Section A Directions: In this section, you are going to hear 10 sentences. Each will be read out only once. Read the four choices as quickly as you can after you hear one sentence and then choose your answer.
Section B Directions: In this section ,you are going to hear 5 short dialogues. Each will be read out only once. Choose the best answer after you hear a question as quickly as you can.
1. Mark Twain was walking down the street because ______.
A.he was going to give a talk
B.he was traveling in the small town
C.he was trying to find a young man
D.he was going to go shopping
A B C D
A
[解析] 16-20 Mark Twain was famous as a writer and he was also famous as a public speaker and teller of funny stories. He often went from town to town giving lectures. One day he was walking along the street of a small town. He was going to give a lecture that evening. He met a young man who said,"Mr. Twain, I'd like to talk to you for a minute, please. I have an uncle, I like him very much. The problem is he never laughs or smiles. Can you do anything?" "Bring your uncle to my lecture this evening, young man. I'm sure that he’ll laugh and smile. Don't worry a bout a thing." That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain spoke directly at them. He told some very funny stories, but the old man never smiled. Then he told the funniest stories he knew, but the old man didn't smile. At last, Mark Twain gave up because he was almost exhausted. Later Mark Twain was talking with a friend about this. "Oh"said the friend, "I know that old man. He has been deaf for years.
2. The young man's uncle ______.
A.liked Mark Twain
B.was very sick
C.never laughed or smiled
D.was crying hardly
A B C D
C
3. Mark Twain believed that he could ______.
A.make the old man laugh
B.make the young man laugh
C.make the old man cry
D.make the young man cry
A B C D
A
4. Mark Twain felt ______ when the old man didn't laugh at his stories.
A.tired
B.angry
C.happy
D.disappointed
A B C D
A
5. Later, Mark Twain found out that the old man ______.
A.did not like his talk
B.had been deaf for long time
C.was too tired to laugh
D.didn't understand what he said
A B C D
B
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One A Laconic Answer Many centuries ago, there lived some people in the southern part of Greece called Spartans (斯巴达人), who were famous for their simple habits and bravery. The name of the area in which they lived was Laconia(拉科尼亚), therefore , they were also called Lacons(拉科人). One of the strange rules that the Lacons had was that they should speak briefly, and never more words than needed. And so a short answer was often spoken of as a Laconic answer. At that time , there was in the northern part of Greece a land called Macedon(马其顿)that was once ruled by a war--like king named Philip. Philip wanted to be the head of all Greece. So he raised(招募)a great army and made war upon the other states until all of them really regarded him as their King. Then he sent a letter to the Spartans, saying, "If I go down into your country, I will level your great city to the ground. " In a few days, an answer was brought back to him. When he opened the letter, he found there was only one word. That word was "IF".
1. According to the passage, the story took place between ______.
A.the Spartans and Philip, a war--like king
B.the American and the Canadian
C.Greece and Laconia
D.Lacons and Philip
A B C D
A
前面几段是介绍Spartans的风俗习惯。第四段是短文的中心。当Philip写信给Spartans时引起的一段故事。A是依据短文第四段第三句话“Philip sent a letter to the Spartans．．．”
2. Lacons had a strange rule that they should ______.
A.speak in body language
B.speak briefly
C.speak as slowly as possible
D.speak frankly
A B C D
B
依据第二段第一句“One of the strange rules that the Lacons had was that they should speak briefly…”(拉科人有个奇怪的规则，他们必须说话简短…)
3. A short answer is often spoken of as ______.
A.a wonderful answer
B.an impolite answer
C.a Laconic answer
D.a complete answer
A B C D
C
依据第二段第二句话“And so a short answer was often spoken of as a Laconic answer．(非常简短的回答就象拉科人经常说的话一样。)
4. According to the passage, Philip was a war--like king m ancient Greece, and he ______.
A.seldom made a mistake in work
B.often made wars upon other states
C.made war upon the Chinese in 1840
D.loved peace very much
A B C D
B
依据第四段第一句话和第二句话“Philip wanted…，and made war upon the other states…” (Philip想当希腊的首脑…他向其它洲发起了战争，一直到他们同意他作为国王。)
5. From the last paragraph, we know that ______.
A.the Spartans answered Philip a few months later
B.the Spartans didn't answer Philip
C.the Spartans were not afraid of Philip
D.Philip didn't receive the letter written by the Spartans.
