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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
1 . When he was only seven years
old, he already knew so
2 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
3 for black children where he lived. When he was ten,
he left home to find a town that would allow
4 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas
5
he finished high school. All this time he had to work to
6 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
7 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
8 . He had other
9 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many
10 in the south grew only cotton. This was
11 to the soil (土壤). After a while
the
12 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
13 . Over the years he invented hundreds
of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was
14 "The Wizard (能手) of Tuskegee".
He died in 1943 at the
15 of 79.
( )1. A. animals
( )2. A. much
( )3. A. house
( )4. A. brown
( )5. A. when
( )6. A. cost
( )7. A. love
( )8. A. accepted
( )9. A. situations
( )10. A. farmers
( )11. A. helpful
( )12. A. pumpkin
( )13. A. soil
( )14. A. seen
( )15. A. time
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B. plants
B. many
B. farm
B. yellow
B. until
B. spend
B. hate
B. refused
B. suggestions
B. scientists
B. harmful
B. peanut
B. water
B. look
B. year
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C. buildings
C. little
C. hospital
C. black
C. for
C. pay
C. question
C. understood
C. plays
C. doctors
C. careful
C. cotton
C. air
C. found
C. age
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D. photos
D. few
D. school
D. white
D. since
D. take
D. surprise
D. cared
D. plans
D. inventors
D. wonderful
D. potato
D. weather
D. called
D. season
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