People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells.
In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.
The first copper coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the
first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.People usually use money ．
| A．to buy gold |
| B．to get something they want |
| C．to buy shells |
| D．to buy something expensive |
Long, long ago people all over the world used as money.
| A．the same metal |
| B．the same paper |
| C．the different metals |
| D．all kinds of things |
In the past, the ancient Chinese used to have cloth and knives .
| A．as a tool |
| B．as money |
| C．as a gift |
| D．as a kind of goods |
was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands.
| A．Gold |
| B．Animals |
| C．Rice |
| D．Knives |
The first paper money .
| A．looked like the same as the paper money used today |
| B．1ooked interesting |
| C．1ooked like a note |
| D．had a square hole in the center |
In this early day of the United States of America, it wasn’t easy ____ from one town or city to _____. There were no trains. Of course, and the roads were very poor. If a man wanted to go from one place to another, he often _____ a horse. And because the roads were bad, he sometimes got very dirty.
One day a man came into a hotel in a little country town. His clothes were very dirty, and he looked very tried. “ Do you have a room here _____ me?” he asked. The hotel man at the desk thought, “ I don’t want this man ____ here. He’s too dirty for my hotel.” “ I’m sorry.” He said. “ We don’t have any ___ rooms. There’s a small hotel down the street. You can ask there.”
Soon an important-looking man having fine clothes came into the hotel. “ I’ve come to see Mr. Jefferson,” he said. “ Mr. Jefferson?” “ Yes, Vice-president(副总统) Jefferson. We planned to meet here.” The hotel man was ____ “ A man _____ dirty clothes was just here. I thought he was a farmer, and sent him to another hotel a few minutes ago.” The hotel man _____ the Vice-president’s room in the other hotel.
“ Oh, Mr. Jefferson,” he said, “ I’m very sorry I thought you were a farmer. We have a room at our hotel. Please come back.”
“ No.” said Mr. Jefferson, “ If there’s no room for a farmer, there’s no room for the Vice president, _____.”
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In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner(主餐).
People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥), eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.
Many English people have meals a day.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．three or four |
A dinner can be .
| A．breakfast or lunch | B．lunch or tea | C．lunch or supper | D．breakfast or supper |
People have breakfast at .
| A．any time | B．eight | C．one | D．five |
People don't have for their dinner.
| A．bread | B．bananas and oranges | C．soup | D．meat and fish |
Afternoon tea is .
| A．a kind of tea |
| B．a meal |
| C．from five to seven in the afternoon |
| D．before dinner |
Nancy is an English school girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little brother. His name is John. John is only four. Nancy likes him very much.
Today is Sunday. Nancy wants to do her homework. She takes out her pencil-box and opens it. “Oh, dear! where’s my pen? “She can’t find her pen. She goes to ask her brother in his bedroom.
“John! I can’t find my pen. Can you see. . . Oh, what are you doing with my pen? ”
“I’m writing to my friend, Peter. “ John answers.
“But how can you? You don’t know how to write! ”
“It doesn’t matter. Peter can’t read. ” John says. How old is Nancy’s brother?
| A．Five | B．Four | C．Six | D．Three |
________ can’t find her pen.
| A．Nancy | B．Peter | C．John | D．Friend |
Where’s John?
| A．In the school. | B．In a shop. | C．In his bedroom. | D．In her father’s car. |
Which is not right?
| A．Nancy finds her pen in John’s room. | B．John can’t write. |
| C．John is writing with her sister’s pen. | D．Peter can read. |
John and Peter are ________.
| A．friends | B．English | C．at home | D．school girls |
All the boys and girls like______ .
| A．playing basketball | B．reading comic books |
| C．flying kites | D．playing computer games |
______ like flying kites.
| A．Alice and Peter | B．Kate and Alice |
| C．Kate and Millie | D．Millie, Alice and Kate |
_______doesn’t like reading comic books.
| A．Alice | B．Peter | C．Tom | D．Kate |
No girls like________________.
| A．playing basketball | B．reading comic strips |
| C．flying kites | D．playing computer games |
________ and________ have the same likes and dislikes.
| A．Alice; Kate | B．Peter; Millie | C．Millie; Kate | D．Millie; Tom |
There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I'm going to wear a black dress，so everybody will notice(注意) me，”said Emily. “How about you，Linda?”
“I'm not sure. Maybe jeans(仔裤)，an old shirt，and a hat. People will notice me more than you!” Linda said.
“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party，last year? They just stood there，and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it'll be better this time，”said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side，and the boys on another side. Mr. Green，their teacher，tried to get them together，but failed. After a while，Tim said，“I don't want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It'll be over soon.” He started to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then， all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers.On Friday evening there would be __________.
| A．a school party | B．a school meeting |
| C．a sports meeting | D．a birthday party |
The girls were talking about ___________.
| A．what the boys were going to wear at the party |
| B．what they were going to wear at the party |
| C．how to teach the boys to dance |
| D．how to dance |
What happened when the music began?
| A．David asked Emily to dance. |
| B．Groups of students arrived. |
| C．The boys and girls began to dance |
| D．The girls stood on one side，and the boys on another side. |
Who was the first one to dance?
| A．David | B．Jack | C．Tim | D．Jane |
Did they enjoy themselves in the end?
| A．No, they didn’t. | B．Yes, they did. | C．No, they did. | D．Yes, they didn’t. |