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r the wounded (受傷的) soldier. Her only pay was the smiles from the lips (嘴唇 ) of dying soldiers. After she returned to England. she was praised (贊揚(yáng) ) for her work by Queen Victoria. But she said that her work had just begun. She raised (籌款 ) money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health.( ) 1. When she was a child, Florence______.A. was born in a poor family B. taught music and drawing C. loved to help those sick people ( ) 2 What made Florence decide to be a nurse?A. She read great books. B. Her own wish to help the sick. C. Her father39。s wish. ( ) 3. In l854. when Florence worked in front hospital, ______.A. she received no money at all B. she got a large sum of moneyC. the working conditions (環(huán)境 ) were very good ( ) 4. Why was Florence praised by Queen Victoria?A. She did a lot of work during the Crimean War. B. She wrote a book on public health.C. She built the Nightingale Home for Nurses. ( ) 5. The word Home in Nightingale Home for Nurses means_______A. family B. house C. school(B)In the old days in Europe, people believed that trees were embodiment(化身) of powerful beings. In the sixteen century, German families began to bring green trees into their homes during the Christmas seasons. By the seventeenth century, they cut the tops of evergreens andhung upside down in a livingroom corner. And then they decorated them with fruits, candies, cookies and candles.The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants(移民) in the 1820s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two=thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights.( ) 6. The passage is mainly about ______. A. how people in the past enjoyed Christmas people began to enjoy Christmas C. Christmas trees D. Christmas history( ) 7. When and where were Christmas trees first used in the world?A. In the sixteenth century in Germany B. . In the seventeenth century in Germany the eighteenth century in America the nineteenth century in America( ) 8. What does the underlined word “evergreens” mean? ( ) 9. People in the old days