Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 　21　just inside the entrance 　22　.It said: “Remember,　23　,one of our customers gets 　24　goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards　25, like many of her  26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never　27　hoping. The 　28　in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 　29　buying so many things but failed. She 　30　dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 　31　doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped  32　.But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 　33　than she found that she had forgotten to 　34　tea. She dashed back to the 　35　, got some tea and went towards the　36　.As she did so, she saw the 　37　came.　38　his hand he said, “I want to 　39　you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket　40　 !”

1.	A．notice B．report C．board D．newspaper

 

2.	A．did B．promised C．made D．agreed

 

3.	A．every day B．every month C．twice a week D．once a week

 

4.	A．excellent B．free C．extra D．unexpected

 

5.	A．waited B．came C．hoped D．went

 

6.	A．friends B．neighbors C．relatives D．customers

 

7.	A．got rid of B．got along with C．gave up D．gave out

 

8.	A．counter B．cushion C．food D．cupboard

 

9.	A．against B．for C．with D．about

 

10.	A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom

 

11.	A．bill B．hand C．car D．basket

 

12.	A．anxiously B．seriously C．crazily D．wonderfully

 

13.	A．pockets B．car C．basket D．house

 

14.	A．buy B．find C．take D．have

 

15.	A．shop B．counter C．department D．supermarket

 

16.	A．door B．entrance C．cash-desk D．shelves

 

17.	A．secretary B．policeman C．manager D．salesman

 

18.	A．Putting out B．Holding out C．Shaking D．Waving

 

19.	A．congratulate B．tell C．inform D．thank

 

20.	A．is yours B．means nothing C．belongs to you D．costs nothing

 

There are over one million superstitions(迷信), and most people believe at least one or two of　them.

Many people are superstitious about numbers. They think that there are lucky numbers and unlucky numbers.

The number 13 is often considered unlucky. In some parts of the world, buildings have no 13th floor and streets have no houses with the number 13. In Japan, "4" is considered unlucky because in Japanese the word "four" is pronounced the same as the word "death" .

Japanese never give gifts of four knives, four napkins, or four of anything.

What are the lucky numbers? Seven is a lucky number in many places, and "8" is considered a lucky number in Japan and China. In China, businesses often open on August 8, and many couples register to get married at eight past eight on August 8.

Superstitions about numbers are so widespread that some people--called numerologist--make a living by giving advice about numbers.

In 1937, when the Toyoda family of Japan wanted to form a car company, they asked a numerologist if "Toyoda" would be a good name for the company. The numerologist said it would not be. He explained that "Toyota" would be a better name for the company. The family took his advice. As a result, millions of people drive "Toyota" and not "Toyoda" .

There are many other kinds of superstitions. There are superstitions about eating, sleeping, sneezing and itching(抓痒). There are superstitions about animals and holidays and horseshoes.

There are even superstitions about superstitions. Those superstitions will tell people how to reverse bad luck.

When the Japanese bump heads, they immediately bump heads again. According to a Japanese superstition, the first-bump means their parents will die, but the second bump "erases" the first bump         

To reverse bad luck in general, people turn around three times, turn their pockets inside out, or put their hats on backwards.

In the United States, baseball players sometimes wear their caps backwards when their team is losing. It looks silly, but the baseball players do not mind if it helps them win the game.

1.It can be inferred that superstitions about numbers are          .

A．popular neither in Japan nor in China

B．popular only in Japan and in China

C．popular both in Japan and in China

D．causing great troubles both in Japan and in China

2.The underlined word "reverse" means          .

A．change to bad luck	B．cause to go in the opposite direction
C．change for the worse	D．exchange

3.If a Japanese purposely bumps his head again after an accidental bump, we can be sure that     .  

A．he is mad

B．he is happy

C．he is superstitious

D．he is very sad

4.The writer wrote this passage with the purpose of          .

A．persuading us to believe superstitions

B．showing us some facts of superstitions

C．showing us the magic power of number

D．showing us a numerologist