George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隸). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.

All his life George loved 26　 .When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 　27 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 　 28　 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow　 29　 children to go to school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 　30　 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to　 31　 his own expense(費(fèi)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 　32　 of plants. He began to study agriculture (農(nóng)業(yè)). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 33　 . He had other　 34　 . He started an agricultural organization(組織)for black students in Alabama.

In those days, many 35　　 in the south grew only cotton(棉花). This was 　 36 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 　37　 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　 38　 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.

George Washington Carver invented(發(fā)明) so many things that he was　 39 “the Wizard (能手)of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 　 40　 of 79.

(　　 ) 26. A. animals　　　 B. plants　　　 C. buildings　　 D. photos

(　　 ) 27. A. much　　　　 B. many　　　 C. little　　　　 D. few

(　　 ) 28. A. house　　　　 B. farm　　　 C. hospital　　　 D. school

(　　 ) 29. A. brown　　　 B. yellow　　 C. black　　　　 D. white　

(　　 ) 30. A. when　　　　 B. until　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. since

(　　 ) 31. A. cost　　　　 B. spend　　　 C. pay　　 　　　D. take

(　　 ) 32. A. love　　　　 B. hate　　　 C. question　　　 D. surprise

(　　 ) 33. A. accepted　　 B. refused　　 C. understood　　 D. cared

(　　 ) 34. A. situations　　 B. suggestions　 C. plays　　　　 D. plans

(　　 ) 35. A. farmers　　　 B. scientists　 C. doctors　　　 D. inventors

(　　 ) 36. A. helpful　　　 B. harmful　　 C. careful　　　 D. wonderful

(　　 ) 37. A. pumpkin　　 B. peanut　　　 C. cotton　　　 D. potato

(　　 ) 38. A. soil　　　　 B. water　　　 C. air　 　　　　D. weather　

(　　 ) 39. A. seen　　　　 B. looked　　　 C. found　　　　 D. called

(　　 ) 40.A. time　　　　 B. year　　　　 C. age　　　　　 D. season