TheBritishpolicemanhasseveralnicknamesbutthemostfrequentlyusedare"copper"and"bobby".Thefirstnamecomesfromtheverb"cop"meaning"totake"or"capture"andthesecondcomesfr

　　TheBritishpolicemanhasseveralnicknamesbutthemostfrequentlyusedare"copper"and"bobby".Thefirstnamecomesfromtheverb"cop"meaning"totake"or"capture"andthesecondcomesfromthefirstnameofSirRobertPeela19thcenturypoliticianwhowasthefounderofthepoliceforce.Anearlynicknameforthepolicemanwas"peeler"butthisnamehaddiedout.

　　　VisitorstoEnglandseem，nearlyalwaystobeveryimpressedbytheEnglishpolice.InfactithasbecomeajokethatthevisitorstoBritainwhenaskedforhisviewsofthecountrywillalwayssay，atsomepointorother"Ithinkyourpolicemenarewonderful."

　　　WelltheBritishbobbymaynotalwaysbewonderfulbutheisusuallyaveryfriendlyandhelpfulcharacter.

　　　Amusic-hallsongofsomeyearsagowascalled"Ifyouwanttoknowthetimeaskapoliceman."Nowadaysmostpeopleownwatchesbuttheystillseemtofindplentyofotherquestionstoaskthepoliceman.InLondonthepolicemenspendsomuchoftheirtimedirectingvisitorsaboutthecitythatonewondershowtheyeverfindtimetodoanythingelse!

　　1.TheBritishpolicemanhas_______nicknamesmentionedinthepassage.

　　　A.five B.two C.three D.ten

　　2.Oneofthenicknamesforthepoliceman"peeler"_______.

　　　A.isthenameofapolitician

　　　B.ismostfrequentlyusedsometimes

　　　C.isnotusedanymore

　　　D.isstillusedasmuchas"bobby"

　　3."Ifyouwanttoknowthetimeaskapoliceman."Thatmeans_______.

　　　A.theBritishpolicemanisfriendlyandhelpful

　　　B.theBritishpolicemanhasplentyoftimetohelppeople

　　　C.peopleusuallythinkthatthepolicemanalwaysknowsthetime

　　　D.itisadutyforthepolicemantotellpeoplethetime

　　4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　　A.TheBritishpolicemanhassomenicknames.

　　　B.TheBritishpolicemaniswonderful.

　　　C.OnlytheBritishpolicemanknowsthetimeverywell.

　　　D.TheBritishpolicemanisreadytohelppeople.