Do you know when people started to have Olympic mascots? Let's see about her story．The first appeared thirty-five years ago at the Munich Summer Games in 1972．What was it? Can you guess? Oh，it was Waldi，a colorful dog．In the past 28 Olympic Games，some hosts have had as many as three Olympic mascots．But this time，China has five! Do you know what they are? What do you mink of them? Which one do you like best? What do they look like?
Beibei
The fish stands for the blue Olympic ring．Among the five，she is known to be gentle and pure，strong in water sports．In China，fish and water mean harvest．So Beibei carries the blessing of prosperity (繁荣的祝福)．
Jingjing
The little panda stands for the black Olympic ring．He is childlike and outgoing．Jingjing is good at weight sports．His headdress means humans get on well with nature．
Huanhuan
The child of fire stands for the red Olympic ring．He is in the centre，the big brother of five．He carries the Olympic spirit．He is the most warm-heart-ed and outgoing of the five．He can do well in all ball games．
Yingying
The antelope stands for the yellow Olympic ring．Yingying is smart and moves quickly，like all antelopes．He is strong in track and field (田径) events．The antelope is one of the first animals put under protection in China．Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a green Olympics．
Nini
Nini stands for the green Olympic ring．She is as happy and lovely as the swallow．Nini is good at gymnastics (体操)．Her image comes from kite designs， an old art style in China．Nini's golden wings stand for the sky．She brings good luck wherever she flies．
(1)
Do you know who can carry the blessing of prosperity of the five mascots?
A：Thanks a lot．Here is the change (找的零钱) for you．Do you need a bag?
B：Yes，please．
A：Here you are．
B：Thank you very much．
A：Thank you，too．
(1)
The customer wants ______．
A．to get a discount (折扣)
B．to use a credit card
C．one bag for each item
D．to pay with a check (支票)
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(2)
How much does the cashier give the customer?
A．￥20．00． B．￥10．50． C．￥10．00． D．￥6．50．
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(3)
The tax is ______．
A．less than a dollar
B．10% of the total
C．fifty dollars
D．more than a price of a notebook
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(4)
“Here you are．” is the same as“______”．
A．This is for me．
B．Please leave．
C．This is your bag．
D．The door is over there．
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(5)
Which of these sentences is true?
A．The store doesn't have any bags．
B．A tape costs more than a pen．
C．The person buys six things．
D．The store doesn't take credit cards．
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阅读理解
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
