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1. Uncle Sam Historians arent completely certain how the character Uncle Sam was created, or who (if anyone) he was named after. The prevailing theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson.Wilson was born in Arlington, Mass., on September 13, 1766. 2. American Gothic American Gothic depicts a farmer and his spinster daughter posing before their house, whose gabled window and tracery, in the American Gothic style, inspired the paintings title. In fact, the models were the painters sister and their dentist. Wood was accused of creating in this work a satire on the intolerance and rigidity that the insular nature of rural life can produce; he denied the accusation. American Gothic is an image that epitomizes the Puritan ethic and virtues that he believed dignified the Midwestern character. 3. The socks were too small, and it was only by _____ them that he managed to get them on. A. stretching B. extending C. lengthening D. spreading 4. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial _____. A. mark B. trace C. feature D. appearance 5. There was a _____ drop in support for the Union in the 1974 election. A. delicate B. distinct C. distant D. downward 6. Knowing something as a whole is far from knowing all its _____. A. instance B. character C. items D. details If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. If you’re going to San Francisco, You’re gonna meet some gentle people there. For those who come to San Francisco, Summertime will be a loving there. In the streets of San Francisco, gentle people with flowers in their hair. All across the nation such a strange vibration (感受). People in notion（信念）. There’s a whole generation with the new explanation. People in notion. People in notion. For those who come to San Francisco be sure to wear some flowers in your