Exam card I i reading Charles Darwin (1809—1882)

III Essay Writing
Higher education in my life.

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EXAM CARD VII
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
Like the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of American History is part of the Smithsonian Institution and is devoted to the exhibition, care and study of artifacts that reflect the experience of the American people. These artifacts are collections of objects with which Americans developed and sustained their civilization.
Among the objects on view in the National Museum of American History are national treasures such as the original Star Spangled Banner; scientific instruments, inventions (like Morse's telegraph and early Edison's light bulbs), implements of everyday life (from spinning wheels to steam locomotives); stamps and coins; musical instruments; and selected gowns of American First Ladies. Together they illustrate America's cultural, scientific, technological and political history.
One of the most famous artifacts is, by no means, the Star Spangled Banner. A special exposition tells the visitors the story of the banner. In 1813 the War Department engaged Mrs. Mary Pickersgill of Baltimore to make a garrison flag for Fort McHenry. The flag bore fifteen stars and stripes symbolic of all the states of the union.
The flag stayed in the Armistead family through the 1800s. In 1818, the Congress set the flag's final design: thirteen stripes would represent the original States, and the number of stars would grow as other States joined the union.
In 1907, the Star Spangled Banner came to the museum. This flag is still available to visitors — and will continue to serve as an important reminder of American national heritage.
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II Grammar
1. Mary isn't available ..... the moment.
in
at
on
2. Susan is better-looking than Ada; however, Liz is ..... one.
the best-looking
better-looking
good-looking
3. I ….. to work tomorrow.
must
should
could
have
4. This is ..... wine I have ever drunk.
best
a best
the best
5. Sara, my next door neighbour, has a car, but she ..... it very often.
doesn’t use
isn’t using
hasn’t used
hasn’t been using
6. Don't put all these things in your bag; ..... .
it is not enough big
it is big not enough
it is not big enough
7. Susan is a well-mannered girl; ..... .
always she is polite
she is always polite
is she always polite
8 ... during the storm.
They were collapsed the fence
The fence was collapsed
They collapsed the fence
The fence collapsed
9. After the volcanic eruption of 1957 the railway station ... .
destroyed completely
was completely destroyed
has been destroyed
has destroyed
10. Why do you insist _____ our returning back home?
at
in
on
from