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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 (荷兰的) city set up by people coming from Holland in Europe, it was called New 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 (提醒)the people of New York of the Dutch who settled there.

　　57. New Amsterdam was the name of ______ .

　　A. a wall B. a street C. a city in Holland D. a city in America

　　58. The wall was built ______.

　　A. by the English against the Americans and the Indians

　　B. by the Dutch against the Indians and Americans

　　C. by the English against the Dutch and Indians

　　D. by the Dutch against the Indians and the English

　　59. New York was originally (最早) built by _____ .

　　A. New Amsterdam B. the Dutch C. the Indians D. the English

　　60. Now the wall is still existing, isn't it?

　　A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn't. C. Yes, it isn't. D. We don't know.

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