I Cloze test.
Just like Westerners, Chinese also 1 “lucky numbers”. It is part of the Chinese culture. Chinese 2 to link numbers to pronunciations of certain words.
People believe the numbers 6, 8, and 9 have 3 meanings because they sound similar to words that have 4 meanings. For example, “8” sounds 5 “fa” in Chinese, which 6 “wealth”. So people like choosing these 7.
Some people are willing to 8 much money for lucky numbers. For example, in Chengdu, a person 9 270,723 yuan on the phone number 8888-8888. Also, the opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympics 10 at 8 p.m. on August 8, 2008.
() 1. A. hate B. dislike C. create D. love
() 2. A. like B. ask C. invite D. dislike
() 3. A. unlucky B. bad C. lucky D. strong
() 4. A. good B. bad C. weak D. no
() 5. A. likes B. as C. like D. same
() 6. A. stands B. has C. likes D. means
() 7. A. words B. numbers C. figures D. pictures
() 8. A. spend B. take C. pay D. cost
() 9. A. spent B. cost C. took D. paid
() 10. A. finished B. over C. ended D. began

1. D
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. D

1. 根据语境“和西方人一样，中国人也…‘幸运数字’”，结合选项，应选“love（喜欢）”，表达中国人对幸运数字的喜爱。
2. 依据“Chinese... to link numbers to pronunciations of certain words.”及常识，中国人喜欢把数字和某些词的发音联系起来，“like”符合语义。
3. 从“People believe the numbers 6, 8, and 9...”及常识可知，6、8、9 被认为是幸运数字，“lucky”合适。
4. 因为数字发音和有美好意义的词相似，所以人们才喜欢，“good”符合。
5. “sound like”是固定短语，意为“听起来像”，这里说 8 听起来像“发”。
6. “8” sounds like “fa” in Chinese, which...“wealth”. 这里解释 8 的发音所代表的意义，“means”表示“意味着”符合。
7. 前面提到数字 6、8、9 有幸运意义，所以人们喜欢选这些“numbers（数字）”。
8. “spend”的主语是人，“spend...for...”表示“为……花费”，符合“Some people are willing to...much money for lucky numbers.”语境。
9. “spend”的过去式是“spent”，“spend + 钱 + on sth.”表示“在某物上花费多少钱”，此句说某人在电话号码上花钱。
10. 根据常识，北京奥运会开幕式是在特定时间开始，“began”符合语义。