--- ________ is your mother?

--- She is 35.

A. How　　　　 B. What　　　 C. How old　　 D. Where

—Can you help me?

--___________.

A. Yes, I can　　 B. No, I can’t　 C. Yes, of course　 D. That’s OK

– Are there 　　 cats in the classroom?

–No, there aren’t 　　 .

A. any, any　　 B. any, some　 C. some, any　 D. some, some

 I like English            I can’t write it well（好）.

A .but          B. and            C. or             D. with

---- Are you in the ____ class? 　

----Yes, we are. We are all in Class One.

A. old　 　　　　　　B. last　 　　　　　C. same　 　　D. big

 Welcome Daming _______ our city.

       A. to            B. for              C. in             D. at

 Tom is ________ actor and he likes playing       basketball.

       A. a, a       B. an, /      C. a, the      D.an, the

Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people don't need to carry any currency at all? Is money heavy to carry? Is it safe to carry money? Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small plastic credit card. We will use it to buy all the things we now buy with money. We will not need money to pay for things.

Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards we now have with money. Sometimes we lose money. Maybe we will lose the cards. Maybe someone will take the card. Someone may even make a card that looks like our card. Since we can't buy anything without our cards, the credit card may be no better than currency.

Is there something easier to use than credit card? Each of us has a thumbprint (拇指纹). No two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep people's thumbprints with a number. When you want to buy something you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store or business will have one. Everyone's thumbprint will be in the computers. It will be very difficult to lose our thumbprints! It will be difficult for someone to steal it or to make one like it.

57. The underlined word "currency" probably means_______ here.

A. thumbs　　 B. coins　　　 C. plastic card　　 D. paper money

58. Our thumbprints may be used in the future because ______.

A. each store will have a computer　 B. each person's thumbprint is different

C. they will help each store　　　　 D. computers need them

59. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Each person has a different thumbprint.　

B. There are some problems with the use of credit cards.

C. There are no currency problems.　

D. There are easier things to use than credit cards.

60.Which of the following gives the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Credit cards may be no better than currency.　

B. We use credit cards because money may be stolen.
C. We have many problems with money.　　

D. Credit cards are worse than currency.

You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world. And that, after oil, it is the second biggest traded commodity (商品). You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground. But what else do you know about this popular drink?

It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi. One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely. Instead of grazing (吃草) quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing. He also noticed some red "cherries" from a plant that the goats were eating. He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement. He felt like dancing too!

But it wasn't used as a drink at first - it was used as food. The coffee berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of prayer. From Ethiopia, coffee was later cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000. Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee. Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.

　 For hundreds of years the plants were protected safely. But some beans were smuggled (偷运) out of Arabia and taken to India. In the 17th century, coffee was soon grown in a new continent. From India to Indonesia, a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil. Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world.

It was the caffeine (咖啡因) that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake. Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea, coffee has the most caffeine. 　　In the short term, a couple of cups of coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep. But several cups a day, every day, can cause anxiety and restlessness.

53. What is the world's biggest traded commodity?

A. Oil　　　 B. Coffee　　 C. Tea　　 D. Water

54. Which of the following events came first?

A. Coffee houses appeared in Mecca.　 B. Coffee became a drink.

C. Coffee spread as Islam spread. D. Coffee was soon grown in a new place.

55. Which sentence is true?

A. Monks were the first to drink coffee.

B. Too much coffee can make people anxious.

C. Brazilians liked drinking coffee the most.

D. Arabia is now the largest coffee producer in the world.
56. Around the world more people drink coffee than tea because _____.

A. coffee berries can be eaten

B. coffee has the most caffeine

C. coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep

D. coffee tastes better than tea　

    Once there was a boy. He loved sweets very much. He always asked his father for sweets.

    The boy’s father thought hard about how to stop the child from asking for so many sweets. A great man lived nearby. The boy’s father decided to take the boy to him. He might be able to make the child give up sweets.

    So they went to t he great man. The father asked the great man to help him. But the great man liked sweets himself. He told the father to bring his son back after a month.

    During the month, the great man tried to give up eating sweets. At last he did it. When the boy and his father returned after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy. From then on, the boy did not ask for sweets any more.

    The boy’s father felt surprised, “Why didn’t you ask my son to give up sweets when we came to you a month ago?” The man answered, “How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself?” In the last month I gave up eating sweets.”

   A person’s example is always stronger than words. We should not ask others to do what we can’t do ourselves.

50. The boy’s father took his son to the great man because ______.

A. the man lived close to the house.

B. the man might give him some help.

C. the man was also fond of sweets.

D. the man had already given up sweets.

51. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. The great man had a hobby of eating sweets.

B. The great man gave up eating sweets in a month.

C. The father and son came back to the man a month later.

D. The boy failed to stop eating sweets at last.

52. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Eating sweets is bad for children.

B. A good way to give up eating sweets.

C. Giving up sweets is not difficult.

D. Examples speak louder than words.