单选题 The writer finds it hard to accept the fact that
A、
many of his good neighbors are growing old
B、
the lady next door who used to yell at him and his brother is now a widow
C、
the life of his neighbors has become very boring
D、
the man in the black suit even wants to end his own life
单选题 The writer thinks of the past all the more when he sees those who had grown up with him.
A、
continue to consider home to be the center of their lives
B、
leave the neighborhood they grew up in
C、
still enjoy playing card games in the evenings
D、
develop new interests and have new dreams
单选题 The writer feels sentimental
A、
every year when autumn comes
B、
in the afternoon every day
C、
every time he walks along his street
D、
now that he is an old man
单选题 When the writer says that his street will be another pea in the pod, hemeans that
A、
his street will be very noisy and dirty
B、
his street will soon be crowded with people
C、
his street will have some new attractions
D、
his street will be no different from any other street
单选题 Mary's pupils used elderberry juice to write because
A、
it didn't stain like ink did
B、
they couldn't afford ink
C、
it was easier to write with than ink
D、
they preferred it to ink
单选题 How did Mary's husband Albertus feel about going to Daytona?
A、
He was strongly in favor of the idea.
C、
He was definitely against it.
D、
He was not happy about the idea.
单选题 The biggest change on the writer's street is
A、
removing the hill to make way for residential development
B、
the building of new homes behind his kitchen window
C、
the fact that there are much fewer people around than in the past
D、
the change in his childhood friends'attitude towards their neighbor-Hood
单选题 Which of the following is a statement of opinion rather than of fact?
A、
Henry Flagler was building a railroad from Jacksonville to Miami.
B、
The owner said she could rent it for $11 a month.
C、
Every time she went to the store to get a little food, or a few pots and pans, Mary had each article wrapped separately.
D、
Nobody but Mary would have thought of making tables and chairs from the old crates.