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A
Jim was a driver. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging in his garden at eight. He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coin near his foot. He was very glad. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one. He put it in the same pocket, too. The same thing happened for the third, the fourth and the fifth time…He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy, too, She said, “A thief took away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn’t find any coins.”
Then Jim went on digging and found some more coins, but just when he began to dig, he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly—and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.
51. There were some ________ in Jim’s garden.
A. coins B. flowers C. vegetables
52. ________ Jim found a coin in his garden.
A. At 8:00 B. At about 8:30 C. At 9:30
53. “He told his wife about it.” Here “it” means ________.
A. the police caught a thief B. he found money in his garden C. the hole in his trousers
54. There was a hole in ________.
A. the coin B. his left pocket C. his right pocket
55. How many coins did Jim dig out from the garden?
A. Only one. B. Five coins. C. Many coins
B
As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(否定的)meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. An