Nineteenth-century American hotelkeepers,who were no longer the genial,deferential hostsof the eighteenth-century European inn,became leading citizens.Holding a large stake in the community,they exercised power to make it prosper.As owners or managers of the local palace of the public,they were makers and shapers of a principal community attraction.Travelers from abroad were mildly shocked by this high social position.
1.The word boundin line 1is closest in meaning to
(A)led
(B)protected
(C)tied
(D)strengthened
2.The National Republican party is mentioned in line 8as an example of a group
(A)from Baltimore
(B)of learned people
(C)owning a hotel
(D)holding a convention
3.The word assemblingin line 14is closest in meaning to
(A)announcing
(B)motivating
(C)gathering
(D)contracting
4.The word onesin line 16refers to
(A)hotels
(B)conventions
(C)kinds
(D)representatives
5.The word itin line 23refers to
(A)European inn
(B)host
(C)community
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