No matter how you look at it and what you say, matter is a very useful word. And it's only a matter of time before you will become an expert on the use of matter.

　　语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了matter一词的诸多用法。

4．We can infer from the text that the word matter ________.

　　A．has a wide use

　　B．can mean money

　　C．is the most used English word

　　D．has the most different expressions

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第一、二段的描述可知，matter一词用法很广。

5．What is the author's suggestion in Paragraph 4?

　　A．Every penny counts.

　　B．Stick to what is right.

　　C．Follow your friend's advice.

　　D．Be careful when making friends.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第四段中的"But if you do not owe him the money, do not pay him the money. It's a matter of principle."可推测，作者认为钱的数目不重要，重要的是原则问题。因此他觉得在对的事情上要坚持自己的立场，不要轻易做出让步或改变。

6．The underlined word "context" in the text probably means "________"．

　　A．choice　　　　 　　　B．person

　　C．situation D．answer

　　解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据倒数第二、三段举例说明It doesn't matter to me在不同的语境意思不同可知，该表达取决于上下文语境，故选situation。

　　C

　　LEGO began as one man's small business. But today, it is the second largest toy company in the world. The LEGO company sells small, brightly colored plastic bricks (积木). People can buy LEGO bricks in over 90 countries.

　　Ole Kirk Kristiansen from Denmark began his own business in 1932. He made products (产品) from wood including colorful wooden toys. Kristiansen's young son, Godtfred, worked with him. Their business helped them make a lot of money.

By 1934, the Kristiansens named their company LEGO, which came from two Danish words，"leg" and "godt"， meaning "play well". The LEGO company grew slowly. But it continued to create excellent wooden toys.