【正文】 to your house when one is free.”Charlie hung up, waited 30 seconds, and then called the police again. “Hello, I just called a short while ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. I want to let you know that they’re not a problem anymore because I’ve just shot every one of them.”Charlie then hung up the phone. In five minutes, three patrol cars, dozens of policeman and an ambulance arrived at his house. Of course, the police caught the thieves.One policeman said: “I thought you said that you shot every one of them!”Charlie replied: “I thought you said there were no patrol cars free!” 184 w did Charlie notice before he climbed into bed? C A. A police car. B. Some policemen. C. Some thieves. D. Some boys. 51. How many patrol cars came to Charlie’s house in the end? AA. Three. B. Five. C. Dozens of cars. D. No cars. 52. What happened to the thieves at last? BA. They were shot dead. B. They were caught. C. They ran away. D. They looked shocked. CDO you have a lucky number? What is it? Many people have a special number that they hope will bring them good luck.In Chinese culture, some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to.For example, the word for the number 8 sounds similar to the word for “making a fortune”. So, people consider it a very lucky number. Some people will even spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone numbers or vehicle license plate (車牌照) numbers. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 . on August 8, 2008.The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection to the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes (龍袍) and Chinese myth held that the dragon has nine children. The number 9 also stands for “l(fā)ong lasting”. That’s why a man always proposes to a woman with 99 or 999 roses.?So what’s a “bad luck” number in China? It might be 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as a “bad luck” number because it sounds similar to the character for “death”.Because of this, many buildings skip the fourth floor, and simply call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4, such as, 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 4049 floors. Some buildings also skip the 13th floor, as this is considered an unlucky number in many Christian countries. As a result, a building whose highest floor is 50 may have only 35 physical floors. 275 w 53. How do lucky or unlucky numbers e in Chinese culture? They e mostly of __. CA. people’s hope for good luck B. people’s belief in certain numbers C. similar sounds of Chinese numbers and words D. Chinese traditions 54. What can we learn from the passage? DA. Many people like the number 8 because it can bring them much money.B. Much money is sometimes spent on 8s in people’s car numbers in China. C. 9 is a lucky number in Chinese culture for only one reason.D. 4 is an unlucky number because it predicts death to the Chinese. 55. What is the passage mainly about? BA. Good luck and bad luck in China. B. Lucky and unlucky numbers in China. C. Some facts with lucky or unlucky numbers. D. Lucky and unlucky numbers in culture. DThe webs that spiders build to catch insects seem weak. However, the strength of spider thread is greater than steel. Webs can even stand up to very strong storms.Now a team, headed by Markus Buehler, a scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has worked out why the spider web is so strong. It is not just the strength of the thread, but the clever design of the web. The key to a web’s success is its ability to keep its shape and strength even after some of the threads break, says Buehler. The scien