1.【问答题】
知识点:英语(一)5.Gold Rush
My name is John Carter.I am from the state of Virginia.At the close of the Civil War I found(31 )________without a home,without money and without work.I decided to search for gold in the great(32)________ of the American Southwest.
I spent almost a year(33)________ for gold with another former soldier,Captain James Powell,also of Virginia.We were(34)________ lucky.In the winter of 1865,we(35)________ rocks that held gold.Powell was trained as a mining(36)________.He said we had uncovered over a million dollars(37)________ of gold in only three months.But the work was(38)________ with only two men and not much equipment.So we decided Powell should go to the(39)________ settlement to seek equipment and men to help us with the work.On March the third,1866,Powell said good-bye.He(40)________ his horse down the mountain toward the valley.Two days later,Powell came back with everything we needed to change our life forever.
A.slow E.myself I.fast
B.worth F.engineer J.nearest
C.rode G.discovered K.extremely
D.fortunately H.searching L.deserts