Wood carving refers to the art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held tool. This form. of art has a history of over 1,000 years and a unique artistic style. The following is some introduction about wood carving in America.

Wood carving began as a necessity in America and developed into an art. Because of the lack of other materials, early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wood. At first, these articles were whittled with a knife, but when pioneer craftsmen set up their primitive shops most of them were fashioned on a lathe--a machine which holds an object and rotates it while it is being shaped by a tool.

However, even after Massachusetts-born Thomas Blancard designed a lathe which could turn irregular shapes--an innovation that made possible mass production of gunstocks, shoe lasts, oblong and square wooden wares--craftsmen who could use knife and chisel skillfully were still in demand. Some found ready employment in shops of cabinetmakers, while others, carved decoy. Still others specialized in creating shop signs, ship figureheads, or in decorating interior woodwork. A few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens.

This passage most likely came from a longer work about early American ______.

A．arts and crafts

B．political leaders

C．logging industries

D．fashion design

Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs ______ carefully in her hands.

A．to be held

B．held

C．were held

D．holding

All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!"

For several weeks Mrs. White hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, however, she never lost heart. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not really need. Her husband tried again and again to persuade her to give it up, but she just wouldn't listen. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come up to say, "Madam. this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket today is free."

One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went to the desk to pay for it. As she was walking, she saw the manager of the supermarket coming up. "Madam," he said warmly, holding out his hand, "I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer today. Everything you've got in your basket is free."

People went to the supermarket to ______.

A．buy food

B．be lucky customers

C．get free things

D．meet the manager

The passage suggests that the early shops for making tools were ______.

A．not very sophisticated

B．known for doing very quick Work

C．dependent on imported materials

D．frequented only by fashionable people

Which of the following statement is TRUE according to this passage?

A．Beijing Hotel has just been opened recently.

B．There are too many luxurious things in Beijing Hotel.

C．Beijing Hotel will prepare rooms for those that had booked the room.

D．Not only foreigners but also native people wanted to book rooms for Games.

Wang (guest): That was a delicious dinner. Mrs. Willis (hostess): ______. Would you like to go to the living room now? It's more comfortable there.

A．Thank you. Don't mention it

B．You're welcome

C．Not so delicious, I'm afraid

D．I'm glad you enjoyed it

According to the second paragraph, the 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who ______.

A．did not know the result

B．wanted to gamble on the result

C．believed that Beijing would be the winner

D．are IOC members