Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)
For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money. Paper money was used to stand for the holdings(储备)of both gold and silver. The value of silver was limited to that of gold. Fifteen ounces(盎司) of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. These values did not change until after 1860 when mines(银矿)in the west of the United States began to 1 large amounts of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to 2 . Then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared(宣布)that it would not support its paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would use only gold. Other countries of Europe quickly 3 the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government from using silver as money. Western silver producers protested(抗议)loudly and put much pressure on the 4 makers. Five years later a new law was 5 . It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had two kinds of quite different views on the issue(发行)silver money. Businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted to 6 the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. But farmers, laborers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it.
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根据课文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)误(F) Basketball was invented in 1861.
Dr Naismith created the basketball game which was played indoors at first.
Dr Naismith divided all his classmates into two teams to play his new game.
Dr Naismith used the backboard to help the players put the ball into the basket.
Till now, there haven’t been any Chinese basketball players in NBA.
根据课文内容，完成下列表格，每空词数不限
| Information about basketball |
| In China, basketball (1)______________ by many, for fun and exercise. |
| Basketball was invented by James Naismith who was a (2)______________. |
| The first basketball game in history was played on Dec. 21st, (3)______________. |
| In 1936 in Berlin, basketball game became an (4)______________. |
| Now basketball has become a more (5)______________ sport for people to watch worldwide. |
根据课文内容，完成下列任务
B. 选择正确答案 The purpose (目的) of the organization “Animal Helpers” is to help .
A. poor people
B. old people
C. disabled people What’s wrong with Liz Smith according to the letter?
A. She is unable to see well.
B. She is unable to move well.
C. She is unable to hear well. How long was Liz’s training with the dog at “Animal Helpers”?
A. Six weeks.
B. Half a year.
C. More than a year. Liz Smith wrote the letter to thank Miss Li because she .
A. sent some money to her
B. gave her a special dog
C. donated money to “Animal Helpers”Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Lucky can pronounce some English words.
B. “Animal Helpers” trains animals like Lucky.
C. Lucky can fetch some things for disabled people.
根据课文内容，完成下列任务
A.完成下列表格，每空词数不限
Liz Smith
Liz Smith faces many challenges in her daily life because she is a (1) person.
Liz Smith can’t use her (2) well, so normal things have always been difficult for her.
Liz Smith loves (3) and she’d love to have a dog.
Liz Smith is able to have a “dog-helper” because of Miss Li’s (4) .
Liz Smith will send (5) if Miss Li likes.
What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and he said it would keep you slim or help you do well in exams? Would you take it?
Many middle school students have learned to keep themselves safe by saying "no". Drugs are dangerous to your health!
Because most of teens don't know much about drugs, they might want to try them. Liu, 16, was a good student before trying drugs. . He decided to have a try. After taking drugs only once, he found it very hard to stop. Liu began to spend all his time and money on drugs. Soon, he stopped going to school and started stealing (偷).
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In China, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. According to a survey, about one million people in China are using illegal drugs now, and about 74% of them are young people.
Drugs are dangerous. Never try them, even if you're curious! It is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy.
| A．In the end, he was put in prison. |
| B．In fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品). |
| C．What's worse, there are about 10,000 drug users under 16 now. |
| D．One day, some old friends told him it would be fun. |
According to a survey, about young people in China are using illegal drugs now.
| A．1,000,000 | B．100,000 |
| C．10,000 | D．740,000 |