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
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 |