Passage 1　　Do you know insurance (保险)? Buying insurance is a (1)______ by which people can protect themselves (2)______ large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay (3)______ sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only (4)______ will lose their homes by fire The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it has (5)______ .　　The first modem fire insurance company was (6)______ in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just (7)______ most of the cities, and people wanted protection against (8)______ losses. The first company (9)______ rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.　　Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also (10)______ a new kind of insurance for (11)______. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops (12)______ storms.　　In 1775, Benjamin Franklin helped start (13)______ new insurance company in America. This company, (14)______ offered life insurance, collected some money (15)______ from many different men (16)______ a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is (17)______ in Business.　　Over the years, people have (18)______ from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from (19)______ accidents as car and plane crashes.(20)______, almost everyone has some kinds of insurance.1. A. way　　　　　　　B. company　　　　　C. thought　　　　　 D. means2. A. between　　　　　B. to　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　D. on3. A. small　　　　　　B. large　　　　　　C. little　　　　　　D. few4. A. few　　　　　　　B. quite a few　　　C. a few　　　　　　 D. many5. A. fobbed　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　C. collected　　　　 D. Borrowed6. A. organized　　　　B. found　　　　　　C. Built　　　　　　 D. formed7. A. injured　　　　　B. hurt　　　　　　 C. destroyed　　　　 D. harmed8. A. longer　　　　　 B. farther　　　　　C. further　　　　　 D. deeper9. A. grew　　　　　　 B. went　　　　　　 C. existed　　　　　 D. 3 raised10. A. insisted　　　　B. suggested　　　　C. advised　　　　　 D. wanted11. A. workers　　　　 B. salesmen　　　　 C. farmers　　　　　 D. people12. A. By　　　　　　　B. from　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　 D. with13. A. other　　　　 　B. some　　　　　　 C. certain　　　　　 D. another14. A. which　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. who　　　　　　　 D. where15. A. regularly　　　 B. often　　　　　　C. usually　　　　　 D. always16. A. Although　　　　B. Until　　　　　　C. If　　　　　　　　D. Unless17. A. still　　　 　　B. also　　　　　　 C. already　　　　　 D. always18. A. heard　　　　　 B. paid　　　　　　 C. Benefited　　　　 D. offered19. A. such　　　　　　B. many　　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　　 D. more20. A. Gradually　　　 B. Today　　　　　　C. Tomorrow　　　　　D. Lately