Good afternoon, everyone. My topic for today is “Early money”. I’m going to t___1____

you something about money u ___2_____in the early days. To tell you the truth, we know little about h___3___ early people came to use money, but we do know some of the things w____4___ have been used a___5___ money. In early times in some European c___6____ salt was very difficult to g___7___.  It was used as money. In some p____8____ of Asia, tea was used for money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most c_____9____ money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a k___10_____ of money. So you see, things highly valued (价值) by everybody may serve as money. The Chinese were the first p___11____ to use coins as money. Oh, here are some coins of the p____12_____. You can come over and have a look.

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

Tennis is in its second life. Its first game b 1. in France. The name of the game comes from the French w 2. "tennez". The English men c  3.  the game "tennis" when they watched the Frenchmen play 800 years ago.

The Englishmen liked the French game. Tennis courts were b  4.  in every park, in every city, just like today. The two countries played against each other. At first they played for h  5. . Then they won money. Later people began cheating（欺骗）to get money. Three hundred years ago the game was forbidden（禁止）to s  6.  the cheating. The game also d_7.__. Americans found the old courts when they went to Europe 100 years ago. They learned w _8._   they could do about the game. They liked the game as the Englishmen did before. After returning home, the Americans built tennis courts. Tennis began to become p 9.  in all the United States. Now it is one of the most e  10.games in the world again.

    Happy New Year, everyone!
The year of 2014 is the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar(农历). It begins on January 31, 2014, and ends on February 18, 2015. People say 2014 is the Year of Wood Horse. Wood is something about trees or green, so it is also called Year of Green Horse. 2014 is the ji?w? (甲午) year.
Horses are our good friends for a long time. In the past, horses helped people carry heavy things and travel far. Today many people ride horses for fun.
Horses are hard-working and loyal animals. So are the people born in the Year of Horse. They are true to others. If you have some friends like that, be nice to them. They could be your friends forever.

【小题1】The year of 2014 is the Year of the ____________.

首字母填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

Tennis is in its second life. Its first game b  1.   in France. The name of the game comes from the French w  2.   "tennez". The English men c  3.   the game "tennis" when they watched the Frenchmen play 800 years ago.

The Englishmen liked the French game. Tennis courts were b  4.   in every park, in every city, just like today. The two countries played against each other. At first they played for h  5. . Then they won money. Later people began cheating（欺骗）to get money. Three hundred years ago the game was forbidden（禁止）to s  6.   the cheating. The game also d__7.___. Americans found the old courts when they went to Europe 100 years ago. They learned w __8.__   they could do about the game. They liked the game as the Englishmen did before. After returning home, the Americans built tennis courts. Tennis began to become p 9.   in all the United States. Now it is one of the most e  10.   games in the world again.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。

根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 并将答案写在答题卷对应题号后面。

Good afternoon, everyone. My talk for today is “Early money”. I’m going to t___91___ you something about money u ___92_____in the early days. To tell you the truth, we know little about h___93___ early people came to use money, but we do know some of the things w____94___ have been used a___95___ money. In early times in some European c___96____ ,salt was very difficult to g___97___.  It was used as money. In some p____98____ of Asia, tea was used for money. The American Indians used nuts and other things. Perhaps the most common money of all was an animal of some kind. In some places today, cows are still used as a k___99_____ of money. So you see, things highly valued (价值) by everybody may serve as money. The Chinese were the first p___100____ to use coins as money. Oh, here are some coins of the past. You can come over and have a look.