Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $117 000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $35 000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state.

　　1.Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT.

　　A.because Tabor became its leading citizen

　　B.because great deposits of lead is expected to be found there

　　C.because it could bring good fortune to Tabor

　　D.because it was renamed

　　2.The word grubstake in paragraph 2 means.

　　A.to supply miners with food and supplies

　　B.to open a general store

　　C.to do ones contribution to the development of the mine

　　D.to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered

　　3.Tabor made his first fortune.

　　A.by supplying two prospective miners and getting in return a one-third interest in the findings

　　B.because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplying

　　C.by buying the shares of the other

　　D.as a land speculator

　　4. The underlying reason for Tabors life career is.

　　A. purely accidental

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