【正文】 36 numbers‖, too. Because there are five fingers on one 3 hand, they counted things out in groups of five. It was 37 by Romans who lived in Italy over 20xx years ago. We call their written numbers Roman numerals and we use them even today. In Roman numerals, ―I‖ stands for one, and ―V‖ stands for five. For six, the Romans wrote ―VI‖. 38 people counted objects in groups of 12. We 39 use the 12inonegroup system for telling time with a clock. We count the 40 from one to twelve and then start with one again. ( )31. A. time B. ago C. before D. time before ( )32. A. numbers B. hands C. fingers D. feet ( )33. A. all hands B. both hands C. each hand D. either hand ( )34. A. If B. As C. Because D. Finally ( )35. A. idea B. rule C. fact D. reason ( )36. A. onehanded B. twohanded C. teninall D. half ( )37. A. discovered B. made C. taken D. used ( )38 A. Few B. Many C. Sometimes D. Very often ( )39. A. still B. seldom C. used to D. have stopped to ( )40. A. numbers B. hours C. minutes D. time 閱讀理解 A The following are three advertisements from different newspapers. Read them carefully and answer the following questions. (China Daily, March 3, 20xx) The biggest shopping center will open on March 8. Everybody with today’s China Daily will get a small present that day. You are wele. Telephone: 38990688。 with your sister goes there,________________. A. So will I B. So does mine C. so do I D. so will mine. 26. Which school rule is the boy breaking? A. Don39。 too much 21. We spend as much time as we can _____ English. A. read B. to read C. reading D. have read 22. The food mother cooked _____ very delicious. A. is tasted B. tastes C. is being tasted D. to taste 23 _____ of the students has an English exercise book. A. None B. Both C. All D. Every 24. Tom has much difficulty _____ Chinese so he often asks me _____ help A. to understand。 go out 18. Your school things should _____. A. be looked after well B. be looked well after C. be taken good care D. be taken care of well 19. Would you mind _____? A. me to smoke here B. my smoking at here C. me smoking here D. if I will smoke here 2 20. A _____ lazy man can’t earn _____ money. A. too much。 to 13. We could see nothing because the lights suddenly ______. A. went on B. went over C. went down D. went out 14. —What is a writing brush, do you know? —It’s used ______ writing and drawing. A. with B. to C. for D. by 15. I really don’t know ______ about it. A. what to do B. how to do C. to do what D. how can I do 16. Yangzhou is ________ city near ___________ Zhenjiang. A. a, the B. a, / C. the, / D /, the 17. My brother prefers __________rather than_________________. A. to stay at home。 a 4. Shanghai Waihuan Tunnel is already open to traffic, so it will take us ______ time to go to Pudong International Airport. A. a few B. fewer C. a little D. less 5. Cotton ______ nice and soft. A. is felt B. is feeling C. feel D. feels 6. The old woman kept one black dog and two white ______.