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　A pine tree in California was regarded （看作）the oldest tree in the world. People thought 　1　 was nearly 5,000 years old. 　2　　 　they could not be 　3　　 　. Then someone 　4　 the tree down 　5　　 　a chain saw （链式锯）。Kiling the 　6　　 　tree in the world was a 　7　　 　thing to do. But when the tree 　8　　 　down, 　9　　 　knew its 　10　　 　. It was 4,900 　11　　 　.

　How can you 　12　　 　the age of a tree? If you ever 　13　　 　a tree that has just 　14　　 　cut down, take a look at the cut 　15　　 　. You will see rings. There are little rings in the middle. 　16　　 　each ring is a larger one. The ring 　17　　 　the bark （树皮）is the biggest one of 　18　　 　.

　Count these rings. A tree grows one ring each 　19　　 　. A ten-year-old tree has ten rings. A sixty-year-old tree has sixty rings. 　20　　 　rings does a 4,900-year-old tree have?

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)   A． 　　 it	B． this	C． that	D． which	[　　]
(2)   A． 　　 then	B． so	C． and	D． but	[　　]
(3)   A． 　　 there	B． sure	C． here	D． silence	[　　]
(4)   A． 　　 put	B． lay	C． cut	D． cuts	[　　]
(5)   A． 　　 on	B． in	C． with	D． by	[　　]
(6)   A． 　　 old	B． oldest	C． older	D． ancient	[　　]
(7)   A． 　　 silly	B． poor	C． common	D． good	[　　]
(8)   A． 　　 is cut	B． has cut	C． was cut	D． had cut	[　　]
(9)   A． 　　 none	B．nobody	C． someone	D． everyone	[　　]
(10)   A． 　　 time	B． age	C． size	D． weight	[　　]
(11)   A． 　　 old	B． long	C． time	D． age	[　　]
(12)   A． 　　 speak	B． say	C． tell	D． talk	[　　]
(13)   A． 　　 look	B． find	C． see	D． discover	[　　]
(14)   A． 　　 being	B． been	C． to be	D． had	[　　]
(15)   A． 　　 part	B． tree	C． wood	D． piece	[　　]
(16)   A． 　　 On	B． Around	C． In	D． Over	[　　]
(17)   A． 　　 in	B． outside	C． near	D． on	[　　]
(18)   A． 　　 rings	B． tree	C． it	D． all	[　　]
(19)   A． 　　 season	B． year	C． time	D． period（时期）	[　　]
(20)   A． 　　 How many	B． How large	C． How big	D． How much	[　　]

　　Michael walked into a shop. It had a sign outside, “ Second-hand （旧的） clothes bought and 1 .” He was carrying 2 old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, “ 3 will you give me 4 these?” The man looked at them and then said, “Two dollars.”

　　“What!” said Michael, “ I guess they are worth at least five.”

　　“No,”said the man,“they aren't worth a cent （美分） more than two dollars.”

　　“Well,”said Michael, taking two dollars out of his pocket, “here's your money. These trousers 5 outside your shop. The list price （价格） of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was 6 money, so I wanted to 7 how much they were really worth.”

　　Then he walked out of shop 8　the pair of trousers and disappeared （消失） 9　 the shop owner could 10 anything to say.

（1）A．selling　　B．sold　　C．sell　　D．to sell

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（2）A．a　　B．the　　C．an　　D．/

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（3）A．How much　　B．How many　　C．How far　　D．How

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（4）A．of　　B．with　　C．to　　D．for

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（5）A．were hanging　　B．was hung　　C．is hanging　　D．is hung

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（6）A．too　　B．very　　C．too much　　D．much too

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（7）A．look　　B．look for　　C．find　　D．find out

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（8）A．for　　B．with　　C．by　　D．of

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（9）A．before　　B．after　　C．when　　D．until

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（10）A．think out　　B．think　　C．think of　　D．look for

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How much did you ________all these things?

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