几道大学英语题目1.The conflict and confusion of the last decade have

几道大学英语题目1.The conflict and confusion of the last decade have already（） .A.taken a toll B.made no difference C.caught us off guard D.bided our time2.Finally the soldiers threw back the enemy troops（） them from the rear.A.pressing to B.pressing for C.pressing into D.pressing on3.It took the government a long time to persuade the rural people into accepting （）their body to the flames after their death.A.submitting B.sending C.committing D.presenting4.The English,however,were not the first to colonize New York.The Dutch bought ManhattanIsland from the Indians for what today would be the equivalent of $24!They named it New Amsterdam.In 1653 New Amsterdam had a population of 800.The Dutch discovered that the island’s soil lay on hard rock,while much of the land between the island and the coastal strip was swamp.They filled the swamp with their garbage and so created what is today Brooklyn.They also improved the soil of the northern area,now known as the Bronx.In 1664 the English and the Dutch went to war.New Amsterdam was seized by the English fleet,and finally,in 1674,it became an English colony.It was renamed New York.The Dutch and English colonists got on well together,sharing the same spirit of independence.They were both fiercely separatist in the American Revolution,and fought side by side against the British.After the war,New York became the first capital of theUnited States,being already the largest city in North America.By the end of the 18thcentury it had a population of 60 thousand,but it grew rapidly during the 19thcentury thanks to the millions of immigrants.11.Originally,New York belonged to _____.A.the DutchB.the EnglishC.the IndiansD.the Spanish12.Manhattan was sold ____.A.at a bargainB.at a profitC.at a lossD.at a reasonable price13.English seized New York after a (an) _____ with the Dutch.A.fightB.quarrelC.bargainD.agreement14.The Dutch colonists _____ during the American Revolution.A.fought with the English colonistsB.stood on the side of British armyC.fought against the English colonistsD.acted as onlookers15.The passage talks about _____.A.New York’s yesterdayB.the name of New York cityC.English and Dutch colonistsD.the development of New York