It was the dream of becoming rich _____ attracted people from all over the world to the state, ______ gold was discovered in 1848.

1. A.
   that; where
2. B.
   that; which
3. C.
   which; where
4. D.
   what; in which

 It was the dream of becoming rich _____ attracted people from all over the world to the state, ______ gold was discovered in 1848.

       A. that; where        B. that; which C. which; where     D. what; in which

It was the dream of becoming rich _____ attracted people from all over the world to the state, ______ gold was discovered in 1848.

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◣ A ◢

(Book 8  Unit 1 California)

GOLD MINERS

In 1848, not long after the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. The dream of becoming   1.   quickly attracted people from all over the world. The nearest, and therefore the first to arrive,   2.  South Americans and people from the United States. Then adventurers from Europe and Asia soon followed. In fact, few achieved their  3.   of becoming rich. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. They   4.  in the new towns or on farms. By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal   5.  of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society.

◣ B ◢

(Book 8  Unit 3 The problem of the smakes)

When I called up my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset. “There are some   6. in our courtyard,” she told me. “Snakes come near the house now and   7.  , and they seem to have made their home here, not far from the walnut tree. Can you   8.  rid of them please?” I felt very proud. Here was a chance for me to   9.  myself by inventing something merciful that would  10.   snakes but not harm them. I knew my parents would not like me to hurt these living creatures!