to him.He spoke for only nine minutes.At the end there was little applause.Lincoln turned to a Some criticized the speech.Butitte as peope read the speech they began to understand better.They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning.It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made. Today,every American school child learns Lincoln's Gettysburg address by heart Now A.very critical B.unpopula C.very popular D.very courteous 7.Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was A.a famous orator. B.very handsome. C.President of the United States at the time.D.apopular statesman ALincon prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg. B.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn't have much time to prepared his speech. C.Lincoln's speech was full of rich oratory. D.Lincoln's speech was very long. 9.Lincoln'specs A.an immedi success B.warmly applauded.C.atotal failure.D.not well-received at first A Lincoln's Gettysburg address has deep meaning B Lincoln's Gettysburg address is simple in style. C.Lincoln's Gettysburg address is memorized by every American school child. D.Lincoln's Gettysburg address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States Part IV Close The drama is one of several methods of(1) a story.It(2)from the novel in that the story is not told directly by the author (3)is acted on a stage by (4) before an audience.Strictly (5) a printed play is not a play at all (6)it is acted (7) .In reading plays we should visualize the stage a well as we nfor which the play was written (8) must imagine sin the characters inaction Most critics agree that the essence of drama is (9) A conflict is a clash of actions ideas.desires (10)wills.(11)may happen in different forms:man against man.man against environment or man (12)himself.The conflict becomes(13)intensified as the play moves (14)until it (15)its climax the (6)of greatest excitement or tension When the story is over,we are able to see what it all (17 what the play wright has gradually(l8)】 throughout the play.Only then can we define and assess the (19) a kind o generalization about life(20)in the story. 1.A.speaking B.saying C.telling D.talking 2.A.differs B.comes C.separates D.derives 3.A.and B.but C.how ver D.or 4.A.actors B.authors C.teachers D.speakers 5.A.saying B.speaking C.telling D.singing 6.A.till. B.until C.while D.when 7.A.nevertheless. B.as a result C.however D.so to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “that speech was a flat failure, and people are disappointed.” Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little, as people read the speech, they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made. Today, every American school child learns Lincoln’s Gettysburg address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest orations ever given in American history. 6.In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was___________ A . very critical. B. unpopular. C .very popular. D. very courteous 7.Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was ___________ A .a famous orator. B . very handsome. C .President of the United States at the time. D .a popular statesman 8.It can be inferred from the text that ___________ A .Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg. B . Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn’t have much time to prepared his speech. C. Lincoln’s speech was full of rich oratory. D. Lincoln’s speech was very long. 9. Lincoln’s speech was___________ A. an immediate success. B. warmly applauded. C. a total failure. D .not well-received at first 10. Which of the following statements is NOT true ? A .Lincoln’s Gettysburg address has deep meaning. B Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is simple in style. C . Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is memorized by every American school child. D . Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States. Part Ⅳ Close The drama is one of several methods of(1)________a story. It (2) from the novel in that the story is not told directly by the author (3)_____is acted on a stage by (4)_______before an audience. Strictly (5)____, a printed play is not a play at all (6)____it is acted (7)_____. In reading plays, we should visualize the stage as well as we can for which the play was written, (8)____, we must imagine seeing the characters in action. Most critics agree that the essence of drama is (9)_____. A conflict is a clash of actions, ideas, desires (10)____ wills. (11)____ may happen in different forms: man against man, man against environment or man (12)____ himself. The conflict becomes (13)____intensified as the play moves (14)____until it (15) ___its climax, the (!6)____of greatest excitement or tension. When the story is over, we are able to see what it all (17)____, what the playwright has been gradually(18)____throughout the play. Only then can we define and assess the (19)____, a kind of generalization about life (20)____ in the story. 1. A. speaking B. saying C. telling D. talking 2. A. differs B. comes C. separates. D. derives 3. A. and B. but C. however D. or 4. A. actors B. authors C. teachers D. speakers 5. A. saying B. speaking C. telling D. singing 6. A. till. B. until C. while D. when 7. A. nevertheless. B. as a result C. however D. so