A B C D
C
选项A表示Spartans没有回信给Philip是不合短文的最后一段的含义。选项B意为“几个月后Spartans才回信给Philip这也不符合本短语在第四段的第四句“In a few days，an answer was brought back to him．”选项D意为Philip没有收到 Spartans的回信也不符合题意。只有C才是正确，依据短文最后一句话。虽然回信只有If一个字，我们根据上文介绍的Spartans以说话简短和勇敢著名，可以判断，回信的意思是“如果你们向我们发动战争，我们是不害怕的。”因为“if”表示引导的条件状语从句意为“如果…”。
Passage Two Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it's painful? This night be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that you're "hot". That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For 9thers it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why it is so , but it leads to such familiar monologues(自言自语) as: "Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature--and-- energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make you life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract(对抗) you cycle to come extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day , rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle , but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point. Get off to a slow start which saves your energy, Get up with a leisurely yawn(呵欠)and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and savetasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
1. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ______.
A.Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy.
B.Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hour of day.
C.Habit helps one adapt to his own energy cycle.
D.Children have energy cycles, too.
A B C D
B
整篇短文尽管Dr．Kleiman已经证实everyone has a daily energy cycle，但还没有人解释为什么人们会在一天中的不同时间内达到各自的精力高峰。因此B项正确。
Passage Three Can I stay at your place? Ellen: Karen? Hi, this is Ellen. Karen: Oh, hi, Ellen. How are you doing? Ellen: Well, pretty bad. You won't believe what happened. The landlord is going to raise my rent another three hundred dollars a month! I can't afford that! Karen: Oh, no, that's terrible! What are you going to do? Ellen: I've to move to a new apartment. But it's going to take me a long time to find another place. Where am I going to go ? All the apartments in this city are so expensive these days. Karen: That's for sure. Boy, soon this city is going to be only for rich people. It's a bad situation. I really feel sorry for you. Ellen. I wish I would help you. Ellen: Well, as a matter of fact, Karen, I am going to ask you for a favor. Karen: What is it? Ellen: Well...uh...do you think ...maybe I could stay at your place for a while ? Just until I find another apartment ...and straighten things out? Karen: Well, uh, Ellen, you know I'd love to say yes, but I 'm going to be very honest with you. I don't think it will work out if you stay here. I'm going to be really busy with school and work in the next few Weeks and I'm going to need my privacy(清静). I'm sorry, Ellen, but I'm going to have to say no. Ellen: Well, Karen, I'm going to be very honest with you, too , I don't think you're a very good friend. You don' t care about anybody but yourself! I'm your best friend and you're not even going to help me. I guess our friendship doesn't matter to you. Karen: Oh, Ellen, of course our friendship matters to me ! But I think it will be bad for our friendship if you stay at my place. If we're together all time, we won't get along. Ellen: It's bad enough I'm going to lose my apartment. I guess I'm going to lose my best friend, too. With friends like you, I don't need enemies. I'm going to hang up the phone! Karen: Please don't hang up. Ellen, listen to me. Ellen: I'm not going to listen to you if you're not going to act like a friend . Are you going to help me or not? Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write "T" for true and "F" for false in the space provided.
1. ______ In some big American cities, apartments are becoming more and more expensive.
从整个对话的结果来看，埃伦没有帮助凯文，但是在对话中，埃伦含蓄地，说出了她不能让凯文在她那儿住的主要原因是因为她工作很忙。如果她们整天在一起住会影响她们的友谊。例如：凯文说：“I’d love to say yes，but．．．I’m going to be very honest with you，I don’t think it will work out....”所以本题是错的。
4. ______ Karen agrees that Ellen can stay at her place for a while.
F
从对话中依据第十句，凯文说“…对不起埃伦，我不得不说不行。”
5. ______ Karen tells Ellen that she is going to hang up the phone.
