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We begin this topic by discussing the region of the United States known as the Northeast. This region includes 11 states and a small area called the District of Columbia， which is the home of the national government.

The Northeast is a very important part of the United States， for although it covers only about six percent of the nation’s area， it contains around one-fourth of the country’s population. New York， the most popular city in the United States， and several other large cities lie in this region.

Why are these 11 states so important？ In the first place， the Northeast was one of the first sections of the country settled by Europeans. Busy cities developed there when most of America was still sparsely （稀疏地） settled. Many important events in the nation’s early history took place there， such as the Boston Tea Party in 1773， which took place immediately before the Revolutionary War broke out.

Today the Northeast is a great manufacturing （制造业） and trading region. Thousands of factories produce a wide variety of goods and provide other regions of the country with items they need. Many large manufacturing firms have their head offices here. Some of the country’s largest banks， investment agencies， and publishing houses are found in the Northeast. Several of its cities are noted for their fine museums. Some of the country’s best known colleges and universities are also found in this region.

Finally the Northeast is where the major part of the country’s inter-national trade takes place. In the heart of this region， in New York city， is the home of the United Nations.

1. What is the District of Columbia？

A. One of the states of the Northeast.

B. The area in which the nation’s capital lies.

C. The most popular city in the United States.

D. The home of people working in the government.

2. In Paragraph 2 the Northeast at present is described as ___ .

A. a large area with a large population

B. a large area with a small population

C. a small area with a small population

D. a small area with a large population

3. Why is the Northeast an important part of the United States？

A. Many tourists visit it every year.

B. It is the home of many modern historians.

C. It is a historical， business and cultural center.

D. It was never a wasteland like most of the country.

4. What is the passage mainly about？

A. Kept B. Being kept

C. Having been kept D. Have been kept

4. “We can’t go out in this weather，” said Bob， ___ out of the window.

A. looking B. looked

C. to look D. having looked

5. I meant to ___ quietly， but your kindness made the parting doubly hard.

A. fall out B. pass on

C. leave out D. go away

6. My mother always get a bit ___ if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

A. weak B. patient

C. anxious D. ashamed

7. ― Why is your face all swollen？

― I guess I’m ___ that medicine I took last night.

A. blessed with B. nostalgic for

C. allergic to D. ashamed of

8. I can hardly recognize the square because the old houses around have been ___ .

A. torn off B. torn down

C. gone off D. gone down

One dark and stormy night， an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia， hoping to get shelter for the night.

The clerk， a friendly man with a beautiful smile， explained that there were three conferences in town. “All of our rooms are taken，” the clerk said， “but I can’t send a nice couple like you into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room？ It’s not a suite， but it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night.” The couple agreed.

As the elderly man paid the bill the next morning， he told the clerk， “You are the kind of person who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh.

Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident （发生的事） when he received a letter from the elderly man， asking the clerk to pay him a visit. The elderly man met him in New York， and led him to the corner of the Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He then pointed to a great new building there， a reddish stone one with watchtowers thrusting （冲） up to the sky， and told the clerk that it was the hotel he had just built for him to manage.

That wonderful building was the original Waldorf Astoria Hotel. And this young clerk whose name was George C. Boldt never foresaw （预见） the return of events that would lead him into the manager of one of the world’s most attractive hotels.

1. Who entered the small hotel that night？ （no more than 6 words）

2. Where did the couple sleep that night？ （no more than 4 words）

3. Why did the elderly man say he wanted to build a hotel for the clerk？ （no more than 7 words）

4. Where was the great new building the elderly man showed to the clerk？ （no more than 10 words）

5. What was the wonderful building mentioned in the passage？ （no more than 5 words）