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carry,so, work, begin, need, be made of , finish, be made in ,use, buy ,look ,be used as |
People use money {#blank#}1{#/blank#} food, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} .When they {#blank#}3{#/blank#} ,they usually get paid in money.
Most of the money used today{#blank#}4{#/blank#} metal or paper. But in ancient times people often used all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).
In ancient China, cloth and knives {#blank#}5{#/blank#} money. Elephant tusks(象牙),monkey tails(尾巴)and salt were used in some parts of Africa. Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people on some islands. Cows and other animals were used as money. too.
The first copper(铜)coins {#blank#}6{#/blank#} China. They were round and had a square(正方的)hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later some countries {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to make coins of gold and silver(银).But gold, silver and copper were heavy {#blank#}8{#/blank#} when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first {#blank#}9{#/blank#} paper money. The first paper money didn't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} like the paper money we use today.
Jellyfish and Crocodiles(水母和鳄鱼)
Hi, my name's Ben. My family, that's Mum, Dad and me, live in Broome in Western Australia. Western Australia is about 80 times larger than Italy, but only 1.5 million people live there. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It has a population of about 12,000. It's right on the coast and is known for its famous Cable Beach, which is 20km long.
We live in the town in a house with a large garden. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} We drive to Cable Beach and look for a quiet place to swim or to fish. We don't go swimming from October to March because there may be box jellyfish in the water. The box jellyfish is one of the most dangerous jellyfish. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you are attacked by one, the best thing to do is to pour vinegar(醋)over the area of your body where you are hurt. That's why we always take a bottle of vinegar with us.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} A year ago I went camping in the bush with my friend Bill and his dad. We wanted to do some fishing and set up camp about 20 metres from a river. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Bill's father told us to get up and we quickly got out of the tent and ran to the car, which was only 10 metres away.
Bill's dad started the car and turned on the head. In the light, we could see a big crocodile pulling the tent into the river!
A.In Australia, they kill up to 65 people a year. B.Broome is a town in the north of Western Australia. C.Another dangerous animal in Western Australia is the saltwater crocodile. D.At weekends I often go fishing or swimming with my friends or my parents. E.Suddenly, at 3 o' clock in the morning, we felt something pulling on our tent. |
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