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　　A 10-year-old boy decided to learn judo(柔道)despite(尽管)the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident．The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo teacher．The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move．

　　“Master,” the boy finally said, “shouldn't I be learning more moves?”

　　“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know,” the teacher replied．Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training．Several months later, the teacher took the boy to his first competition．

　　Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches．The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent(对手)became impatient and charged(紧张); the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match．Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the final．

　　This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced．The match started, and the boy soon appeared to be overmatched．Thought that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out．He was going to stop the match when the teacher appeared．

　　“No,” the teacher insisted, “Let him continue．”

　　Soon after the match continued, his opponent made a careless mistake．Immediately, the boy used his move to pin(压住)him．The boy won the match and the competition．He was the winner．

　　On the way home, the boy and the teacher reviewed every move in each and every match．Then the boy got up the courage to ask what was really on his mind．

　　“Teacher, how did I win the competition with only one move?”

　　The teacher answered．“First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo．Second, the only known defense(防卫)for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm．”

阅读与回答问题

　　The United States is truly the land of the credit card(信用卡)．Americans use credit cards to buy almost everything．The use of credit cards has many important advantages(优势)．The use of cash(现金)is limited to the smallest amount．So less money would be stolen．People can carry their credit cards and use them instead of making withdrawals(收回)of cash from their accounts．People can also place orders for purchases(购物)by phone and by giving their credit card number．This is easier and faster than paying by check．

　　However, the use of credit cards also troubles many Americans．If a credit card owner does not pay all of the money that he owes(欠)at the end of the month, he is really borrowing the money．Until he repays all of it, the rate of interest, often about twenty percent, is very high．Because no payment(付款)is needed until one month after the purchase, many Americans have trouble limiting their purchases．When the bills finally arrive, they see that they do not have enough money．The result is high interest payments．

1．What is this passage about?

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2．What is an advantage of the use of credit card?

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3．What makes it easier to pay by credit cards than by check?

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4．Why should a person try to pay all of his credit card bills each month?

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5．What's the result if a credit card owner does not pay all of the money that he owns at the end of the month?

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