It is raining money !

Imagine this . A big bag full of money falls from the sky and lands right next to you . What would you do with the money ?

This is the question faced by British seven-year-old Damian in the film “ Millions .”

Damian and his brother moved to a new place with their dad , after their mother passed away . Damian tries to make new friends , but he feels lonely .

When Damian is watching some trains one day , a bag full of money falls out of the sky and lands at Damian’s feet . The bag has 265,000 pounds in it !

He can’t wait to tell his brother , nine-year-old Anthony . But Anthony doesn’t want to tell their dad .

Soon the money brings trouble . They have different ideas about what to do with it . Damian is kind-hearted . He wants to give money away to the poor . But Anthony wants to use it all to make more money ! As a kid , he also wants to buy a lot of fun toys !

But they have only one week to spend the money before Britain starts using euros(欧元)!

They also find out where the money came from ! The terrible owner wants it back !

At the same time , their father works hard to give them a bigger house .

What will they do with the money ? Watch the film to find out . Together with the two kids , you’ll learn that true wealth(财富)has nothing to do with money !

1. Who found the bag full of money which falls from the sky ?

A. Two real British boys. B. Two boys in a film .

C. The father of two boys. D. A boy in a film .

2.What does Damian sometimes do when he feels lonely ?

A. Stays at home and watches TV.

B. Plays with a lot of friends .

C. Goes out and watches trains .

D. We don’t know .

3.What does Damian’s brother want to do with the money ?

A. Give the money to the poor .

B. Buy a lot of toys .

C. Make more money with all of it .

D. Both B and C .

4.How much time do they have to spend the money ?

A. A long time .

B. Only one week .

C. Before the owner find them .

D. Before their father knows .

5.We can tell from the story that .

A. money is important

B. we should tell everything to our father

C. money won’t bring true wealth

D. we should go and watch trains to get money

The olive(橄榄)tree probably first grew in southern Asia. And then it spread to Mediterranean(地中海的)countries about 6,000 years ago. Since then, it has been important in Mediterranean people’s lives.

The olive tree grows in rocky places and it doesn’t need much water. Its fruit can be made into olive oil. People have used olive oil to cook dishes for centuries. But they haven’t only used it for cooking. Some ancient cultures believed that it was useful as medicine. In modern times, people still use olive oil both for its taste and its health advantages.

Olive oil has also been an important product in the business and culture of Mediterranean countries. In ancient Greece, for example, anyone who cut down an olive tree was heavily punished. Winners at the Olympic Games wore wreaths(花环). They were made of olive branches(树枝). Sometimes winners were also given a prize of olive oil. People from Greece built ships so that they could use olive oil for trade. But it was the Romans who grew the olive tree in the rest of southern Europe and northern Africa.

Today, olive oil is still a very valuable product, and many different kinds of olive oil are sold in countries all over the world.

1.Where did the olive tree probably first grow?

A. In Asia. B. In Africa.

C. In Europe. D. In America.

2.What can we learn about olive oil?

A. People started to cook with it recently.

B. It is made from olive branches.

C. People used it to build ships in Greece.

D. It can be good for health.

3.In ancient Greece, people who cut down an olive tree .

A. were wreaths

B. were heavily punished

C. got a prize of olive oil

D. were regarded as heroes

4.The passage is mainly about .

A. A. the method of cooking

B. the trade of Greece

C. the history of the Olympic Games

D. the story of olive oil

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