Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17，1706．His father's name was Josiah and his mother's name was Abiah．Ben was their eighth child and they would later have two more．However，Josiah already had seven children from his first marriage．So，Ben knew a lot about growing up in a big family!He had nine brothers and seven sisters!
   Ben's father，Josiah，worked as a candle and soap maker and made sure that each of his sons learned a trade．Josiah had plans for Ben to enter the clergy （神職人員），so he sent him to a grammar school．Ben quickly learned to read and write．Soon，Josiah changed his mind about Ben and took him out of school．Ben began to work in Josiah's candle and soap business，but Ben was not happy．Josiah then decided that Ben could learn the printing business．So，at the age of twelve，Ben became a beginner in his brother James' printing office．
   Even as a boy，Ben Franklin loved to read．Once，he read a book about swimming and quickly taught himself the basic swimming skills．He built himself wooden paddles for his hands and feet to help him swim faster．He used a kite in the light wind to pull him along，making it easier to swim．Later，he read a book about eating meat and decided to try being a vegetarian．He figured that it was healthier，but also that he could save money．
   He also liked to write．However，no one was interested in what a young boy had to say．So he wrote secretly，using the name Silence Dogwood，and slipped his stories under the door of his brother's print shop．His brother published the stories in his newspaper and everyone loved to read them．Later，when James found out who Silence Dogwood really was，he was angry with Ben and their relationship was never the same．

（1）How many children did Benjamin Franklin's mother Abiah bear？

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A．7．
B．8．
C．10．
D．17．
（2）When Franklin was young，he

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A．was not a smart student in school
B．wanted to follow in his father's footsteps
C．didn't have much say in what he should do
D．learned how to print very quickly
（3）It can be inferred from the passage that

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A．Franklin had never lied to anybody
B．reading books about money was Franklin's hobby
C．Franklin's brother didn't like Franklin's stories
D．Franklin was good at combining theory with practice
（4）Why did Benjamin Franklin use the name Silence Dogwood when he wrote？

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A．Readers were familiar with the name Silence Dogwood．
B．His brother wanted him to use the name Silence Dogwood．
C．He didn't want readers to know who really wrote the stories．
D．He thought Silence Dogwood was a good name for the readers．
（5）The best title for this passage should be "

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A．Benjamin Franklin loved to read
B．Benjamin Franklin's great achievement
C．Benjamin Franklin's big family
D．The young life of Benjamin Franklin