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Students all around the world think it great to have some money in their pocket. But how much do they get?
In the US, a little pre-school kid may get a dollar or two, but older children get more. A lot of American parents give pocket money to their children, but their children have to do chores.
In Britain, kids in primary school get 4 or 5 pounds each week. When they enter middle school, they get about 9 pounds.
In London, children get 10 pounds every week, children in Scotland get 8 pounds, and children in Wales get the most, about 13.5 pounds! Also, in British, boys get a little more pocket money than girls.
Like kids in the US, British children do chores to earn their pocket money. That’s why British children know a lot about spending money. 7% of them spend less than ￡1 each week, 22% spend between ￡1 and ￡5, and 20% spend over ￡5 each week. What do they buy with their money? Most of them spend it on sweets, crisps and chocolate.
Some parents may ask the question, the answer is: Of course yes!
If children have some pocket money, they can learn to find out what things cost, save money for things that they want. There are lots of good lessons to learn:
★If you spend it all at once, there is no money until your next “pay day”.
★If you buy the wrong thing, you’ll be more wise next time.
★If you borrow money, you have to pay it back.
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1. In Britain, kids in primary school get ______ each month.
A. 4 or 5 B. 9 pounds
C. 16 or 20 pounds D. 36 pounds
2. _______ get the most pocket money according to the passage.
A. Children in London B. Children in Wales
C. Children in the US D. children in China
3. If there are 50 students, about ______ children spend between ￡1 and 5￡.
A. four B. eleven C. nine C. twenty
4. According to the passage, most children usually spend pocket money on _______.
A. B. C. D.
5. If a child buy the wrong things, he or she will _____ next time.
A. become more intelligent
B. sell them to others
C. waiting for next “pay day”
D. find some ways to return them
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Some students who are from all around the world are talking about the way they go to school on School Bus Bar at http://tieba.baidu.com/.
| In our country, most of the students go to school by school bus. For me, I go to school by school bus every day. It takes me about 30 minutes to get to school, because my home is far from the school. The school bus is not only beautiful but wide and strong. It makes me feel safe when I am in school bus. Mary Smith from America |
| I think riding is one of the best ways to go to school because my school isn’t very far from my home. It takes me about 15 minutes. I like riding a bike and I think it’s good for my health. But nowadays, the number of the cars is becoming larger and larger and the crowded traffic will certainly bring about the risk of safety. So my parents hope that I can take the school bus to school. Li Ping from Wenzhou |
| I went to school by bus one month ago, but now I walk to school with my parents or my classmates. It’s because the school bus accident. In the accident, lots of students died. I have to get up one hour earlier than before. I spend one and a half hours getting to school. And now it’s very cold outside. I hope to have a school bus. Bing Bing from Jiangsu |
1.Mary Smith’s school bus isn’t ______.
A. safe B. beautiful C. strong D. dangerous
2.Why does Li Ping go to school by bike?
A. Because she likes riding.
B. Because the crowded traffic.
C. Because her school is far.
D. Because there is no school bus.
3.How long does Bing Bing spend on the way to school?
A. 30 minutes B. 15 minutes
C. one hour D. one and a half hours
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The right name is important in the business world. All you have to do is think of the names for some of the products you buy every day and you’ll agree that the name and the product are connected in everyone’s mind.
In many countries, successful trade or brand(商标) names are protected by law so that other companies cannot make the same product by copying. Businesses register(注册) a company or a product name with the government. In fact, more than 1,000 product and company names are registered every hour. Many companies spend a lot of money to find the right name for their products. A good example of this is in the car industry. Some successful names for cars have powerful associations(联系). The Ford Mustang and the Jaguar are only two examples of choosing the names of animals that are fast and strong.
When a U. S company decides to sell its product in another country, it has to make sure that the product name translates(翻译) properly. When Coca-Cola introduced its soft drink to China, it looked for the right name. It wanted a name that would do two things. One was to present its image in Chinese and the second was to be close to its first brand name—Coke. It took some efforts before finding the right word — which sounds similar and translates as “happiness in the mouth”. Asian company names are not new to the United States. The brand names of Samsung and Sony have been successful. Finding the right brand name is a big business. Asian companies that sell to foreign markets pay to find a name that will connect with its customers. There are even naming companies that offer help in inventing product names. These companies can charge up to $100,000 a word for their good names. But it’s worth it. Successful companies know how important the right brand names are for their development.
1.Why are trade names protected by law in many countries?
A．To make companies pay for naming service.
B．To help people choose the best products.
C．To present good images of the products.
D．To prevent good images from being copied.
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many companies care about the cost of finding the right names.
B. Creative trade names can help companies to have a larger sale.
C. The government often does business with naming companies.
3.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．The Importance of Right Brand Names B．The Development of Names
C．The Rules of Naming D．The Methods of Choosing Names
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The right name is important in the business world. All you have to do is think of the names for some of the products you buy every day and you’ll agree that the name and the product are connected in the everyone’s mind.
In many countries, successful trade or brand names are protected by law. This is so that other companies cannot make a product and, in fact, be buying something different. Businesses register a company or a product name with the government. In fact, more than 1,000 product and company names are registered every hour. Many companies spend a lot of money to find the right name for their products. A good example of this is in the car industry. Some successful names for cars have powerful associations （联系）.The Ford Mustang and the Jaguar are only two examples of choosing the names of animals that are fast and strong.
When a U. S company decides to sell its product in another country, it has to make sure that the product name translates properly. When Coca-Cola introduced its soft drink to China, it looked for the right name. It wanted a name that would do two things. One was to present its image（形象）in Chinese and the second was to be close to its first brand name—Coke. It took some efforts before finding the right word —which sounds similar and translates as “happiness in the mouth”. Asian company names are not new to the United States. The brand names of Samsung and Sony have been successful. Finding the right brand name is a big business. Asian companies that sell to foreign markets pay to find a name that will connect with its customers. There are even naming companies that specialize in inventing product names. These companies can charge （要价）up to $100,000 a word for their creations. But it’s worth it. Successful companies know how important the right brand names are for their development.
