五、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每个单词或短语限用一次。
pick up go life different live
is boring sometimes. I love 2. ___ to my grandparents' small village. It is great
3. ___ in the village. There are many trees in the village. I usually
4. ___ lots of beautiful leaves on my way to the shop in the village. They look quite
5. ___. Some are round, and some look like a hand. Some are big and some are small. Their colours are even not the same.
to they take away a interest
I can make quite a lot of things with leaves. One 6. ___ thing is the leaf picture. First, I use the glue(胶水)to stick the leaf 7. ___ the paper. An hour later, I colour the leaf and the paper. Next, I 8. ___ the leaf from the paper. Then  9. ___ beautiful leaf picture is made!
I sometimes make birthday cards or bookmarks(书签)with the leaves. My friends like 10. ___very much. I tell them,“They are not just gifts from me. They're gifts from the lovely village!”

1. life 2. going 3. to live 4. pick up 5. different
6. interesting 7. to 8. take away 9. a 10. them

六、(2025·苏州)任务型阅读。
根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。
Have you ever looked closely at the paper money from different countries? You will see more than numbers and colours. You will discover pictures of rivers, mountains, buildings and famous people. 1. ___ They are like small lessons in culture, history and nature. Paper money isn't just for spending—it's also for learning.
Let's start with China. 2. ___ On the 20 yuan note(纸币)，there is the Lijiang River in Guilin, with green mountains rising from calm waters. 3. ___ On the 5 yuan note, you'll find Mount Tai, one of the most famous mountains in China. A large number of poems were written in praise of it.
4. ___ Switzerland's notes include mountains, rivers, and even wind patterns(图案)! Canada's have snowy landscapes and maple(枫树)leaves.
These days, many people use phones or cards as a way to pay. 5. ___ But paper money still has its value—not only in money, but in meaning. You can hold it, look at it, and learn from it. It can be a tiny museum in your pocket.
So next time you hold your paper money, take a second look.
A. It's fast and easy.
B. It's a lesson worth learning.
C. Other countries do this too, in their own way.
D. It's so beautiful that artists have painted it for centuries.
E. The Chinese yuan is a perfect mix of nature and tradition.
F. These pictures often show what each country finds important.
G. Today's coins and paper money are nothing like early money.

1.F 2.E 3.D 4.C 5.A