Sequoyah was a young Cherokee Indian．son of a white trader and an Indian Squaw(北美印第安女人)．At an early age，he became fascinated by“tile talking leaf”，an expression thathe used to describe the white man’s written records．Although many believe this"talking leaf”to be a gift from tile Great Spirit，Sequoyah refused to accept that theory．Like other Indians oftile period，he was illiterate，but his determination to remedy tile situation led to the inventionof a unique 86 character alphabet based on the sound patterns that he heard．
A: He was illiterate．
B: California redwoods were named in his honor．
C: He recovered from his madness and helped mankind．
D: He created a unique alphabet．
A: He was illiterate．
B: California redwoods were named in his honor．
C: He recovered from his madness and helped mankind．
D: He created a unique alphabet．
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- When he got out of bed, Seobie ______. A: jumped out like a young man, to show how healthy he was B: got out slowly because he was too busy talking C: could hardly get out although he suffered badly from rheumatism D: got out with difficulty because his bones were stiff and painful
- The stubborn young man did not follow the advice that he ___on his behavior since he refused to believe he had done anything wrong.
- The young man was not found to be illiterate until （） A: he dined out with his adult friends at Howard Johnson’s B: he could no longer come up with various ways of deception C: he had dinner with his friends at a certain local restaurant for the second or third time D: he was not careful enough to be aware of his entire helplessness in face of written words
- When he became a famous poet he was ______ his early thirties. A: in B: at C: afte D: from
- I live in the same room as ______ , but my opinion is different from ______. A: he, his B: his, his C: he, he D: his, he