1. According to the author, the work done during the last fifty years of Florence Nightingale's life was, when compared with her work in the Crimea, all of the following except

　　A. less dramatic

　　B. less demanding

　　C. less well-known to the public

　　D. more important

　　E. more rewarding to Miss Nightingale herself.

　　2. The 'fulcrum' (line 17) refers to her

　　A. reputation

　　B. mental energy

　　C. physical energy

　　D. overseas contacts

　　E. commitment to a cause

　　3. Paragraph two paints a picture of a woman who is

　　A. an incapacitated invalid

　　B. mentally shattered

　　C. stubborn and querulous

　　D. physically weak but mentally indomitable 91sat.cn

　　E. purposeful yet tiresome

　　4. The primary purpose of paragraph 3 is to

　　A. account for conditions in the army

　　B. show the need for hospital reform

　　C. explain Miss Nightingale's main concerns

　　D. argue that peacetime conditions were worse than wartime conditions

　　E. delineate Miss Nightingale's plan for reform

　　5. The series of questions in paragraphs 2 and 3 are

　　A. the author's attempt to show the thoughts running through Miss Nightingale's mind

　　B. Miss Nightingale questioning her own conscience

　　C. Miss Nightingale's response to an actual questioner

　　D. Responses to the doctors who advised rest

　　E. The author's device to highlight the reactions to Miss Nightingale's plans

　　6. The author's attitude to his material is

　　A. disinterested reporting of biographical details

　　B. over-inflation of a reputation

　　C. debunking a myth

　　D. uncritical presentation of facts

　　E. interpretation as well as narration

　　7. In her statement (lines 53-54) Miss Nightingale intended to

　　A. criticize the conditions in hospitals

　　B. highlight the unhealthy conditions under which ordinary soldiers were living

　　C. prove that conditions in the barracks were as bad as those in a military hospital

　　D. ridicule the dangers of army life

　　E. quote important statistics

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