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There are many things we need to know, but we do not learn them at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the same things in different shops. We also need to know how to make the best decision when we shop. It is a life skill, and we need to practice it in our daily life.

Supermarket W

Business hours: 6:00 am-10:30 pm

Eggs (1 kilo): £ 6.50

Apples (1 kilo):£3.80

Pork (1 kilo): £ 18.20

Tomatoes (1 kilo) £ 1.58

Environment: very good

Service: Excellent Supermarket M

Business hours: 5:30 am-10:30 pm

Eggs (1 kilo): £ 6.60

Apples (1 kilo):£3.96

Pork (1 kilo): £ 18.20

Tomatoes (1 kilo) £ 1.50

Environment: very good

Service: Good

Supermarket Y

Business hours: 6:00 am-10:00 pm

Eggs (1 kilo): £ 6.20

Apples (1 kilo):£3.30

Pork (1 kilo): £ 17.20

Tomatoes (1 kilo) £ 1.30

Environment: Need improving

Service: Ordinary Supermarket Z

Business hours: 6:00 am-9:30 pm

Eggs (1 kilo): £ 6.90

Apples (1 kilo):£3.90

Pork (1 kilo): £ 18.60

Tomatoes (1 kilo) £ 1.60

Environment: Ordinary

Service: Bad

( )1. Supermarket M has the longest business hours.

( )2. The price of the pork in Supermarket Y is higher than that in Supermarket Z.

( )3. If you want to pay the least money for eggs, you will go to Supermarket Y.

( )4. The environment in Supermarket Z is very good.

( )5. The sevice may be the reason if a shopper usually shops in Supermarket W.

B

A little boy was playing in his sandbox on a Saturday morning .While he was building roads and houses in the soft sand ,he discovered a large stone in the middle of the sandbox .

The little boy pushed and pulled, but every time he thought he had made some progress, the stone tipped (倾斜) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy tried his best, but his only reward was to have the stone roll back.

Finally the boy cried. All that time the boy’s father watched him from his living room window. At the moment tears fell, his father came to the boy and the sandbox. Gently but surely he said, “son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had ?”The boy said sadly, “But I did, daddy, I did! I used all the strength that I had!” “No, son,” corrected the father.” “ you didn’t ask me.” With that, the father reached down, picked up the stone and removed it into sandbox.

Do you have “stones” in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you are too weak to lift them ? There is ONE who is always ready to give us the strength we need. Isn’t it funny how we try so hard to do things on our own?

( )6. The first paragraph mainly tell us ______________ .

A. It was Saturday that day B. the boy had a sandbox

C. The boy created roads and houses D. the boy found a large stone in the sandbox

( )7. Why did the boy cry?

A. It was too boring for him to play with the stone.

B. His father just watched him from the window.

C. He was too weak to remove the stone by himself.

D. His fingers were hurt when he tried to remove the stone.

( )8. Who removed the stone?

A. The little boy B. the boy’s father

C. Both the boy and the father D. someone who passed by

( )9. The underlined word “stones” in the passage means _______________ in life .

A. Happiness B. work C. difficulties D. sadness

( )10. From the passage we know _________________.

A. We can do anything on our own .

B. We should continue doing everything

C. We should learn to ask for help sometimes

D. Someone is always ready to give up the strength