Everyone is talking about how much money they got in their red envelopes（红包）．But an even more important question than "How much did you get?" is "What are you going to do with it?" Well, one thing you could do is to put it in the bank--it's easier than you think．

In fact, some students in Hubei Province began using the Xiaogui Dangjia bank card this year．It's a bank card for kids, and it's given out by Minsheng Bank's Wuhan branch（支行）．

"Now all my pocket money has a place to go," said Song Wei, who is a Junior l at the  Wuluolu Middle School in Wuhan．"1 can't wait to use the card to pay my own school fees（费用）．"

Wang Hong, a manager at Minsheng Bank, said, "We have talked to lots of students and have found they don't think much about what money is, where it comes from or how to use it carefully．They just spend all their money on whatever they want and then ask their parents for more," Wang Said．

 School kids today are getting more money．At one school in Shanghai．205 students got about 500,000 yuan in their red envelopes in total this year．But parents worry that the kids don't know how to take care of the money by themselves．

 Zhang Shan's mother likes the card．Zhang, a Junior 2 in Wuhan, bas been asking for a computer for a long time, but his mother hasn't bought him one．"We want him to use this card to save money for the computer step by step," she said． "If we buy everything be asks for, he would think that money comes too easily, and he won't work hard for it．"

Experts say that understanding personal finances（经济状况） is important and should be taught early．"Those who start saving early will continue the habit when they grow up," said Wang Min, a financial expert in Wuhan, "It's better to teach kids how to fish rather than just feeding them fish．"

1．What does the passage mainly talk about?

2．How does Song Wei want to use the money from his red envelope?

3．Why do Zhang Shan's parents want him to save money for the computer step by step?'

4．What is the average（平均）amount of money the 205 students at the Shanghai school       received in their red envelopes this year?

5．According to the passage, what do parents think of the students' putting money in the      bank?

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Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality. This is why you might hear someone saying “She is a typical(典型的) Australian” or “He is so French”. It seems that people from a certain country share certain similar characteristics.

French

French people are often seen as romantic and outgoing people with a great love for life, food and wine. They are good at singing and dancing.

Chinese

Chinese are friendly people who are hard-working. They are polite because they are careful about “saving face” when dealing with other people.

Australians

Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors. They enjoy a slower life. They laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.

Germans

Germans are often described as being serious and careful. They are hard workers and pay a lot of attention to details. However, sometimes people say Germans have no sense of humour.

All these national types can be true for some people, but very wrong for others. For example, you might meet a German who is a confident singer with a great sense of humour, or an Australian who is shy and quiet!

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Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality. This is why you might hear someone saying “She is a typical(典型的) Australian” or “He is so French”. It seems that people from a certain country share certain similar characteristics.

French

French people are often seen as romantic and outgoing people with a great love for life, food and wine. They are good at singing and dancing.

Chinese

Chinese are friendly people who are hard-working. They are polite because they are careful about “saving face” when dealing with other people.

Australians

Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors. They enjoy a slower life. They laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.

Germans

Germans are often described as being serious and careful. They are hard workers and pay a lot of attention to details. However, sometimes people say Germans have no sense of humour.

All these national types can be true for some people, but very wrong for others. For example, you might meet a German who is a confident singer with a great sense of humour, or an Australian who is shy and quiet.!

Four friends live in a small town. Their names are Cook, Miller, Smith, and Carter. They have different jobs. One is a policeman, one is a carpenter（木匠）, one is a farmer, and one is a doctor. One day Cook’s son broke（折断） his right leg, and Cook took him to the doctor. The doctor’s sister is Smith’s wife. The farmer isn’t married(结婚). He has a lot of good hens. Miller always buys eggs from the farmer. The policeman sees Smith every day because they are neighbors（邻居）.

1.Who is the farmer?

A. CookB. SmithC. CarterD. Miller

2.Cook’s son is taken to _______.

A. MillerB. SmithC. Smith’s wifeD. Carter

3. If you need, you can get ______ to repair (修理)your desk.

A. CookB. SmithC. MillerD. Carter

4.Smith’s neighbor is ________.

A. the doctor’s wifeB. SmithC. CarterD. Cook

5.Who is a policeman?

A. CookB. SmithC. MillerD. Cart

“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can 41] my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling 42:

The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is 43] in bed. So his father, who is a father, is the main 44] of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not 45] the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll 46] in the workplace.

The story reminds me of another 47: It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was 48] to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always 49] his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be 50] if he taught them how to fish. So he 51] his neighbors tighter and showed how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could 52] the fish they themselves caught.

At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only 53] to them. 54], we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to 55] money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what learn can help them on the way to find jobs.

41:A. solve 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. change 　　　　　　　　　 C. study　　　　　　　 　　 D. find

42:A. surprised B. excited C. relaxed D. interested

43:A. ill 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited 　　　　　　　　　 C. silent 　　　　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

44:A. problem 　　　　　　　　　 B. example 　　　　　　　　 C. relatives 　　　　　　　　 D. support

45:A. pass 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. copy 　　　　　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

46:A. repeat 　　　　　　　 B. forget　　　　　　　　　　　 C. need 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. test

47:A. story 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. learner 　　　　　　　　　 C. family 　　　　　　　　　 D. program

48:A. afraid 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lucky 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sorry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. able

49:A. shared 　　　　　　　 B. cooked 　　　　　　　　　 C. exchanged 　　　　　　　　　　 D. weighed

50:A. easy 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. great 　　　　　　　　　　 C. useless 　　　　　　　　　 D. crazy

51:A. drove 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopped 　　　　　　　　 C. called 　　　　　　　　　　 D. searched

52:A. feed 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. save 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. touch 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.eat

53:A. time 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fish 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. food 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clothing

54:A. Next 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Instead 　　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily 　　　　　　　　　 D. Especially

55:A. pay 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. give 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. use 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make