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John was a farmer. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging in his garden at eight. He dug and dug. Half an hour later he suddenly found a coin near his foot. He was very glad. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one. He picked it up and put it in the same pocket. The same thing happened for the third, the fourth and the fifth time…He was very glad and told his wife about it. She was very glad, too. She said, “A thief took away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn't find any coins.” Then John went on digging some more coins, but just when he began to dig, he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly-and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.

1．There was some ________ in John's garden.

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2．John found a coin in his garden ________.

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3．John told his wife that ________.

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A．the police caught a thief

B．he found money in his garden

C．someone took the coins of shop

D．he lost his money in his garden

4．There was a hole in ________.

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5．John dug out ________ in his garden.

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　　Jim was a waiter. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging（挖）in his garden at 8.He dug and dug. Haft an hour later he suddenly found a coin（硬币）near his foot. He was very glad. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one. He picked it up and put it the same pocket. The same thing happened for the third, the fourth and fifth time. He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy, too. She said.“A thief（小偷）took away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn't find any coins.”Then Jim went on digging some more coins. But just when he began to dig, he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.

A．At 8∶00.

B．Between 8∶30 and 9∶00.

C．At 9∶30.

(3)“He told his wife about it.”Here“it”refers to（指的是）________.

A．the policeman caught a thief

B．he found money in his garden

C．the coins of a shop

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　　Maybe there are many differences between going to school in Britain and going to school in your country. In Britain school starts between 8:30 and 9:00 and finishes at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It is a long day but there are no lessons on Saturdays. Children usually have lunch at school. School meals are not very expensive and are quite good. But some children don't like them and bring sandwiches or go home.

　　In Britain school holidays are different from those in other countries. They are shorter at Christmas and Easter but much longer in the summer. The school year starts in the first week in September and ends in the third or fourth week of July.

　　Children start primary school when they are five years old; they stay there until they are eleven. Then they usually go to a secondary school. Children cannot leave. school before they are sixteen. At this age most students take public exams. Students who continue their studies go into the sixth form. If their school doesn't have a sixth form, they change schools or go to a college. Students need two years in the sixth form, and they take more public exams. In some parts of Britain, students go to middle school at the age of eight and then go to secondary schools when they are twelve or thirteen.