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Reading Comprehension Exercises for Unit 4 For Passage 1(P30): 1. In the sixteenth century, botany was a branch of_______. A. biology B. physics C. astronomy D. medicine 2. Which of the following sentences is true? A. Linnaeus’ contribution to science was quite small. B. All of Linnaeus’ ideas were completely new. C. Before Linnaeus there was no system to classify plants. D. Linnaeus’ system was simple and clear. 3. The members of the Royal Society aboard the Endeavour included_______. A. Joseph Banks and James Cook B. Carl Linnaeus and Joseph Banks C. James Cook and Daniel Solander  D. Daniel Solander and Joseph Banks 4. Joseph Banks’ interests lay in _________. A. astronomy and botany B. botany and medicine C. agriculture and botany D. geography and economy 5. What’s the meaning of “appetite” in the third paragraph? A. interest B. desire or wish C. opportunity D. a good foundation 6. Some economic species plants such as ____ could help to develop local economies. rose and peony B. tea and apple C. cocoa and hemp D. cocoa and lemon 7. It was ____ who made Kew a centre of scientific and economic research. A. Joseph Banks B. Captain Cook C. Linnaeus D. Daniel Solander 8. Para One of the text mainly tells us _____. A. the importance of botany B. how to classify plant species into groups C. Linnaeus’ contribution to botany D. Linnaeus’ discoveries about different species 9. Captain Cook made ____ voyages altogether around the world. A. one B. two C. three D. four 10. According to the passage, why did Joseph Banks have to supply his own money to equip part of the expedition? A. Because he was born in a rich family and he had a lot of money. B. Because the English government at that time was poor and couldn’t completely afford such an expedition. C. Because the English government didn’t think botany was very imp