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  Wall Street is a famous street in New York City. It got its name from the wooden wall that used to stand where the street now runs. The wall was built in the 1600s. New York was then a Dutch city set up by people coming from Holland in Europe: it was called Amsterdam. The American Indians were not always friends of the Dutch; nor were the English. So the Dutch built the wooden wall to protect their town. The wall is gone now. But Wall Street reminds the people of New York of the Dutch who settled(定居)there. 

(1) In New York City there is a________.

[  ]

Acrowded street called Dutch

Bfamous wooden wall

Cbusy river which runs through the wall

Dwell-known street called Wall Street

(2) Who built the wooden wall?

[  ]

AThe Americans.

BThe Europeans.

CThe Indians.

DThe English people.

(3) How old is Wall Street? It's ________.

[  ]

Aabout 400 years old.

Bmore than 600 years old.

Conly 200 years old.

Das old as London.

(4) In the seventeenth century ________.

[  ]

Athe American Indians were always friendly to the Dutch

Bthe Englishmen in New York were kind to the Dutch all the time

Csometimes there was trouble between the Dutch and the other peoples in the city

Dall the foreigners were welcome in New York City

(5) What do you know about Amsterdam? It's ________.

[  ]

Athe capital of Holland

Bone of the biggest cities of America

Ca British general

Da beautiful European country

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