Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She didn’t
get a 36 to go to school. 37
a child, Harriet
had to work very hard in 38 all day. That way, her owner could 39 a
lot of money when he sold his crops. Harriet 40
think that she was being
treated fairly.
41 Harriet grew up, she ran away from the
plantation (庄园 ) to the northern United States. There,
and in Canada, 42 could be free.
Harriet liked to be free. She felt 43 for all of the black people who were 44 slaves.
Harriet returned to 45 to help other slaves to run away. She
made 46 that they got to the North and
became free.
Harriet was in great 47
because of a law
that 48 . The law said it was not
permitted to 49 runaway slaves. She also 50
that the slave owners
said they would 51 $4,000 to anyone who could catch
Harriet Tubman.
There were many stories about Harriet 52 slaves run away. In all, she made
nineteen trips back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to 53 . When the Civil War broke out, the
northern states 54 with the southern states. Harriet 55 the northern states because the
Northerners believed that slaves should be free. She worked as a nurse and
spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.
36. A. day
B. chance
C. permission
D. moment
37. A. As
B. Being
C. Since
D. Like
38. A. the
farm B. a
school
C. the fields
D. a factory
39. A. make B.
pay
C. got
D. spend
40. A.
certainly B.
didn’t
C. did
D. no longer
41. A. Since B.
After
C. Then
D. With
42. A. the
white B.
white
C. black
D. black people
43. A. happy B.
sure
C. wrong
D. sorry
44. A. still
B. yet C.
only
D. not
45. A. Canada B. the
South
C. the North
D. the U.S.
46. A.
perfect
B. way
C. possible
D. sure
47. A. anger
B. anxiety
C. hurry
D. danger
48. A. has just
been passed
B. had just been broken
C. had just been passed
D. has just been broken
49. A. help
B. set free
C. stop
D. catch
50. A. found
B. noticed
C. found out D.
made sure
51. A. pay
B. make
C. spend
D. get
52. A. help
B. helped
C. helping
D. to help
53. A.
freedom B.
safety
C. North
D. Southern states
54. A. united B.
fought
C. made peace
D. gave in
55. A. looked
for
B. stood for
C. looked on
D. went to