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　Most people began to count in tens because they had ten fingers on their hands. But in some countries, people counted on one hand and used the three parts of each of their four fingers. So they counted in twelves, not in tens.

　Perhaps because of this the Egyptians(埃及人) divided(分) the day into twelve hours, and later scientists divided the circle(圆) into twelve parts of 30°.

　People also used the number twelve parts. The old British money was the same, where was twelve pence(便士) in a shilling(先令). But strangely there were twenty shillings in a pound(英镑). Today the British use a different system(体系), with a hundred pence in a pound.

　Today many people in Europe still count eggs in twelves. They buy“a dozen(打开)”eggs in a shop, or they buy “half - a - dozen” eggs. They do not buy eggs in tens or fives.

(1)  Some people counted things in groups of twelve because they .　　

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A．had ten fingers of their hands

B．had twelve fingers on their hands

C．counted on one hand which had four finger

D．counted on one hand and used the three parts on each of their four fingers.

(2)  The Egyptians had hours a day.　

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A．ten　　　 　　　　　　B．twelve

C．twenty　　　　　　　　D．twenty - four

(3)  In the old British money there were pence in a pound.　　　

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A．twelve

B．one hundred

C．one hundred and twenty

D．two hundred and forty

(4)  There are in British money now.　　　

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A．pounds, shillings and pence

B．pounds and shillings

C．shillings and pence

D．pounds and pence

(5)  Many people in Europe don't buy eggs in tens or fives because . 

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A．they are used to counting things in groups of twelve

B．eggs sold in fives or tens are much more expensive

C．they hate the number "five" and "ten"

D．they don't eat eggs very often

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　　A little boy was 1 . His mother sent for a famous doctor for him. 2 the doctor, the boy got well. His mother was very thankful.

　　“Doctor,”she said ,“you have 3 my child's life. I don't know how to thank you 4 . I have made this little purse with my own 5 . I hope you will accept (接受) it.”The doctor said 6 ,“Madam. little presents 7 that are very nice between friends , but a doctor needs to be paid 8 .”

　　The lady was angry. Then she said quietly,“Tell me how much it is, please.”

　　“Fifty pounds (英镑).”he answered.

　　The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty pound notes (钞票) . She handed 9 of them to the doctor and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag, said 10 and then went out of the room.

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“Beijing, Toronto and Paris are the most __(1)__ cities bidding（申办）for the Olympic Games of 2008,” said Richard W. Pound, the IOC's first vice president.

　　“The host（主办）city of the Olympic Games of 2008 will be __(2)__ at the IOC's meeting in Moscow in 2001. Beijing is ready on its way because it __(3)__ became the host of the Olympic Games of 2000, and Toronto and Paris also have __(4)__ power,” said Pound at an IOC meeting.

　　About ten cities are __(5)__ in bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008, of which, there are three most important cities. They are Beijing, Toronto, Paris. Some of __(6)__ cities are Osaka, Havana, Istanbul and Cairo.

　　For the first time, the host city will be decided __(7)__ IOC members visiting the places. The bidding scandals（丑闻）of the Salt Lake City have made the IOC find new __(8)__ of bidding. That is __(9)__ the IOC members will not be allowed to __(10)__ the bidding cities.

(1)A．difficult	B．important
C．exciting	D．interesting
(2)A．decided	B．cleaned
C．built	D．taken
(3)A．hardly	B．always
C．nearly	D．sometimes
(4)A．small	B．strong
C．no	D．a little
(5)A．interested	B．worried
C．amazed	D．moved
(6)A．the other	B．other
C．another	D．others
(7)A．with	B．when
C．without	D．by
(8)A．ideas	B．roads
C．questions	D．ways
(9)A．what	B．how
C．why	D．where
(10)A．visit	B．leave
C．touch	D．choose

-- How much is the new watch?

-- It's 500 ________.

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A．dollar

B．pound

C．yuan

D．fen