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
I am the captain of a ship from the Singapore Marine Police Force(新加坡海岸警备队). I have been with the Marine Force for eight years, though I was twenty-seven now. I loved the sea because of the cool sea winds, the fresh smell of the sea and the beautiful scenery. I also wanted to catch criminals(罪犯) and so I joined the Marine Police Force and do what I love.
Recently, I was out on a boat with a few of my friends. We were not working but the Marine Police Force allowed us to use the sailboat for rest and amusement. We went fishing. We were on our way back when I found a ship with the name PSS Pollu. It was pouring oil into the sea. I was shocked. I picked up a loud speaker and shouted, "Stop your pollution at once and follow us back to shore!" But PSS Pollu decided to flee. We tried to catch them but their ship was too fast for us. We called the Marine Force base and asked for help. Two fast marine boats were sent and soon caught up with PSS Pollu and surrounded it. The ship had no choice but to give up. Six marine policemen searched PSS Pollu and discovered that it was carrying smuggled cigarettes(走私香烟). The men of PSS Pollu were charged in court. I was rewarded for the matter while off duty.
1. The captain was when he became a member of the Singapore Marine Police Force?
A. eight B. twenty-seven
C. seventeen D. nineteen
2. The captain love the sea because he .
A. liked going fishing
B. loved the fresh smell of the sea
C. liked to catch the sea animals
D. loved going boating
3. The captain was out on a boat with some friends for .
A. working B. stopping criminals
C. swimming D. resting
4. Why did the captain call the Marine Force for help?
A. Because the PSS Pollu want to flee.
B. Because the men of PSS Pollu fight about them.
C. Because his boat was too slow.
D. Because he couldn’t pull the PSS Pollu back to the shore.
5. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. A Special Day off B. Found Smuggled Cigarette
C. I Was Award D. Not Pollute the Sea
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）。
Living in another country can be very lonely. Last year I went to a middle school in America.
I had no friends there. I was alone, and sometimes I felt like I was the only person in the world.
One Monday, our teacher a boy into the classroom and told us, “This is Terry King, your new classmate.” He was tall and fat, and when he , his eyes turned into a line. He was always smiling, and it seemed like he had no .
Terry took the seat next to me. Then he looked at me for a second. I didn’t realize that we become good friends later.
After school that day, I went to a to play my favorite computer game. When I went inside, I got a big surprise: Terry was there and was playing the game!
“Hey, I’m surprised to see you here,” I said. I sat down beside him.
“Me, too, ”he smiled, and his eyes turned into a line. I turned round and looked at his screen. He was a good .
I hoped we could play . I asked excitedly, “Do you like this game, too?”
In fact, I had never talked to a classmate so freely before, but his helped me to open up.
“Would you like to play with me?” I asked.
“Sure,” he answered. He seemed as happy as I was. As we started the game, we started our friendship, too.
1.A. always B. never C. seldom D. luckily
2.A. met B. brought C. invited D. followed
3.A. cried B. frightened C. smiled D. shouted
4.A. friendsB. worries C. family D. hobbies
5.A. should B. must C. could D. might
6.A. net barB. club C. company D. coffee house
7.A. amazing B. boring C. same D. different
8.A. student B. boy C. guy D. player
9.A. carefully B. easily C. together D. peacefully
10.A. smile B. exercise C. advice D. question
Your T- shirt is so cool. Could you tell me _____ ?
A. where you buy it B. where do you buy it
C. where you bought it D. where did you buy it
—Have you ever heard of Xiao Shenyang?
—Yeah. ____ funny person he is! Everyone laughed when they watched his performance.
A. How B. How a C. What D. What a
—Don’t________ too long, or you’ll be tired the next day.
—OK, mum. I’ll be ready.
A. stay up B. look up
C. take up D. put up
