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1954 when the United States Supreme Court declared segregated schools to be unconstitutional.In 1955, Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.,effectively organized the Blacks of Atlanta, Georgia, in a bus boycott. The boycott lasted two years,and when it was over, Blacks no longer were degraded by being forced to sit or stand in the rear of buses. In 1960, a group of Black college students decided that they, as well as white persons, had the right to eat at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.This sit-in sparked an aggressive national movement and, in the next few years, thousands of young men and women--Black and White,North and South--overturned local laws and customs that had maintained segregation. Sit-ins, pray-ins, freedom rides, freedom marches and demonstrations to open all schools to Black children took place across the nation. 40. Several important actions took place to change the status of black people_ A. after World War II B. in

1954 C. before

1945 D. in

1960 41. In which city was the bus boycott organized? A. Georgia. B. Greensboro. C. North Carolina. D. Atlanta. 42. Who are the first to make the success of sit-in become true? A. Black college students and whites. B. First-class citizens. C. The Blacks of Atlanta. D. Young men and women in Greensboro. 43. The best title for this passage could be A. Black History B. Educational Opportunities for Blacks C. The Fight for Equality D. Civil Rights Workers of the '

60s Passage Three People often speak of fire as though it were a living creature--It grows, dances, needs oxygen,feeds on whatever it can find, and then dies. And when a forest fire rages out of control, threatening human lives and homes, it must be fought like a wild animal. The fight is often desperate, since firefighters'

best efforts may be dwarfed by the fury of a large fire. But the fire'

s own traits can be used against it. The heated air above a fire rises in a pillar of smoke and burnt gases, pulling fresh air in from the sides to replace it. Firefighters use this fact when they fight fire with fire. They start a fire well in front of the one which they are fighting. Instead of traveling on in front of the huge fire, the smaller fire is pulled back toward it by the updrafts of the larger blaze. As it travels back to meet the large fire, the smaller backfire burns away the fuel that the forest fire needs to survive. Even when a backfire has been well set, however, the fire may still win the struggle. The wind which the firefighters used to help them may now become their enemy. When the backfire meets the main fire, before both die for lack of fuel, there is tremendous flame, great heat and wild winds. A strong gust may blow the fire into the treetops beyond the area, giving the fire new fuel and a new life. 44. This passage focuses on_ A. how fires start B. damage caused by fire C. the fascination of fire D. fighting forest fires 45. A backfire is started_ A. behind a forest fire B. ahead of a forest fire C. on the sides of a forest fire D. all around a forest fire 46. This passage suggests that a fire will travel_ A. faster than a horse can run B. in all directions at the same speed C. in whatever direction the wind is blowing D. toward the nearest source of fuel 47. In the........