III. Cloze Test

Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school. I can remember 1 about it. Schoolboys in those days never 2 teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks. There was a(n) 3 in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the 4 school or have to pay five dollars."

"One day, I damaged my desk in some 5 . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it 6 be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He 7 to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."

"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any 8 , I decided I would take 9 r beating at school and 10 the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."

1. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

2. A. loved B. trusted C. hated D. respected

3. A. punishment B. bet C. issue D. rule

4. A. all B. total C. complete D. whole

5. A. means B. method C. manner D. way

6. A. could B. would C. should D. ought to

7. A. agreed B. permitted C. accepted D. screamed

8. A. more B. longer C. time D. way

9. A. another B. more C. a D. some

10. A. keep B. earn C. make D. obtain

IV. Reading Comprehension

How much paper do you use every year? Maybe you can't answer this question quickly. In 1900 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person in a year. Now some countries use 50 kilograms of paper for each person in a year. But countries like America, England and Sweden certainly use more paper than other countries.

Paper was first made in China about 2000 years ago. It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. In 1500, a German named Schaeffer found out that one could make the best paper from trees. After that the forest countries of Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of the paper is used for books and things like that. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated(使绝缘, 隔离 ) with paper. You may see some men asleep on a large number of newspapers. They're insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland the temperature is sometimes -40 centigrade (C). The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

Each year more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long