The British policeman has several nicknames，but the most frequently used are"copper"and"bobby"．The first name comes from the verb"cop"meaning"to take"or"capture"，and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel，a 19th century politician，who was the founder of the police force．An early nickname for the policemen was"peeler"，but this name has died out．Visitors to England seem，nearly always，to be very impressed by the English police．In fact，it has become a joke that the visitors to Britain，when asked for his views of the country，will always say，at some point or other，"I think your policemen are wonderful．"Well，the British bobby may not always be wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and helpful character．A music-hall song of some years ago was called，"If you want to know the time，ask a policeman．"Nowadays，most people own watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions to ask the policeman．In London，the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!24． ____ nicknames for the British policeman have been mentioned in the passage．A．Two B．ThreeC．Several D．Many25．One of the nicknames for the policeman"peeler" ____ ．A．is most frequently usedB．has not been used any moreC．was Sir Robert Peel'sD．is still used as much as"bobby"26．The main idea of the second paragraph is that ____ ．A．visitors to England are kind to the British policemenB．the English policemen have become a joke to visitorsC．visitors to Britain are very grateful to the policemen for their helpD．the British policemen tell the visitors the views of their country27．"If you want to know the time，ask a policeman．"This means ____ ．A．the British policemen like to tell the time to the visitorsB．most people's watches don't go wellC．the British policemen are friendly and helpfulD．the British policemen know the time correctly28．From the whole passage，we know that ____ ．A．the British policemen spend a lot of time directing the visitors in England．B．the British policemen's nicknames may not always be wonderful．C．the British policemen can't find any time to do anything elsebut help the visitors all day．D．the British policemen's nicknames have died out．

The British policeman has several nicknames，but the most frequently used are"copper"and"bobby"．The first name comes from the verb"cop"meaning"to take"or"capture"，and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel，a 19th century politician，who was the founder of the police force．An early nickname for the policemen was"peeler"，but this name has died out．
Visitors to England seem，nearly always，to be very impressed by the English police．In fact，it has become a joke that the visitors to Britain，when asked for his views of the country，will always say，at some point or other，"I think your policemen are wonderful．"
Well，the British bobby may not always be wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and helpful character．
A music-hall song of some years ago was called，"If you want to know the time，ask a policeman．"Nowadays，most people own watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions to ask the policeman．In London，the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!
24． ____  nicknames for the British policeman have been mentioned in the passage．
A．Two            B．Three
C．Several        D．Many
25．One of the nicknames for the policeman"peeler" ____ ．
A．is most frequently used
B．has not been used any more
C．was Sir Robert Peel's
D．is still used as much as"bobby"
26．The main idea of the second paragraph is that ____ ．
A．visitors to England are kind to the British policemen
B．the English policemen have become a joke to visitors
C．visitors to Britain are very grateful to the policemen for their help
D．the British policemen tell the visitors the views of their country
27．"If you want to know the time，ask a policeman．"This means ____ ．
A．the British policemen like to tell the time to the visitors
B．most people's watches don't go well
C．the British policemen are friendly and helpful
D．the British policemen know the time correctly
28．From the whole passage，we know that ____ ．
A．the British policemen spend a lot of time directing the visitors in England．
B．the British policemen's nicknames may not always be wonderful．
C．the British policemen can't find any time to do anything elsebut help the visitors all day．
D．the British policemen's nicknames have died out．