[单项选择]The first official version of the Bible known as the Great Bible was revised in the
A. 15th century.
B. 16th century.
C. 17th century.
D. 18th century.

[单项选择]One of the first known methods of advertising is the outdoor ______ .
A. display
B. Journey
C. exercise
D. adventure

[单项选择]The first known settlers of Britain were
A. the Celts.
B. the Anglo-Saxons.
C. the Brythons.
D. the Iberians.

[单项选择]The first ten amendments, known as （　）, were added to the Constitution in 1791.
A. the Bill of Rights
B. the Articles of Confederation
C. Civil Rights
D. the Confederation Act

[填空题]______ first made Mark Twain known all over the country.

[填空题]______first made Mark Twain known all over the country.

[单项选择]According to ancient records, the first tax that the government of Selea imposed on a basic commodity was a tax of two centima coins on every jar of cooking oil sold in Selea. Tax records show that despite a stable population and strict enforcement of tax laws, revenues from the oil tax declined steeply over the first two years that the tax was in effect.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the decline in Selean oil-tax revenues
A. During the decade following the implementation of the tax, the average household income in Selea rose steadily.
B. Two years after implementing the tax on cooking oil, the Selean government began to implement taxes on numerous other basic commodities.
C. Jars of cooking oil were traditionally bought as wedding gifts in Selea at the time the tax Went into effect, and gifts of cooking oil increased after the implementation of the tax.
D. After the tax was imposed, Selean merchants began selling cooking oil in larger jars than before.
E. (E) Few Selean households began to produce their own cooking oil after the tax was imposed.

[单项选择]In 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world （　）.
A. to recognize Maori rights of self-determination
B. to give women the vote
C. to introduce procedures for handling industrial disputes
D. to adopt the 40-hour working week

[填空题]What may impress you most at the first glance of the watch It’s _______.

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The Singapore underground train system, known as the MRT, offers a speedy and easy way to get about our city. You’ll need small change to buy an individual ticket. Alternatively, buy a special ticket designed with the tourist in mind. Costing S $6 ,it offers S $5.50 worth of rides; the extra 50 cents is for keeping the ticket as a souvenir(纪念品). Tourist tickets feature one of three designs: the Chinese Gardens, the Victoria Memorial Hall or a night skyline of Singapore.
You gain entry to the trains by inserting your ticket into the barrier machine (检票闸机). Wait for the ticket to reappear and put it away safely: you’ll need it again. After your trip, you insert your ticket into the barrier in order to leave. Please note that each ticket is time coded on entry, and you are advised not to spend more than half an hour in addition to travel time, because tickets can expire (失效).
Moving stairs that take you to the platform and train destinations are m