There are many things we should know, but we do not learn them at school. For example, if we want to use our money better, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare（比较） the prices of the things in different shops. We also should know how to make the best choice when we shop.

      Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill, and we should practice it in our daily life.

1.Which supermarket has the longest business hours?

A. Supermarket W.                                         B. Supermarket T.    

C. Supermarket Y.                                            D. Supermarket U.

2.The price of the meat in     is the same as that in           .

A. Supermarket W, Supermarket U            

B. Supermarket Y, Supermarket T

C. Supermarket W, Supermarket Y             

D. Supermarket U, Supermarket T

3. If you want to spend the least money on eggs, which supermarket will you go to?

A. Supermarket W.                                         B. Supermarket U.    

C. Supermarket Y.                                            D. Supermarket T.

4. Which supermarket has the best service?

A. Supermarket W.                                            

B. Supermarket T.    

C. Supermarket U.                                               

D. Supermarket Y.

5. What may be the reason if Linda usually shops in Supermarket Y?

A. The environment.                                      B. The service.         

C. The business hours.                                   D. The price.

The price of the iphone4 is too_____. I’m afraid I can’t afford it.

1. A.
   high
2. B.
   expensive
3. C.
   cheap
4. D.
   low

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

1.Food          has been a serious problem in China in recent years such as fake milk　powder（劣质奶粉）, Toxic Capsules（问题胶囊）. (safe)

2.These comic books ________ (it) are more or less worth reading.

3.----Is London the first European city         the Olympic Games?

  ----No, it has been held in many other places in Europe.  (hold)

4.More than one person ________(clean) the classroom at 6 o’clock yesterday.

5.It’s said that the price of food in China __________ ( rise ) quickly recently.

6.The fish is ___________ ( terrible) bad, why not throw it away?

7.The famous writer always spends as much time as he can        to his fans’ e-mails. (reply)

8.The suspect ___________(see) running along the street at that time.

9._______ ( take ) more exercise and you’ll become healthier.

10.Though the hike is far ___________ ( tough), I’ll try to finish it.

The price of the bus ticket is much ____ than before.

1. A.
   cheap
2. B.
   cheapest
3. C.
   cheaper
4. D.
   the cheapest

In every little girl’s toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair（交易会）New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie’s birthday.
Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average（平均）of about twelve.
When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.
【小题1】Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?