Few can refuse to accept the strange coincidences (巧合) in the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. For example, Kennedy was elected in 1960 while Lincoln came into power in the U.S. in 1860. Both men were murdered from behind, on a Friday, and with their wives present. The two men were born exactly one hundred years apart, as were their murderers¹, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth². Perhaps the strangest coincidence is that Kennedy’s secretary, whose name was Lincoln, advised him not to go to Dellas where he was shot³, and Lincoln’s secretary, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not to go to the Ford⁴ Theater where he met his death.

1. Both of the two men _____.

A. were presidents of the U.S.

B. were elected presidents of the U.S. twice

C. had a secretary by the name of Kennedy

D. were murdered by the men of the same names.

2. From the passage we can find out _____.

A. Oswald and Booth were of an age

B. Oswald was 100 years older than Booth

C. Booth was 100 years younger than Oswald

D. There were 100 years between Oswald and Booth

3. Abraham Lincoln and john F. Kennedy were murdered _____.

A. in Dellas B. at a stadium⁵

C. at a theater D. with their wives on the spot

4. There were such strange coincidences between the two American presidents that _____.

A. nobody can accept B. almost everybody can accept

C. only a few persons can accept D. hardly anybody has to accept

Keys: 1. A 2. D 3. D 4. B