F
依据第十三句，不是凯文挂电话，而是埃伦对凯文说要挂电话。所以这题是错的。
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part . For each sentence there are four choices. marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1. I would appreciate ______ it a secret.
A.your keeping
B.you to keep
C.that you keep
D.that you will keep
A B C D
A
[解析] 测试点是非谓语动词。appreciate意为“感谢”，其后往往接名词或动名词，不接动词不定式和从句。所以A是正确的。例如：I appreciate your kindness．感谢厚意。
2. We didn't know his telephone number, otherwise we ______ him.
A.would have telephoned
B.must have telephoned
C.would telephone
D.had telephoned
A B C D
A
[解析] 测试点是虚拟语气。表示和过去事实相反的情况从句用had+过去分词，主句用would+have+过去分词。例如：We would have dropped by if we had had time．假若我们有时间的话，我们就会顺道拜访了。虚拟语气表示与现在事实相反，从句用过去时，主句用would/should+动词原形。例如：If I were you，I would refuse the money．如果我是你，我就会拒绝收钱。
3. Many young people read the English newspaper named the 21st Century ______ improve their English.
A.as to
B.so that
C.in order to
D.in order that
A B C D
C
[解析] 测试点是连接短语。in order to意为“为达…目地”是介词+动词不定式的形式，在句中作目地状语。“so that”和“in order that”也有“为达…目地”的意思，但只能引导从句。“as to”意为“关于”不符合本题。
4. Sometimes the reporters go to the newspaper's own library to ______ the information they need.
A.look at
B.look up
C.look down
D.look out
A B C D
D
[解析] 测试点是介词搭配。look at意为看着，look up意为查阅，look down意为俯视，look out意为向外看、挑选，符合本题题意。例如：Please look out good books for his child．请给他的孩子挑一些好书。 He looks out of the window．他向窗外看。
5. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ______ spring.
A.later
B.last
C.latter
D.late
A B C D
D
[解析] 测试点是同义词的区别，表示季节的早通常用early，季节的晚通常用late，选项A。later是late的比较级之一，表示更迟的，以后。例如：I will see you later．以后再见。C.latter是late的比较级的另一种形式，表示后面的，后者。例如：He came in our school in the latter half of the year．他下半年才到我们学校来。B．last最后。例如：At last he passed the exam。最后他通过了考试。
6. The students was just about to ______ the question, when suddenly he found the answer.
A.arrive at
B.submit to
C.work out
D.give up
A B C D
D
[解析] 测试点是动词词组。give up表示放弃、让与。例如：He gives up his seat to a woman．他把座位让给了一位妇女。选项A、B、C分别意为：到达、屈服、解决，这都不符合本题意。所以D是正确的。
7. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottlespills out of ______.
A.reach
B.hand
C.hold
D.place
A B C D
A
[解析] 测试点是固定词组。out of reach是固定短语，表示伸手不可及，符合题意。
8. Tom is ______ diligent, but Peter is ______ lazy.
A.fairly; rather
B.rather; fairly
C.fairly; fairly
D.rather; rather
A B C D
A
[解析] 测试点是同义词。fairly、rather都表示“相当地”的意思。Fairly一般修饰表示褒义的形容词或副词。rather往往与表示贬义的形容词或副词连用。 例如：You did fairly well in your exam，but he did rather badly．你考试倒不坏，可是他考得却不太好。
9. ______ , I shall return in a day or two.
