[单项选择]In the West, there are now more people in a family than before.

[单项选择]In the West, there are now more people in a family than before.

[单项选择]In some countries more and more young people now wear （）hair.


A. false
B. untrue
C. spare
D. unnatural

[单项选择]Many people moved west after independence in order to________.


A. buy land at a low price
B. occupy land for family farms
C. build railroads
D. set up colleges

[单项选择]The （　） family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal
B. average
C. usual
D. general

[单项选择]All the Chinese people are getting more and more excited when Spring Festival is ______ near.
A. joining
B. drawing
C. operating
D. taking

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Passage One
Now a few more people know about the small town of Alton, Wyoming. Rulon Gardner was a wrestler on the US Olympic wrestling team. He won a gold metal. Many people around the world now know his name.
Rulon grew up on a farm near Alton. Just about every shop and storefront has signs to welcome the hero home. They feel like they truly share in Gardner’s victory.
The town helped get enough money to send 16 members of his family to the Olympics. Gardner says he’s ready to share his gold with A/ton.
Thousands are expected to turn to cheer Gardner. He is Wyoming’s first-ever-gold medal winner. He will lead his own parade into town. He will ride a tractor from his family’s farm. He will run through the streets with the American flag.
The welcome for Rulon Gardner was a super-hero’s welcome. He wrestled the gold medal from the Russian champion.

The championship match was between Rulon and（）
A. a Russian wrestler
B. an Olympic god
C. an American champion
D. a Greek wrestler