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B. their parents C. the weather D. their interests or talents39. When at school, children are cared for _____.A. from 7 . to 9:30 . B. from 7 . to 10:00 .B. the whole day D. half a dayBQueen Victoria was monarch(統(tǒng)治者)of Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901. This period is often called the Victorian Age. Queen Victoria was a stern and serious woman. One reason she was so serious was that she had suffered a great loss. When she was twenty years old, she married a German prince named Albert. Victoria and Albert were deeply in love, and their marriage was extremely happy. In 1861, after they had been married for twentyone years, Albert died, leaving Queen Victoria heartbroken. For the rest of her life, the lonely Victoria mourned his loss. It was customary in those days for a widow to dress in black for a short time after the death of her husband. But Queen Victoria dressed in black for forty years. And for forty years, as another sign of her grief, she wrote her letters on white paper edged in black. Even before Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria was known as a very serious woman. She had a strong sense of duty and worked very hard at all her tasks. In her diary she wrote, “I love to be employed。 I hate to be idle.” She never forgot that she was Britain’s queen and always acted with great dignity. Victoria had high ideals and moral standards that sometimes made her seem stuffy(保守的). She was also very sure of herself. She always thought that she was right, and she expected everyone to agree with her. 40. Which of the following statements about Queen Victoria is NOT true according to the passage? A. She had great confidence in herself. B. She ruled Great Britain for sixtyfour years. C. She enjoyed her marriage to a German prince. D. She became a serious woman after her beloved husband died.41. Queen Victoria wrote her letters on white paper edged in black because ______. A. she was a very stern woman B. black was her favorite color C. that was one way to show her feeling of sadness D. it was a custom among monarchs of Great Britain42. All of the following characteristics EXCEPT ______ can be used to properly describe Queen Victoria. A. moral B. lonely C. hardworking D. idle43. The underlined word “mourned” in paragraph 2 probably means ______. A. felt sad or sorrowful in a social situation B. expressed publicly one’s sadness because of someone’s death C. checked regularly in order to find out what was happeningD. feel or express deep regret forCA man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers, “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn39。t get it back.”“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The offer man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of very importance. Let us try for your umbrella again. and if it fails, I39。ll buy you anew one.”The mer