A.In any case
B.In case
C.If
D.As if
A B C D
A
[解析] 测试点是固定词组的用法。in any case意为“总之”，“无论如何”。例如 In any case，I catch the train tomorrow．无论如何，明天得赶上火车。选项 B、C、D意为“假使”，后面多跟从句。例如：Put on your rain coat，in case it rains．穿上雨衣，以防下雨。 In case I forget，please remind me about it．如果我忘了，请提醒我一下。所以A符合本题的含意。
10. Wang Hai sits ______ Ma Ling in our classroom.
A.in the front of
B.in front of
C.before
D.ahead
A B C D
B
[解析] 测试点是介词的用法。in front of指两个物体的一前一后的位置关系。in the front of指同一个物体或同一范围的前部、前面。before一般表示时间的前后。ahead意为“前头”“在前”。比较如下： There are two lights in the front of the bus．公共汽车前面有两个灯。There is a tree in front of bus．汽车前有一棵树。Before class，we talk for a while．课前我们讲一会儿话。He walks ahead of us．他走在我们前面。只有B符合本题意。
11. Are all animal bodies ______ cells?
A.made of
B.made from
C.made up of
D.made out of
A B C D
C
[解析] 测试点是介词搭配。make…of“由…做成”还看得出原材料；make…from“由…做成”原料发生了质变，看不出原材料；make…out of…“由…做成…”；make up of“由…组成…”指构成部分、合成整体，此词符合本题含意。例如：All substances are made up of atoms．一切物体都是由原子组成的。 The bridge is made of wood．这桥是木头做的。The book is made from wood．这本书是木头做的。He makes many things out of paper．他用纸做了许多东西。
12. It began to rain hard ______ his getting home.
A.on
B.after
C.in
D.with
A B C D
A
[解析] 测试点是介词与动名词的搭配。on、after、in后面都可以接动名词，构成介词短语，表示时间概念。on+动名词表示某种动作刚开始后，马上就出现另一动作。前后两个动作紧紧相连，可译为“一…就”符合题意。After+动名词表示某种动作发生后，另一动作跟随发生，两个动作之间可能有间隔。例如：I shall arrive after your leaving．我将在你离开后到达。in+动名词表示某种动作“在…过程中”。例如：Wood gives much smoke in burning．木头在燃烧过程中放出烟。with+动名词表示伴随性的状语，也不符合本题的含意。
13. A part of his story ______ true.
A.are
B.is
C.will
D.is being
A B C D
B
[解析] 测试点是主谓一致性。a part of接名词用作主语时，根据所接名词的单复数来决定谓语动词的单复数形式。例如：A part of the oranges are very good．这些桔子有一小部分是很好的。本题a part of后是单数名词，所以B是正确的。
14. She ______ a ring on her finger.
A.dresses
B.putting on
C.is wearing
D.have on
A B C D
C
[解析] 测试点是同义词的用法。dress意为“穿衣”、“给穿衣”；put on“穿上”都表示穿的动作。have on应分开为have…on穿着，表示状态。这三项都不符合本题。is wearing表示状态．符合本题。例如：She is wearing a pair of new shoes．她穿着一双新鞋。
15. I'm not ______ going to London.
A.thinking
B.thinking of
C.thinking about
D.thinking over
A B C D
B
[解析] 测试点是介词搭配。think about意为“思考”，think over意为“反复、仔细地想”，think是认为，均不符合题意。think of意为“想到”“记起”。例如；I’m thinking of the problem．我想到这个问题。
16. We ______ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.
A.just have had
B.just had
C.have just had
D.had just had
A B C D
D
[解析] 测试点是过去完成时。when引导一个时间状语从句。从句中的谓语动词用过去时，由于主句的动作“吃早餐”发生在从句动作“敲门”之前故需用过去完成时had just had。
17. The children went there to watch the iron tower ______ .
[解析] 测试点是并列连词。当并列句中，表示后一句与前一句内容相同时，在肯定句中用so+do/be或情态动词+主语，意为“也是这样”；否定句用nor或neither+do/be或情态动词+主语意为“也不能、也不是”。本句前分句中never是含否定意义的副词，后一分句也应为否定句。这类句型不论是肯定还是否定都要用倒装形式。例如：Wood does not conduct electricity nor does rubber．木材不导电，橡胶也不导电。He is a student．so am I．他是学生，我也是学生。
19. Of course he would be ashamed to ______ often.
A.borrow
B.borrow for
C.lend
D.lend to
A B C D
A
[解析] 测试点是同义词和介词搭配。borrow意为“向人借”，可与from连用。例如：I borrowed the book from him．我向他借了那本书。lend“借给人”可与to连用。例如：I can’t lend money to you．我不能借钱给你。本题borrow“借”后没有宾语故不能用from，只能选择A。
