单选题A Her great-grandfather died during a major epidemic.B Her great-grandfather worked in the field of public health.C Her great-grandfather was affected by the 1918 epidemic.D Her great-grandfather was a soldier in World War l.

She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would（ ）her long effort.

A.justify
B.testify
C.rectify
D.verify

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Estee Lauder Died

1 The child of Central European immigrants who created an international cosmetics（化妆
品）empire and became one of the most influential women in US,has died on Saturday.
Estee Lauder died at her home in Manhattan,New York City,a company spokeswoman
said.She was 97.
2 Born in Queens,New York in 1908,Lauder was the daughter of a Hungarian mother
and a Czech father.
3 Lauder began her business career by selling skincare products developed by her uncle
John Schotz, a chemist, to beauty salons（美容院）and hotels.In 1930, she married
Joseph Lauder who became her partner.The company,which became known as Estee
Lauder,took oft after World War Ⅱ.
4 In 1953,the company introduced its first perfume（香水）,Youth Dew, the first of a
range of fragrances that has now grown to more than 70.They include:Aramis,a line of
products for men, launched in 1964; and Clinique, a range of odourless（无臭的）
cosmetics,which followed in 1968.
5 By the time she retired in 1995,Lauder was presiding over a multibillion-dollar
enterprise,which now ranks number 349 in the Fortune 500 list of largest US companies.
In 1998,she was the only woman to feature in Time magazine's selection of the 20 most
important business geniuses of the last century.There were two secrets to her success:
her gift for selling things and her tireless energy and determination never to accept second
best.
6 Even after her retirement at the age of 89,Lauder remained closely involved.Beauty,
Lauder believed,was the most important thing in life.
7 She wrote in her 1985 autobiography,"Estee,a Success Story":"In a perfect world,
we'd all be judged on the sweetness of our souls.But in our less than perfect world,the
woman who looks pretty has a distinct advantage and,usually,the last word."

Paragraph 5__________
A:Early career
B:Childood
C:Products
D:Retirement
E:Cosmetics empress
F:Birth

He became famous for her coverage of significant events during the Second World War.

A:baggage
B:orphanage
C:reportage
D:usage

Photojournalist Margaret became famous for her（ ）of significant events during the Second World War.

A.collage
B.usage
C.camouflage
D.coverage

What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?__________

A.She worked as a translator
B.She attended a lot of job interviews
C.She paid telephone bills for her family
D.She helped her family with her English

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Estee Lauder Died

1 The child of Central European immigrants who created an international cosmetics（化妆
品）empire and became one of the most influential women in US,has died on Saturday.
Estee Lauder died at her home in Manhattan,New York City,a company spokeswoman
said.She was 97.
2 Born in Queens,New York in 1908,Lauder was the daughter of a Hungarian mother
and a Czech father.
3 Lauder began her business career by selling skincare products developed by her uncle
John Schotz, a chemist, to beauty salons（美容院）and hotels.In 1930, she married
Joseph Lauder who became her partner.The company,which became known as Estee
Lauder,took oft after World War Ⅱ.
4 In 1953,the company introduced its first perfume（香水）,Youth Dew, the first of a
range of fragrances that has now grown to more than 70.They include:Aramis,a line of
products for men, launched in 1964; and Clinique, a range of odourless（无臭的）
cosmetics,which followed in 1968.
5 By the time she retired in 1995,Lauder was presiding over a multibillion-dollar
enterprise,which now ranks number 349 in the Fortune 500 list of largest US companies.
In 1998,she was the only woman to feature in Time magazine's selection of the 20 most
important business geniuses of the last century.There were two secrets to her success:
her gift for selling things and her tireless energy and determination never to accept second
best.
6 Even after her retirement at the age of 89,Lauder remained closely involved.Beauty,
Lauder believed,was the most important thing in life.
7 She wrote in her 1985 autobiography,"Estee,a Success Story":"In a perfect world,
we'd all be judged on the sweetness of our souls.But in our less than perfect world,the
woman who looks pretty has a distinct advantage and,usually,the last word."

Lauder died_________.
A:at the age of 97
B:as the most important thing in life
C:by John Schotz
D:in 1908
E:in cosmetics
F:on the sweetness of our souls