The hottest topic in Yongjin Middle School，it's money. The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend．About 200 Junior1and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams．They went out to make money by selling things．

Some sold newspapers；some chose bottled water；some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags．

Hu Qing's team decided to sell some useful books in Activity Center．They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children．But unfortunately，they met urban management officers．The officers asked them to leave．“Finally we had to give up.” said Hu．

Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square．They didn't meet any officers．But few people were interested in what they were selling．The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”．It worked．More people came to their stall（小摊）．A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. Later that day they gave the money to the “Project Hope” office．

Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier．They sold all their cakes in four hours．They made 40 yuan．“It was not easy to make the money，” said Meng．“Some people just looked．Others just tasted but didn't buy．Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives．”

1.                   took part in the activity

A．All the students                         B．Some students of Junior 1 and Junior 2

C．Some teachers                         D．About 200 students of the three grades

2.Why did Hu Qing's team finally give up ?

A．their books are not useful

B．the parents didn’t like to buy the books

C．the officers didn’t allow them to sell anything there

D．the Children Activity Center was too crowded

3.According to the passage the students can learn                    

A．it’s impossible for them to make money

B．it's not easy for their parents to make money

C．it's very important for them to make a living

D．it’s necessary for school to hold more activities in the future

Long ago, people lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants and they didn’t need to use money.
As time passed, families had more products(产品) than they needed, such as animals and crops. So they needed to trade(交易) with others. They began to use money to make it easier. However, it was not like the money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt or large stones.
During the 600s BC, people began using coins as money. Because they were easier to carry than goods(货物), countries began to make coins as their money.

The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably in the 11th century. An Italian traveler, Marco Polo, saw the Chinese use paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. After his travel, he told the western people what he saw. But European countries didn’t start using paper money till the1600s.
Today we have many ways to pay for things, such as coins, paper money and cards. Some prefer to pay by card. That’s because paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.
【小题1】People began to use money because they ______.
A. lived on plants           B. raised animals        C. needed to trade
【小题2】People used ______ as money during the 600s BC.
A. shells                    B. coins                 C. cards
【小题3】Which country used paper money first?
A. Japan.                    B. USA.                  C. China.
【小题4】The passage tells us the ______ of money
A. history                   B. use                   C. collection

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All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay $10 every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card（会员卡），you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don't accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can't give you the card unless you bring all the three.
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【小题1】You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at_______.

1. Please turn down the TV a little. It’s too noisy to make __________ (we) heard.

2.Last week, Miss Brown was robbed of her necklace. Now when Miss Brown closes her eyes,

one of the __________ face comes into her mind. (rob)

3.The old scientist died in his__________ (ninety).

4.With the money we have __________ sent many poor children to school.(success)