There are stories about two U.S . presidents，AndrewJackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt toexplain the American English term OK.We don'tknow if either story is true，but they are bothinteresting. The first explanation is based on thefact that President Jackson had very littleeducation.In fact，he had difficulty reading andwriting.When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had hisassistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper.he would write"all correct"on it.Theproblem was that he didn't know how to spell.So what he really wrote was"ol korekt".After awhile，he shortened that term to "OK".

　　The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren wasborn，Kinderhook，New York.Van Bnren's friends organized a club to help him becomePresident They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Burenwas called "OK".

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　　1.The author______________________

　　A.believes both of the stories

　　B.doesn't believe a word of the stories

　　C is not sure whether the stories are true

　　D.is telling the stories just for fun

　　2.According to the passage，President Jackson _______________________

　　A.couldn't draw up any documents at all

　　B.didn't like to read important papers by himself

　　C.often had his assistants sign documents for him

　　D.wasn't good at reading，writing or spelling

　　3.According to the first story, the term "OK" _______________________

　　A.was approved of by President Jackson

　　B.was the title of some Official documents

　　C.was first used by President Jackson

　　D.was an old way to spell"all correct’’

　　4.According to the second story，the term "OK" _______________________

　　A.was the short way to say "old Kinderhook Club"

　　B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born

　　C.was the name of Van Buren's club

　　D.was used to call Van Buren's supporters in the election

　　5.According to the second story.the term"OK"was first used_______________________

　　A.by Van Buren

　　B.in a presidential election

　　C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club

　　D.by the members of the "Old Kinderhook Club"

　　答案

　　1.C

　　2.D

　　3.C

　　4.D

　　5.B

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