21．Most of the first Chinese immigrants who came to the United States between 1850—1880 settled down in ______.
A．Florida
B．Washington
C．California
D．New Jersey
22．In September, 1774 the First Continental Congress was held in ______, which encouraged Americans to refuse to buy British goods.
A．New York
B．Boston
C．Philadelphia
D．Concord
23．During the American westward movement, Democratic politician John L. O’Sullivan produced the famous theory of ______.
A．“Isolationism”
B．“Good Neighbor Policy”
C．“Social Darwinism”
D．“Manifest Destiny”
24．The American Constitution was finally adopted in 1789 by a narrow margin on the understanding that ______ after the Constitution came into force.
A．Washington would be president of the U.S.
B．the House of Representatives would be elected by each state
C．a Bill of Rights would be amended
D．each state would be equally represented in the Senate
25．In 1972, U.S. President ______ visited China, which led to the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in January 1979.
A．Ronald Reagan
B．Richard Nixon
C．Jimmy Carter
D．Gerald Ford
26．Which work praised the idea of equality and democracy and also celebrated the dignity, the self-reliant spirit and the joy of the common man?
A．Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.
B．Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
C．Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.
D．Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.
27．The Constitution requires the President to be a natural-born American citizen at least ______ years of age.
A．30
B．35
C．40
D．45
28．On April 30th of 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in ______ which housed the first American government.
A．New York
B．Washington
C．Philadelphia
D．Boston
29．Which of the following may NOT be President Wilson’s achievements in his program of New Freedom?
A．Making loans available to farmers at low rates.
B．Adopting an income tax.
C．Regulating trusts by stating clearly the unfair business practices.
D．Regulating railroad prices and their rebates.
30．In the U.S. the ______ refers to the people born in the period 1946—1964.
A． “lost generation”
B． “me generation”
C． “blue-collar generation”
D． “baby boom generation”