1. Why are trade names protected by law in many countries?
A. To make companies pay for naming service.
B. To help people choose the best products
C. To present good images of the products.
D. To prevent good images from being copied
2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Many companies care about the cost of finding the right names
B. Creative trade names can help companies to have a larger sale
C. The government often does business with naming companies
D. It is considered necessary for cars to be names after animals
3. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Business of Names
B. The Development of Names
C. The Rules of Naming Business
D. The Methods of Choosing Names
4. Where can you probably read this article?
A. In an economic magazine.
B. In a storybook.
C. In a sports newspaper.
D. In a science book.
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Woodland High School is an international sch ool. We have students from all around the world. As an international student you can get first-class facilities(设施) with trained teachers to help. For further information: inf@woodland.uk
Subjects
We offer a wide choice of subjects for international students, which includes: Arts, IT, French, English, Spanish and other languages. Communication Studies, Social Sciences, etc. For further information: sub@woodland.uk
Tuition Fees(学费)
Tuition fees are different from subject to subject, from ￡5,000 to ￡6,000 a year. For further information: tui@woodland.uk
Accommodation(住宿)
You can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat, which will cost about ￡100 a month with other regular living costs of about ￡150 a month for one person. For further information: acc@woodland.uk
Health
The Student Health Service provides excellent medical services for students. The Medical Centre is open five days a week, including student holidays with four doctors and nurses to meet your me dical needs. For further information: heal@woodland.uk
Sports
The Centre is a great place to have sports activities. Trained exercise teachers can help you work out a training plan and keep you active. The sports hall has volleyball, b asketball and indoor football counts(场地) and a swimming pool as well.
There are also a large number of sports clubs at Woodland High School. For further information: sport@woodland.uk
1.If you want to get more information about arts, you can write to ____________.
A. sub@woodland.uk
B. heal@woodland.uk
C. sport@woodland.uk
D. inf@woodland.uk
2.You have to pay at least _________ a year if you study at Woodland High School.
A. ￡5,250 B. ￡8,000
C. ￡9,000 D. ￡11,000
3.According to the text, what will you do if you are ill during Christmas holiday?
A. Go to a hospital nearby.
B. Buy some medicine in a drug store.
C. See a doctor at the school medical centre.
D. Try to get help from your classmates.
4. Which is TRUE according to the text?
A. Four students stay in the same room.
B. There are 4 beds in each room.
C. Each student has 4 rooms.
D. Each flat has 4 bedrooms.
5. _________can help you work out a training plan.
A. The Art teacher
B. The trained exercise teachers
C. Social Sciences
D. Communication Studies
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He has millions of students from all around the world. They listen to his classes online but never see his face on the screen. Salman Khan, 39, from the US, is the founder of the learning website Khan Academy.
Unlike other online courses that film teachers giving classes, Khan’s videos only use his voice and a digital (数码的) blackboard for writing. He says he doesn’t want a human face to distract students. Khan also makes his classes as short as 10 to 15 minutes so students don’t lose interest. They can also earn (获得) points from taking these classes.
These kinds of special courses make Khan Academy one of the world’s most popular online education websites. The courses are translated into more than 36 different languages including Chinese. About 80 teachers from the world’s top universities are now also teaching on the website. But all this started nine years ago with just one man－Salman Khan.
In 2006, Khan made homemade videos to help his seventh grade cousin with math. He posted the videos online and got thousands of views. This encouraged Khan to make more videos and create his own website Khan Academy.
As a Bangladeshi-American (孟加拉裔美国人), Khan understands that many kids, especially those in developing countries, cannot get a good education. He himself has three degrees (学位) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one from Harvard. He wants to use his knowledge to help more people. Thus, his courses are all offered for free.“Our mission is to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere,” he said.
Khan’s website has not only become very popular worldwide but has also won a lot of respect. Even Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, is one of his fans. Gates donated over $1.5 million (9.6 million yuan) to support Khan and named him the “teacher to the world”.
1.From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that _______.
A. Khan Academy is an online education website
B. Khan’s courses film teachers giving classes
C. Salman Khan is from the UK
D. Khan’s classes are as long as 25 minutes
2.The underlined word “distract” means _______.
A. make uneasy B. cause unhappy C. seem unfriendly D. feel unlucky
3.Khan Academy was founded because _______.
A. Khan wanted to be a film teacher
B. Bill Gates donated over $1.5 million to support him
C. Khan wanted to help his seventh grade cousin
D. Khan wanted to help the many kids in developing countries
4.Bill Gates named Khan “the teacher to the world” because _______.
A. Khan’s website helps the teachers to travel around the world
B. Khan once got a degree from Harvard University
C. Khan’s seven grade cousin was not in the US
D. people all over the world can learn from Khan’s online classes for free
5.The best title for this passage may be _______.
A. Khan’s Cousin B. Teacher Reaches World
C. Online Education D. Khan and Bill Gates
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—What do you think of the speech by Mr. Zhang?
—Oh, it's great. All the students sat there in silence and listened carefully.
A.worriedly B.quietly C.happily
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Have you heard of Zhai Mo ______became the first Chinese person to travel around the world in a sailboat?
A. that B. whose C. which D. whom
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Great changes have taken place around the world. Nobody can tell _____ in 20 years.
A. what will it be like B. how it looked like
C. what it will be like D. how did it look like
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Great changes have taken place around the world. Nobody can tell _____ in 20 years.
A．what will it be like B．how it looked like
C．what it will be like D．how did it look like
