Political controversy about the public-land policy of the United States began with the America Revolution. (1) , even before independence from Britain was (2) , it became clear that (3) the dilemmas surrounding the public domain might prove necessary to (4) the Union itself.
At the peace negotiation with Britain, Americans obtained a western (5) at the Mississippi River. Thus the new nation secured for its birthright a vast internal empire rich in agricultural and mineral resources. But (6) their colonial charters, seven states claimed (7) of the western wilderness. Virginia’s claim was the largest, (8) north and west to encompass the later states. The language of the charters was (9) and their validity questionable, but during the war Virginia reinforced its title by sponsoring Colonel Georgia Rogers Clark’s 1778 (10) to Vicennes and Kaskaskia, which (11) America’s trans Appalachian pretensions at the peace table.
The six states holding no claim to the transmontane region (12) whether a confederacy in which territory was so unevenly apportioned would truly prove what it claimed to be, a union of equals. Already New Jersey, Delaware, Rhode Isaland, and Maryland were (13) the smallest and least populous of the states. (14) they levied heavy taxes to repay state war debts, their larger neighbors might retire debts out of land-sale proceeds. (15) by fresh lands and low taxes, people would desert the small states (16) the large, leaving the former to fall (17) bankruptcy and eventually into political subjugation. All the states shared in the war effort, how then could half of them "be left no sink under an (18) debt, whilst others are enabled, in a short period, to (19) all their expenditures from the hard earnings of the whole confederacy" As the Revolution was a common endeavor, (20) ought its fruits, including the western lands be a common property.

A:sufficient B:enormous C:indefinite D:excessive

Directions: Enormous changes took place in the last two decades of the 20th century, which is revealed in the changes on diner tables. Here are two pairs of pictures. You are required to 1) describe the pictures, 2) interpret the pictures, and 3) make a comment upon it. You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET2.

Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星) but also (1) rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again (2) as our protective blanket on earth. Lightgets through, and this is essential for plants to (3) the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air (4) outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are (5) off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are (6) to this radiation, but their space suits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, (7) prevent a lot of radiation damage. (8) is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called "rem". Scientists have (9) to think that a man can (10) far more radiation than 0.1 ram without being damaged: the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to make (11) about radiation damage—a person may feel perfectly well, (12) the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will (13) be discovered until the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew (14) a large amount of rems. So far; no (15) amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are. going to (16) when they spend weeks and months outside the (17) of the atmosphere, (18) in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to (19) the damage done by radiation, but no really (20) ones have been found so far.

A:large B:enormous C:poisonous D:dangerous

The amount of water used in the manufacturing process is enormous, but the amount wasted is ______.

A:the greatest B:more greater C:greatest D:even greater

Their talents are not only enormous but durable.

A:elastic B:lasting C:flexible D:suitable

Their talents are not only enormous but {{U}}durable{{/U}}.

A:elastic B:lasting C:flexible D:suitable

{{U}}Enormous{{/U}} sums of money have been spent on space exploration.

A:Much B:Large C:Small D:Fixed

Theseprogrammes are of immense value to old people.

A:natural B:fatal C:tiny D:enormous

With immense relief, I stopped running.（）

A:some B:enormous C:little D:extensive