四、首字母填空
Money is something that we use to buy things. It comes in forms, and one of the common forms of money is paper money.
Paper money is of paper and it has of important people on it, like presidents or queens. In the United States, for example, paper money has pictures of like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In China, paper money has pictures of leaders like Mao Zedong.
Paper money is used to buy things because it is easier to around than coins. It also makes it easier to trade people can easily see how much money they have and how much they need to for things. Paper money is printed by governments and it is backed by the government, which means that it's guaranteed to be worth something. This is people trust paper money and use it to buy things.

1. different
2. most
3. made
4. pictures
5. presidents
6. important
7. carry
8. because
9. pay
10. why

1. 题目描述了钱有不同的形式，“comes in d____ forms”表示钱有多种形式，结合首字母d，可以推断出应填“different”。
2. 题目提到纸币是钱的一种常见形式，“one of the m____ common forms”中，结合首字母m，应填“most”，表示“最常见的形式之一”。
3. 题目描述纸币是由什么制成的，“Paper money is m____ of paper”中，结合首字母m，应填“made”，表示纸币是由纸制成的。
4. 题目中提到纸币上有重要人物的画像，“it has p____ of important people on it”中，结合首字母p，应填“pictures”，表示纸币上有重要人物的画像。
5. 题目举例美国的纸币上有哪些人的画像，“paper money has pictures of p____ like George Washington”中，结合首字母p，应填“presidents”，表示纸币上有总统的画像。
6. 题目提到中国的纸币上有哪些人的画像，“paper money has pictures of i____ leaders like Mao Zedong”中，结合首字母i，应填“important”，表示纸币上有重要的领导人的画像。
7. 题目描述纸币比硬币更易于携带，“easier to c____ around than coins”中，结合首字母c，应填“carry”，表示纸币更易于携带。
8. 题目解释纸币使得交易更容易的原因，“It also makes it easier to trade b____ people can easily see...”中，结合首字母b，应填“because”，表示纸币使得交易更容易，因为人们可以很容易地看到...。
9. 题目提到人们可以很容易地看到他们有多少钱以及需要支付多少钱，“how much they need to p____ for things”中，结合首字母p，应填“pay”，表示需要支付多少钱。
10. 题目解释为什么人们信任纸币并使用它来购买东西，“This is w____ people trust paper money...”中，结合首字母w，应填“why”，表示这就是为什么人们信任纸币...。

五、书面表达
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Dear Zhang Ning,
Today is Christmas here. I am very happy because I received lots of gifts and lucky money. I plan to use my money to buy some new clothes and a CD. What about you? Do you have any lucky money? How do you usually deal with your lucky money? Please write to me.
Yours,
Tom
Dear Tom,
Thank you for your email. Christmas sounds like a lot of fun with all the gifts and lucky money you received. In China, we also have a festival where we receive lucky money, called the Spring Festival.
I usually get some lucky money during the Spring Festival from my parents and relatives. I don't spend it all at once. Instead, I save most of it in a piggy bank. Sometimes, I use a small part of it to buy books or stationery that I need for school.
I hope you enjoy your new clothes and CD. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Yours,
Zhang Ning

Dear Tom,
Thank you for your email. Christmas sounds like a lot of fun with all the gifts and lucky money you received. In China, we also have a festival where we receive lucky money, called the Spring Festival.
I usually get some lucky money during the Spring Festival from my parents and relatives. I don't spend it all at once. Instead, I save most of it in a piggy bank. Sometimes, I use a small part of it to buy books or stationery that I need for school.
I hope you enjoy your new clothes and CD. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Yours,
Zhang Ning