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

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细节题。Tabor第一次真正发财是他为两名矿工提供资助，为此他获得他们矿资源三分之一的股份。见文章第三段四至八行内容：两名开矿者从Tabor那儿借走价值17美元的物品，作为回报，Tabor获得他们矿资源三分之一股份。于是两位开矿者在一座山旁的不毛之地开始挖掘，九天之后，发现了银，于是Tabor又将两人的股份全买下，这样，银矿属于Tabor一个人所有，这个矿就是后来著名的“匹兹堡”矿。Tabor用l7美元的投资换来了130万美元的收获。故本题选择A。

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1 The underlying reason for Tabor' s life career is__________．

A． purely accidental

B． based on the analysis of miner' s being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining site

C． through the help from his second wife

D． he planned well and accomplished targets step by step

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2 If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the following part?

A． Tabor' s lif

B． Tabor' s second wife, Elizabeth McCour

C． Other colorful character

D． Tabor' s other career

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