Perhaps the best loved symbol of San Francisco, in 1987 the Golden Gate proved an auspicious place(風水寶地) for a sunrise party when crowds gathered to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. Some quarter of a million people turned up (a third of the city's entire population); the winds were strong and huge numbers caused the bridge to buckle(使彎曲), but fortunately not to break.

　　1. What is TURE of the Golden Gate Bridge?

　　A. It is certainly the world's most beautiful bridge. B. It is far from San Francisco.

　　C. It is a feat neither architecturally nor engineeringly before 1960.　　D.It was the world longest bridge.

　　2. What do you know further about the Golden Gate Bridge?

　　A. It is over a strait where no bridge could have been built before the 1930s.

　　B. It is the first massive bridge designed by Joseph Strauss.

　　C. It appears while in the thick white fogs.　　D. It connects Marin Country with Northern California.

　　3. Of the two exercises, the drive over the bridge is more _________.

　　A. interesting B. fascinating　 　C. inviting D. exciting

　　4. Those who attempt to suicide often jump from the midway point of the bridge probably because_________.

　　A. they want to die quietly　 　B. they want to die quickly

　　C. they want to take a glance at the bridge's towers　 　D. they want to take a glance at San Francisco

　　5. What would be the best title for the text?

　　A. The World's Most Beautiful Bridge　 　B. The World's Most Photographed Bridge

　　C. The World's First Suspension Bridge　 　D.The Golden Gate Bridge

　　答案：DADDD