Most American students have said goodbye to expensive fruits these days．Cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place．
“People are afraid to spend now,”said Linda Morrow, who has a shoe and handbag store．“They don't know what the future will bring．”
During the financial crisis(金融危机), some of the country's biggest banks have to be sold or closed．This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods．
Samara Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals．
Experts(专家)think it was because US banks lend money too easily．A lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves, unable to pay it back．This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money．Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even from other countries, the whole world was in trouble．
This month the US government agreed on a ＄ 700 billion plan to try to save the financial market(市场)．But no one is sure whether it will help or not．Many counties promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble．
(1)
Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
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A．
Because they think it's unnecessary．
B．
Because they don't like spending money．
C．
Because they want to save money．
D．
Because they worry about their future．
(2)
The fifth paragraph mainly ________．
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A．
explains why there is a crisis
B．
tells what it is like in a crisis
C．
tells people to care about the danger of the crisis
Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学)in 2012．He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history．When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories．He especially thanked his mother．He thought his mother had a strong influence on him．
Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China's rural area．When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn't good-looking．His classmates often played jokes on his look．That made him very upset．His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely．She told him not to look down on(看不起)himself．She said it didn't matter if a person didn't have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up．She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society．
Mo Yan didn't let her mother down．He worked hard at writing．He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》)and Wa(《娃》)．His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself．”Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end．
(1)
What does Mo Yan do?
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A．
He is a famous singer．
B．
He is a famous actor．
C．
He is a famous writer．
D．
He is a famous doctor．
(2)
When did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize?
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A．
In 2010．
B．
Last year．
C．
In 2013．
D．
Last month．
(3)
Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?
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A．
Because he was poor．
B．
Because he couldn't tell stories．
C．
Because his classmates often laughed at his look．
D．
Because he didn't work hard．
(4)
What is the most important for a person according to the article?
