()4.My father plans to with
companies in Europe next year.

A.do sports
B.go shopping
C.do business

4. C

()5.In China today, you can
in different ways, not just in cash.

A.make friends
B.make choices
C.make payments

5. C 由句末“not just in cash”（不仅仅是以现金形式）可知，C项符合语境。make payments意为“付款”。

()6.—How can I save money?
—You shouldn't buy so many
things.

A.important
B.unnecessary
C.easy

6. B

()7.Tom and Jim spent about half an
hour about a math
problem, but they didn't agree on it
in the end.

A.arguing
B.thinking
C.worrying

7. A agree on sth.意为“就某事达成一致意见”。根据语境可知，汤姆和吉姆最后未能达成一致意见，前后为转折语气，只有A选项符合语境。argue about sth.意为“就某事争论”。

()8.My mother often spends hours
reading cooking to find
the cooking ways of some dishes.

A.magazines
B.methods
C.styles

8. A

()9.A fever made the baby
keep crying and this worried the
young mother greatly.

A.direct
B.positive
C.sudden

9. C 由语境可知，这里是说突然的发烧使婴儿不停地哭，使年轻的母亲很焦虑，故选C。

()10.He tried to speak less and listen
more to get useful during
the meeting.

A.invention
B.situation
C.information

10. C “get useful information”意为“获取有用信息”。C选项符合语境。

二、完形填空
People in different countries around the
world use different kinds of money. The
currency of a country is 11 for its
daily life.
Do you know 12 the official money in
the United States is? Yes, it is the dollar. It
has two forms — bills and coins. One dollar is
equal to 100 cents. Many people keep
dollars in their wallets or 13 them in
banks.
In Japan, the money is called the yen.
Yen coins are very common, and you can often
see them14 in vending machines in Japan. If you want to buy a small toy in
Japan, you might 15 a few yen coins.
The euro is used in many European
countries, such as 16 and Germany. It
makes travel easier 17 you don't need to
change money when you go from one country to
another.
Different currencies have different 18
on them. These designs often show important
people or 19 from the country. Learning
about currencies can be a 20 way to know
about the world.
()11. A. special B. natural C. important
()12. A. what B. how C. where
()13. A. borrow B. save C. spend
()14. A. easily B. hardly C. directly
()15. A. use B. make C. find
()16. A. Canada B. France C. Australia
()17. A. if B. so C. because
()18. A. colors B. pictures
C. numbers
()19. A. guests B. languages
C. places
()20. A. fun B. positive
C. comfortable

二、11. C
12. A 句意为：“你知道美国的官方货币是什么吗？”故选A。
13. B save在此意为“储蓄”，故选B。
14. A A项easily意为“容易地；轻易地”。由“Yen coins are very common”可知，应选A。
15. A 句意为：“如果在日本买小玩具可能会用到几枚日元硬币。”use意为“使用”。
16. B 由上文可知，要填入的是一个欧洲国家。只有B选项France（法国）符合语境。
17. C
18. B 由下文内容可推断，不同的货币上有不同的图画。picture意为“图画；照片”，故选B。
19. C
20. A