Study of the roots , branches,and seeds showed no silver. But there were small amounts of gold in the roots and a little less gold in the branches and seeds. The seeds growing nearest to the tree trunk had more gold than those growing on the ends of the branches.
If the trees had not indicated that there was gold in the ground, the scientists would not have spent money to pay for digging into the deeper. They did dig and found more fold below. They dug deeper. They found large quantities of gold.
1.Scientists were flying over a desert or hilly wasteland or a mountain region in order to search for _____ in the ground.
a.gold
b.silver
c.metals
d.minerals
2.The study of trees,branches and roots indicates that_______.
a.there were larger amounts of gold in the branches than in the seeds.
b.there were small amounts of gold in the roots than in the branches
c.there were larger amounts of gold in the seeds growing nearest to the tree trunk than seeds growing on the ends of branches.
d.there were more gold in the branches than in the roots
3.Which is the best title ?
a.Scientists searching for metals with sepcial power
b.New methods of searching for minerals
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