1. This is _______ for Kesington Hotel in London.
A. a notice B. a postcard C. a picture D. an advertisement
2.A single room and a double room in Kesington Hotel cost _______ each night.
A. £ 62 B. £ 85 C. £ 124 D. £ 147
3.The room in the hotel hasn’t got ___________.
A. a telephone B. a computer C. a colour TV D. a bathroom
George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 33 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 35 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to 36 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 37 of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 38 . He had other 39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many 40 in the south grew only cotton. This was 41 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 42 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 45 of 79.
1. A. animals B. plants C. buildings D. photos
2. A. much B. many C. little D. few
3. A. house B. farm C. hospital D. school
4. A. brown B. yellow C. black D. white
5. A. when B. until C. for D. since
6. A. cost B. spend C. pay D. take
7. A. love B. hate C. question D. surprise
8. A. accepted B. refused C. understood D. cared
9. A. situations B. suggestions C. plays D. plans
10. A. farmers B. scientists C. doctors D. inventors
11. A. helpful B. harmful C. careful D. wonderful
12. A. pumpkin B. peanut C. cotton D. potato
13. A. soil B. water C. air D. weather
14. A. seen B. look C. found D. called
15. A. time B. year C. age D. season
—I’m worried about tomorrow’s math exam.
— ______ . I’m sure you will make it.
A. Bad luck B. What a pity C. Take it easy D. Don’t mention it
Drunk driving is against the law now. It ______ be forbidden.
A. may B. must C. can D. might
One of my friends _______ moved to America. I miss her so much.
A. has B. have C. is D. are
You may easily lose your way in Shanghai ______ you don’t have a map or a guide.
A. until B. unless C. though D. if
