71.______  People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money today is made of metal or paper.7 2.____One of the first kinds

of money was shells.

Shells were not the only things used as money. In China , cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time . Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.

The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. 73____

Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money.74____Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver

But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. 75_____The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today

Money has had an interesting history from the days of shells money until today.

A.  The first coins in England were made of tin .

B.  But people used to use all kinds of things as money.

C.  No one knows for certain when people began to use money

D.  People strung them together and carried them from place to plae

E.  Money, as we all know ,is made of paper

F.  They began to use paper money

G.  Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services

Dear Ralph,

I'm a newcomer here of a small town. I would describe myself as shy and quietly. ＤBefore my classmates, it seems always difficult for me to do things well as            them. I'm sure they will laugh to me and see me as a fool. So I feel unhappy every day. Besides, I have few friends. I don't know that they don't like to talk with me.

Sometimes, we talked to each other very well in class, but after class we become stranger at once. I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn't seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do?     

Yours,

Xiao Wei

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As we all know, there is a statue of Confucius in our school, ________ great thinker in  

   _________ history of China.

   A. a; /                                      B. the; the                           C. a; the                               D. the; /

The incomes of skilled workers went up. ___, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

   A. Moreover                B. Therefore                       C. Meanwhile                     D. Otherwise

Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you can't have time to _____ before the party.

   A. get dressed        B. get changed               C. get changing                D. get dressing

. Teachers recommend parents ___ their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.

   A. not allow                 B. do not allow                   C. couldn’t allow               D. mustn’t allow

— Hey! Here is a message on my cell phone, telling me to send money to …

   — Delete it! It’s a trick. Many a person _________ by such tricks.

   A. has been cheated                                                B. have been cheated

   C. were cheated                                                                 D. was cheated

When I got to the checkout counter, I realized I didn’t have enough money, so I kept ______ I really needed and left the rest.

   A. which                        B. that                                  C. what                                D. where

Linda, make sure the tables __________ before the guests arrive.

   A. be set                       B. are set                                      C. set                                    D. are setting