house and refused to come back."可知，为了保护妹妹，她替妹妹挨了打。这一惩罚让她愤怒，所以离开了Ashley家。

　　答案：　C

　　3．What did Mumbet do after the trial?

　　A．She chose to work for a lawyer. B．She founded the NAACP.

　　C．She continued to serve the Ashleys. D．She went to live with her grandchildren.

　　解析：　细节理解题。根据第四段中的"She declined and instead went to work for Sedgewick."可知，她为Sedgewick工作，结合上文可知Sedgewick是位律师。

　　答案：　A

　　4．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．A story of a famous writer and spokesperson.

　　B．The friendship between a lawyer and a slave.

　　C．The life of a brave African American woman.

　　D．A trial that shocked the whole world.

　　解析：　主旨大意题。文章主要讲了Elizabeth Freeman为平等自由而战的一生。通读全文不难选出C项。A项张冠李戴；B项以点代全；D项未涉及。

　　答案：　C

　　B

　　These people are studying English.However，they are now facing some problems.

　　I am Pablo.I work 50 hours a week as a taxi driver，so I talk to people all day.They understand me，but I know I make a lot of mistakes.No one corrects me.My vocabulary is strong.Grammar is my problem.I'm trying to change little by little.For example，I don't use the past tense (时态)．I always say，"I drive him to the office this morning" instead of "I drove him to the office this morning"．

　　My name is Maria Luisa.I'm teaching myself English，and I'm good at grammar.However，it's really difficult to find ways to practice English.I live in an area where everyone speaks my language.My neighbors and friends speak Spanish.I can speak Spanish in the supermarket and at the post office. 　　I am Li Ping.I understand the grammar and the readings in my class and I think my writing is good，but I'm very nervous when I speak English.I don't want to make any mistakes because I'm afraid people will think that I'm stupid.Also，my pronunciation isn't good.When I speak，people often say，"What？Say that again"．