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     People use money to buy food,books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need. When they
work, they usually get paid in money.
     Most of the money used today is made of metal (金属) or paper.But in ancient (古代的) time, people
often used all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells (贝壳).
     In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks (象牙), monkey tails and salt were
used in some parts of Africa. Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people in some islands.
Cows and other animals were used as money, too.
     The first copper coins( 铜币) were made in China. They were round and had a square (方形) hole
in the center.Different countries had used different metal for their money. Later some countries began to
make coins of gold and silver. But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people need a lot of coins to
buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked
more like a note from one paper to another than the paper money used today.
(     )1.People used all kinds of things as money in ancient times.
(     )2.African people used copper coin as money in the old days.
(     )3.People gave up gold and silver coins because they were easy to slip off.
(     )4.The Indians were the first to use paper money.
(     )5.The passage is mainly about the history of money.

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     A student is learning to speak British English. He wants to know: Can I speak with American? Can they
  understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British English and
 American English ? How important are these differences?
     Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few
 differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say " in hospital" and " Have you a pen"
 Americans say " in the hospital" and " Do you have  a pen?" Pronunciation is sometimes different .
 Americans usually sound the 'r's in words like " bird" and " hurt" . Speakers of British English do not sound
  the 'r's in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and
 vocabulary. For example, "colour" and "honour" are British English. " Color" and "honor" are American
 English. These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however,
  for the most part, British and American English are the same language.
1. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that
    _____.
    A. British people can't understand him
    B. American people can't understand him
    C. the grammar is too hard for him
    D. the spelling is too hard for him
2. American English and British English are different in _____.
    A. spelling    
    B. pronunciation        
    C. grammar        
    D. all of the above
3. What is not mentioned in the passage?
    A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.
    B. Whether British and American English are one language or two
    C. How the differences between British English and American English came about
    D. How important the differences are
4. Most _____ say " Do you have a watch".
    A. British people      
    B. Americans        
    C. children        
    D. teachers
5. According to the passage, British people and Americans have _____ difficulty in understanding each
    other.
    A. little            
    B. much            
    C. some              
    D. great