| George Mason must rank with John Adams
and James Madison as one of the three Founding Fathers who left their personal
imprint on the fundamental law of the United States. He was the principal author
of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which because of its early formation
greatly influenced other state constitutions framed during the Revolution and,
through them, the Federal Bill of Rights of 1791. Yet Mason was essentially a private person with very little inclination for public office or the ordinary operation of politics beyond the country level. His appearances in the Virginia colonial and state legislatures were relatively brief, and not until 1787 did he consent to represent his state at a continental or national congress or convention. Polities was never more than a means for Mason. He was at all times a man of public spirit, but politics was ne A. Mason was its principal author B. it was later adopted as the Federal Bill of Rights C. through wide circulation it influenced the writing of other state constitutions during the Revolution D. through other state constitutions it eventually influenced the writing of the Federal Bill of Rights [单项选择]It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I __________ it
A. had done B. have done C. did D. am doing [单项选择]—It must be John who is in the office.
—I'm sure it （）be John. I saw him off at the railway station just twenty minutes ago. A. won't B. mustn't C. can't D. needn't [单项选择]Who is John Pemberton
A. He sold cola to doctors. B. He was a drugstore clerk. C. He developed the cola syrup. D. He suffered from severe headaches. [单项选择]Who was John Mills
A. Manager of a British theater. B. A film director. C. A researcher on Scott. D. A British actor. [单项选择]Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth of American Independence （ ）.
A. ceremony B. anniversary C. occasion D. occurrence [单项选择]It（）John and Kate who helped me the other day.
A. is B. was C. are D. were [单项选择]I don't really know what to ______ John, who is so difficult to please.
A. handle B. do with C. deal with D. arrange [单项选择]It ______ John and Kate who helped me the other day.
A. is B. was C. are D. were [单项选择]George is one of those people who ______ trouble in working out this problem.
A. has B. have C. get D. gets 我来回答: 提交
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