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 people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).
In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙), monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands.
The first copper coins(硬币) 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.
1.People usually use money .
A.to buy gold
B.to get something they want
C.to buy shells
D.to buy something expensive
2.Long, long ago people all over the world used as money.
A.the same metal
B.the same paper
C.different metals
D.all kinds of things
3.The first paper money .
A.looked like the same as the paper money used today
B.looked interesting
C.looked like a note
D.had a square hole in the center
Everybody is different from others. There is nobody in the world that is exactly like you: you are unique(唯一的)！That makes the world interesting. There are people who are taller than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s, but perhaps yours is longer than hers. Another difference is that your hair may be straight and hers may be curly.
I am sure you have friends who are smarter than you. And you also have friends who are as good at sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at these things. However, you can also become good friends.
Are you the same as your best friend? Do you both like to finish your homework the same day you get it? Are you both neat? I think in some ways you are the same, but in many other ways you are different.
So shout to the world, “I am who I am – I am unique!” It takes all sorts to make a world.
根据短文内容判断正(A)误(B)
1.No two persons in the world look exactly the same.
2.Only those who have the same interests can make friends
3.No one likes to have friends who are smarter than him.
4.Best friends may be different in some ways.
5.Different people make our world colorful.
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so slow. The mother decided that she would help her sons to do well in school by . She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his whispered and wondered. “He said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were amazed. Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.
Later Ben became the student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and became one of the best doctors in the United States.
1.A. young B. youngest C. younger D. more younger
2.A. herself B. himself C. themselves D. her
3.A. that B. if C. how D. why
4.A. think B. leave C. ask D. answer
5.A. classmates B. students C. teachers D. friends
6.A. always B. ever C. sometimes D. never
7.A. found B. played C. knew D. heard
8.A. whether B. what C. where D. why
9.A. top B. slow C. low D. rich
10.A. at first B. at the end C. at last D. now
He the book to the library if he it tomorrow.
A. returns, finishes reading
B. will return, will finish to read
C. will return, finishes to read
D. will return, finishes reading
Don’t put your school uniform the bag; please put it .
A. in; in B. on; in
C. under; in D. in; on
We some robots in the next few months, and there some in the office, too.
A. will have; will have B. have; will have
C. will have; will be D. have; will be
