1 . Even though Mr. Zhang moved to the big city as an adult, he never forgot his________, so he built a school for his village.

A．characteristic

B．resource

C．sample

D．root

2 . The name Victoria is German in ________. Legend has it that the ruling Regent(摄政王) was so angry at the birth of the princess, he refused to give her a royal name, so the newborn baby had to be named after her German mother, thus becoming the first person ever called Victoria in England.

A．nature

B．origin

C．source

D．resource

4 . The outdoor store has a wide       of camping equipment to choose from, including tents, sleeping bags, cooking stoves, and hiking gear.

A．series

B．resource

C．section

D．range

5 . In some cities, minibuses offer a(an) ___________ to expensive taxis and crowded pubic transport.

A．resource

B．registration

C．alternative

D．breakthrough

6 . When ecologist Kasun handled feathers from the Regent Whistler and the Rufous-naped Bellbird, two toxic birds, his eyes itched like he was chopping onions. Whatever the ______, storing the toxin in feathers may help protect the birds against parasites.

A．reason

B．source

C．origin

D．resource

7 . Not knowing what the future will bring hardly seems a(n) ________ for doing nothing.

A．argument

B．resource

C．performance

D．authority

8 . Through the art of storytelling, ancient cultures adopt oral narratives as a(n) ________ to pass down conventional wisdom and historical events to offspring.

A．resource

B．route

C．approach

D．device