21. He ______ the news to everybody in the village.
A.said
B.spoke
C.talked
D.told
A B C D
D
[解析] 测试点是同义词。say着重“说出”，speak着重于说话的动作；talk着重“谈话”；tell着重“讲述”。例如：He said he was busy．他说他很忙。He speaks slowly．他说地很慢。Tell me where you live．把你的住址告诉我。D符合本题意思。
22. Plastics ______ many conventional materials.
A.has take the place of
B.have taken place
C.have taken the place of
D.has taken place
A B C D
C
[解析] 测试点是同义词的用法。plastics是复数，需用复数形式的谓语，因此可以排除选项A和D，选项 B．take place意为“发生”，A．take the place of意为代替。所以C是正确。例如：Who will take the place of Mr.X?谁将代替X先生?The accident took place near the small shop．事故发生在小店旁边。
23. He wasn't quite used to ______ foreigners.
A.meet
B.meeting
C.be met
D.met
A B C D
B
[解析] 测试点是固定词组。be used to意为“习惯于”，to是介词，后接动名词或名词作宾语，表示从不习惯到习惯这一过程。例如：He used to get up at 10 am，when he lived alone．Now he is used to rising very early in the morning．当他独自一人生活时，他总是早上十点钟起床．现在他却习惯于早起了。所以B是正确的。
24. I'd rather you ______ those important documents with you.
A.not take
B.didn't take
C.don't take
D.won't take
A B C D
B
[解析] 测试点是时态。would rather后面的从句，表示希望或婉转的责备，动词用过去式表示当时或将来的情况。例如：I would rather you came tomorrow than today．我希望你明天来而不是今天来。
25. We grow all our own fruit and vegetables, ______ saves money, of course
26. My father did not go to Wuhan; the doctor suggested that he ______ there.
A.not go
B.hadn't gone
C.not to go
D.wouldn't go
A B C D
A
[解析] 测试点是宾语从句中的时态。谓语动词suggest意为“建议”后面从句中的谓语必须用should +动词原形，而should往往省略。例如：I suggested he take it with him．我建议他把它带走。所以A是正确的。
27. We ______ that he is quite untrust--worthy.
A.have found
B.have discovered
C.have invented
D.have looked for
A B C D
B
[解析] 测试点是同义园。find意为“找到”，look for意为“寻找”，invent意为“发明”，这三项不合题意。 discover意为“发现”。例如：Yesterday he looked for the pen，today he found the pen．昨天他找这支笔，今天他找到了笔。Who invented the steam engine?谁发明了蒸汽机?Harvey discovered the circulation of the blood．哈维发现了血液的循环。B．discover符合本题的含意。
28. The paper should be ______ thicker than this.
A.a few
B.few
C.a little
D.little
A B C D
C
[解析] 测试点是同义词。few修饰可数名词，表示“很少”、“几乎没有”有否定意味，a few也修饰可数名词。表示少数几个是肯定意味。little，a little修饰不可数名词。little意思“没有多少”有否定意味；a little意思“有一点儿”是肯定意思。例如：Few people know him，do they?很少有人认识他，是不是? There is little hope．没有什么希望。I have a few friends．我有几个朋友。Try your best，there is a litt le hope．尽最大的努力，还有一线希望。a little修饰不可数名词thicker．C是正确。
29. I often hear her ______.
A.sung
B.to sing
C.sing
D.sang
A B C D
C
[解析] 测试点是分词与不定式的区别。hear意为“倾听”。hear的宾语后面的不定式不带to；表示不定式的动作已完成或反复产生。hear的宾语后面也可接现在分词，表示分词的动作正在进行。例如，I heard her singing．我听见她在唱歌。本题的状语是 often表示常听到的动作，所以选C。
