【正文】 expected that the Bank of England, who hopes to start printing plastic notes from 2022, will introduce the money slowly, using the most mon notes first. 42. Which country was the first to use plastic notes? A. The UK. B. Romania. C. Vietnam. D. Australia. 43. You can put the sentence Besides being waterproof, there are other good effects of using plastic notes instead of paper ones. at the beginning of________. A. Paragraph 3 B. Paragraph 4 C. Paragraph 5 D. Paragraph 6 44. What can you infer (推斷 ) from Paragraph 6? A. Plastic notes should be printed in cash machines. B. There are some disadvantages of using plastic notes. C. Every country will have to accept the new money. D. Plastic notes should be produced by the cashiers. 45. Which is NOT the reason why the UK wants to use plastic notes instead of paper ones? A. They take up less space. B. They are stronger. C. They don39。 s donation with gladness. ② He made berry juice with the help of his grandmother. ③ He paid a visit to the bear shelter a few years ago. ④ He picked berries in the forest though it was hard. A. ②④③① B. ③④②① C. ④③①② D. ③④②① 41. What39。s visit was caused by the summer heat. It happens that the name Otso is also an old Finnish (芬蘭的 ) word for bear. 1 was born to be a bear lover. said Otso with a smile. 38. The underlined word euros in the first paragraph probably means a kind of ________. A. food B. tree C. animal D. money 39. According to the passage, all of the following words can be used to describe Otso39。 s donation. However, bear caretaker Tiina Koivu mentioned that the bears39。 s Korkeasaari Zoo received a particular treat, thanks to the generosity of a young boy. Twelveyearold Otso Riiali donated 200 euros to the zoo to give the bears new climbing trees, without which he thought they would be in danger. Otso, from the small town of Karjalohja west of Helsinki, says he saved up the money by selling 400 bottles of homemade berry juice with the help of his grandmother. It was hard work and my back hurt badly from all the bending in the forest while 1 was picking berries. said Otso. A visit to the bear shelter a few years ago drove Otso to bring some cheer to the animals, which he said didn39。ve bought a round. Japan: Don39。s their round, they will buy it for you. Don39。 s your turn, say It39。s polite to put the last drops into your own glass. Australia: In a pub it39。s a social occasion lunches are seldom quick and suppers can last for hours. Where you sit matters in the country. Before you get seated, look for place cards, or wait until the host seats you. And you must say enjoy your meal before you leave the table. DRINKING MANNERS America: If you empty a bottle into someone39。 s eating, even a stranger, it39。 s task, job, or life! Even though it is rather small, it does make a difference. 16. A. brought B. offered C. found D. worked 17. A. remove B. use C. burn D. cut 18. A. nearly B. finally C. regularly D. hardly 19. A. dirty B. grey C. fresh D. dried 20. A. expensive B. popular C. unwele D. tough 21. A. under B. above C. beyond D. past 22. A. Since B. As C. Because D. If 23. A. How B. When C. Why D. What 24. A. young B. energetic C. strong D. necessary 25. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 26. A. protecting B. preventing C. providing D. producing 27. A. noticed B. marked C. signed D. recorded 28. A. feelings B. pollution C. harm D. mistakes 29. A. repaired B. replied C. reached D. returned 30. A. weakness B. unhappiness C. smallness D. illness 三、閱讀理解 (共 l5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下面短文，從