Saving money gives you freedom. If you have enough savings you may be able to give up your job. I know a couple (夫妻) who saved up   1  money that they were able to leave their   2  for a year, and travel across the country. You could see the wonderful experiences they had   3 they were able to enjoy that time together.

Saving money is improving your   4  life. It is important to realize that   5  saving money now you will be able to do so many more things in your later years. You can retire early and spend time   6  around the world. By saving money now, you will be able to do as   7  things as you like and enjoy a good life.

Saving money will bring you peace of mind. Every dollar that you have in the bank is a dollar, which stands between you and disaster. People who have savings are not   8  when a car breaks down, or someone becomes sick. They know that they will be okay if they lose a job, and it takes time to find a new   9 .

Saving money sets an example for your children. By teaching your children to save money and plan for the future, you are in control of where you spend your money, and what you do   10  it. It may be one of the most important ideas that you teach your children.

1.                A．no            B．little           C．enough   D．a little

2.                A．jobs           B．job            C．country   D．garden

3.                A．so             B．because        C．or   D．but

4.                A．children’s     B．whole          C．future    D．present

5.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．by

6.                A．travel          B．traveling        C．to travel  D．travelled

7.                A．many          B．much          C．more D．most

8.                A．happy          B．nice           C．worried  D．glad

9.                A．ones           B．another         C．one  D．other

10.               A．by            B．with           C．in    D．through

One day a rich man met Tom. The rich man asked, “I hear you are very clever and       is difficult to you. Can you tell me         you are so clever?” Tom answered with a smile. “Oh, I am not clever. Instead, you are too foolish(愚蠢的).” The rich man became      . Tom said, “Sir, please         angry. If you don’t agree（同意） with what I said, now let me       you a very easy question: If you have a group of sheep, and I give you        group of sheep, now how      groups of sheep do you have?”

“Wow! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two.      knows that. I have two groups of sheep, of course.”

Tom laughed and laughed, and then said, “You are quite      ，sir. Two groups of sheep put together still one group. That’s the       question in the world, isn’t it?”

1.A. something     B. nothing      C. everything   D. anything

2.A. what         B. when        C. how              D. why

3.A. happy        B. worried      C. angry       D. sorry

4.A. not          B. don’t be      C. don’t       D. not feel

5.A. say          B. speak        C. ask         D. tell

6.A. two         B. the other      C. one         D. another

7.A. many          B. much                     C. few                   D. little

8.A. People       B. Anybody     C. Somebody   D. Nobody

9.A. right         B. clever       C. wrong       D. difficult

10.A. harder        B. easier       C. hardest      D. Easiest

   A. Tickets for London Eye Flight (30 mins,＄22)

                              The London Eye－an famous symbol for this famous city. The world’s largest sightseeing wheel offers a way to see over 55 of London’s famous buildings!

B. Tickets for Madame Tussauds (Flexible,＄25)           

In this waxwork(蜡像) museum, visitors will find Henry VIII and his six wives, the present Queen and many other famous people, including sports or pop stars. It is a must-see place in London.        

   C. London Duck Tours (80 mins, ＄30)

                                   Don’t miss the exciting adventure for visitors to London, taking in the sight by road and river! No one has ever seen anything like it before! It is more than a sightseeing tour－it’s an adventure. Don’t miss this one!

D. The Traditional London Sightseeing Tour (24 hours pass, ＄40) 

See London’s important sights on an open-top double-decker bus and see every sight in London including the Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Piccadilly. Simply “Get on and Get off” at your choice of famous place.  

1.What is the famous symbol of London?

A．The London Eye.                        B．The Waxwork Museum.

C．The Tower of London.                    D．St. Paul’s Cathedral.

2. If you want to see many famous people, you can______.

A．take the London Eye                     B．go to the Madame Tussauds

C．take the London Duck Tours               D．take the double-decker bus

3.For young people who wants to try new things, they could visit London by____.

A．taking the boat                         B．taking the double-decker bus

C．joining the Duck Tours                    D．taking the taxi

Who are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (经济合作与发展组织) picked the best students in the world. They are Finnish (芬兰的). The OECD gave a test to 280 000 15-year-old students from more than 40 coun­tries and regions (地区) last year. The OECD wan­ted to know how well students were doing at school.

Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students. Those from Japan and Finland were top in science. In the problem solving, Finnish students came sec­ond to those from South Korea. The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries.

Finns (芬兰人) of your age have done a really good job but don't have a sense of envy. You can learn from them. Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet. Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information.

Libraries are also important. Finland spends a lot of money on them. Many students have a free card. They read for at least one or two hours a day.

What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?

1.Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

3.From this passage we know that_________.

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The   1   in Britain is very different from our Chinese food. For example, they eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat  2  every day. They eat bread  3  breakfasts and usually for one other meal. They eat their bread with butter,   4  cheese or jam(果酱). Cheese and butter are made from   5  .They drink a lot of milk, too. They drink the milk cold or  6 _, and they put it in their tea. They put sugar in their  7 _, too. They are the world’s biggest tea  8  . They don’t eat much rice. And they like meat or fish with  9  and other vegetables. They serve all these together. After the main meal they always have  10  sweet. They call this dessert. They don’t have dumplings in Beijing.