Almost everyone has a piggy bank (储蓄罐), but did you ever wonder why people often make it in the shape of a pig?

Believe it or not, people made the piggy bank in the shape of a pig by mistake. In the Middle Ages, many containers (容器) at home were made of a kind of cheap clay (陶土) called pygg. The word “pygg” sounds the same as “pig”. At that time, there weren’t banks like we have today, so people would save their money at home in some clay containers. Because the kind of clay was called pygg, people called the containers pygg banks. Over time this became piggy banks. After several hundred years, people forgot that the word “pygg” meant a kind of clay.

The English language also changed. People used the word “pig” more commonly. So when English workers were asked to make “piggy banks”, they thought they needed to make containers in the shape of pigs. Surprisingly, the pig-shaped containers were popular.

Today piggy banks are made of all kinds of things, and they also come in different shapes and animals. But people still call those cute containers for money piggy banks.

根据材料内容完成下列任务。

任务一:判断正(T)误(F)。

1.In old times, “pygg” was a kind of cheap clay.

2.The banks we have today first appeared in the Middle Ages.

任务二:完成句子,每空一词。

3.As time went on, “pig” became a more commonly-used ________ than “pygg”.

4.Piggy banks are cute containers for ________ and they come in different shapes and animals.

任务三:选择最佳答案。

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Who invented piggy banks.

B. How piggy banks help save money.

C. When people began to make piggy banks.

D. Why piggy banks are often in the shape of pigs.

Have you ever seen groups of people, mostly the elderly, dance in public共places? In our country, this kind of dance is called “Guangchangwu”. _____ the elderly dance “Guang?changwu”? For a long time, people have had different opinions _____ it.

Some people say yes and they think it _____ the elderly to live a healthy life. It offers the elderly a good _____ to relax, keep healthy and make friends. They think that it's better for the elderly to go out to _____ with their neighbors and friends than to play cards or watch TV at home.

However, _____ people are against it. They complain(抱怨) that the elderly who dance “Guangchangwu” take up(占据) too much public space and make too much noise. You may have the following _____: you want to sleep late on a weekend morning but find it _____ because the elderly are dancing out, making a lot of noise. Sometimes you want to have a rest or talk for a while with your friends in a park, but you can't because of the _____ music from the dancing.

What do you ______ the elderly dancing “Guangchangwu”? You are welcome to share your opinion with us. Please write to us by Friday.

1.A. Need B. Must C. Would D. Should

2.A. for B. on C. with D. to

3.A. helps B. takes C. puts D. tells

4.A. way B. time C. place D. feeling

5.A. travel B. walk C. sing D. dance

6.A. all B. no C. other D. few

7.A. experience B. idea C. example D. plan

8.A. necessary B. impossible C. important D. unfair

9.A. unlucky B. normal C. loud D. personal

10.A. find out B. think of C. agree with D. work out

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