil War.

  B.They had a common interest in words

  C.Minor recovered with the help of Murray

  D.Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor

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• 8Which of the following best describe Dr. Minor、

  A.Brave and determined

  B.Cautious and friendly

  C.Considerate and optimistic

  D.Unusual and scholarly

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• 9What does the text mainly talk about、

  A.The history of the English language.

  B.The friendship between Murray and Minor

  C.Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary

  D.Broadmoor Asylum and is patients

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• 10The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in order to ________.

  A.offer squirrels a place to eat nuts

  B.set up a local landmark

  C.help improve traffic

  D.protect squirrels

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