time. But now we hear that chairs, tables and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses and paper raincoats. When you have used them away and buy new ones. People have made paper boats, but they haven't made paper planes or cars. Just wait they perhaps will.

1. How much paper does each person use in a year in some countries now?

　A. One kilogram B. Fifteen kilograms C. Fifty kilograms D. Forty kilograms

2. ______ use more paper than other countries.

　A. Sweden B. America C. England D. A, B and C

3. When was paper first made in southern Europe?

　A. 2000 years ago B. In 1100 C. In 1500 D. In 1900

4. Why do farmers in Finland wear paper boots in the snow?

　A. Because they are so poor that they can buy only paper boots

　B. Because there are no other kinds of boots there

　C. Because paper boots are warmer than anything else there

　D. Because paper boots are so nice that they don't like other kinds

5. What should the best title of passage be?

　A. Paper and Its Uses B. Paper and Its History

　C. Paper Was First Made in China D. How Much Paper Is Used in A Year

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.

To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window. Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped , he stopped too.

I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man get into another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw that the stranger was looking out at me. At MRT station, I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out. As I was paying my fare, I saw the man was getting out of his taxi.

By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened(威胁) to call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a journalist(news reporter) and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.

6. What is strange about the man who followed the writer?

A. He seemed to be wearing too much. B. He was out on such a hot day.

C. He walked quickly behind. D. He was a tall young man.

7. Why did the writer get into a taxi?

A. To test the young man. B. To lose the young man.

C. To call the police. D. To get home earlier.

8. What did the stranger do when the writer jumped into a taxi?