30. When they had finished playing, the children were made to ______ all the toys they had taken out.
A.put off
B.put away
C.put up
D.put out
A B C D
B
[解析] 测试点是介词搭配。put away意为“收拾好”。例如：We put away the books and pens before we leave the classroom．我们离开教室以前把书和笔收拾好。put off意为“推迟”；put out意为“熄灭”； put up意为“建造”。
Part Ⅳ Cloze Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
My family are funny a lot. Take my father's brother, Uncle George, for 1 . He's the black sheep of the 2 and nobody ever mentions him unless they are asked a direct 3 about him. He ran away to sea at the age of 15 and no one heard a 4 from him until he returned 20 years 5 . During his absence he'd a lot of adventures but he had made 6 money at all and his brothers had to support him until he found himself a job, 7 took a long time because he had no skills or training in any trade apart from seamanship. During this time he-- 8 getting into trouble and this also made him unpopular 9 his brothers. They, 10 the other hand, worked hard all their lives, supported their families and showed no sympathy. 11 people who seemed to have no sense of responsibility like uncle George. As far as I am 12 , this makes them all much 13 . interesting than him and I don't think it's right that they should look 14 on their brother. He may be the black sheep to them but to me after all his years excitement and hardship at sea he seems a 15 .
1.
A.instant
B.instance
C.fun
D.good
A B C D
B
2.
A.city
B.family
C.room
D.country
A B C D
B
3.
A.problem
B.person
C.question
D.thing
A B C D
C
4.
A.letter
B.news
C.word
D.information
A B C D
C
5.
A.late
B.later
C.earlier
D.early
A B C D
B
6.
A.no
B.much
C.not
D.more
A B C D
A
7.
A.that
B.when
C.who
D.which
A B C D
D
8.
A.kept
B.often
C.stopped
D.never
A B C D
A
9.
A.on
B.with
C.in
D.at
A B C D
B
10.
A.on
B.at
C.in
D.with
A B C D
A
11.
A.for
B.to
C.in
D.at
A B C D
A
12.
A.know
B.thought of
C.concerned
D.regarded
A B C D
C
13.
A.little
B.bit
C.very
D.less
A B C D
D
14.
A.on
B.at
C.up
D.down
A B C D
D
15.
A.person
B.hero
C.sailor
D.down
A B C D
B
Part Ⅴ Complete the dialogue with the information -- Oh, good afternoon. My name's John. I am looking for Mrs. Boffm. -- 1 . --Thank you. You don't know me, but I'm working in the same newsagent as Mr. Potter. -- 2 . --Thank you, Mr Potter got your letter. He just wanted me to tell you what magazines we have and to see which magazines you need. -- 3 . --We've got a few illustrated magazines, but most of our periodicals(期刊)cater for (提供)special interests. There are thousands of weekly or monthly journals on topics ranging from gardening to pop music. -- 4 . Of course, there are. There are magazines for everyb0dy,comics for children, sports journals for sportsmen, periodicals on hobbies, trades, professions, the arts and religion...etc. -- 5 . A. Which magazines do you think I should get ? B. Any special magazines for men? C. Oh, that's me. D. Any good illustrated ones of general interest? E. Oh ,would you come in ,please? F. A thousand of thanks for your introduction. G. No wonder I get confused when I go into a newsagent's!
1.
C
2.
E
3.
D
4.
B
5.
F
Part Ⅳ Translation Translate the underlined parts into Chinese. In Paris, Franklin was warmly welcomed. (86)Although he was a simple man, he was a shrewd diplomat. He spoke very poor French, but he always chose the right words for the occasion. He finally persuaded King Louis of France to declar war on England. That was an important achievement. (87)It was only with the aid of French fleet that Washington was able to win the war and American independence. Benjamin Franklin returned to America. He was very old now, and in poor health. But still he did not settle down and retire to his comfortable home. He sat through the long arguments on the terms of constitution. (88)Twice, the meetings would have failed if he had not helped the representatives to agree. (89)Ben Franklin died in 1790 at the age of eighty--four. He had spent all his adult life helping people. Years before, he had told his mother that was his aim. (90)When he died he did not want people to say, "He died a rich man. "All he hoped was that people would remember him and say. "He led a useful life."
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