Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He’s an older man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.
Who is this strange-looking man Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the U.S. government But why do you call the U.S. government Uncle Sam
During the War of 1812, the U.S. government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson, Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.
Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large U,S. for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sam’s company.
They asked a worker what the U.S. on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letter stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.
The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called
A. he wore the stars and stripes
B. he never had a beard
C. he had no hair
D. he wore a bow tie
Uncle Sam is a tall, thin man. He’s an older man with white hair and a white beard. He often wears a tall hat, a bow tie, and the stars and stripes of the American flag.
Who is this strange-looking man Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the U.S. government But why do you call the U.S. government Uncle Sam
During the War of 1812, the U.S. government hired meat packers to provide meat to the army. One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson, Samuel was a friendly and fair man. Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.
Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large U,S. for United States. Some government inspectors came to look over Sam’s company.
They asked a worker what the U.S. on the boxes stood for. As a joke, the worker answered that these letter stood for the name of his boss, Uncle Sam.
The joke spread, and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle Sam. Before long, people called
A. dark hair
B. a bow tie
C. a box
D. a shirt
Mr. Hitlon was a tall and thin man. He seemed weak and could not hurt anybody. He killed several enemy soldiers when he was in the army. And he was hurt in the war and had to return to the town where he was born. He found a job in the factory. He kept the gate for thirty-two years and didn’t make any mistakes. He knew everybody in the factory well and even knew where they lived.
The factory made several kinds of televisions. Some of their parts were expensive. Nobody dared take anything away when the old man was on duty. A few young men thought he was old and wanted to steal something one night. Mr. Hitlon found them as soon as they went in the workplace. They began to fight with him but before long they found they were no match for him and were going to run a- way. But it was too late. The old man caught them all and called the police station. From then on no- body dared steal anything there.
One morning a few people came. At the gate Mr. Hitlon stopped the
A. the factory needed a gatekeeper
B. he had killed some enemy soldiers
C. he was too weak to stay in the army
D. the enemy hurt him in the war
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