【正文】 pected the house to be of great value. Unit 8 Money and Banks C Text A 3. Which of the following best interprets the saying ―Money’s silver, but a needle and thread is gold.‖ (Para. 2)? A. Money isn’t as important as being able to mend things. B. Thread was so difficult to make that it was more expensive than silver. C. A needle was as expensive as gold. D. Gold was not expensive in the past. Unit 8 Money and Banks A Text A 4. When the lawyer started reading, I was hardly paying attention because _______. A. the lawyer’s voice was not attractive B. I did not expect there to be anything important in the will C. I did not like long numbers D. I wanted to read the will myself Unit 8 Money and Banks B Text A 5. My parents borrowed books from the library instead of buying them because . A. they could not afford new books B. we preferred the books borrowed from the library better than books newly bought C. it was more convenient to borrow books from the library than to buy new ones D. they believed it was unnecessary to buy anything that they could borrow Unit 8 Money and Banks B Text A 6. What does the writer think of her parents in the end? A. They were fantastic. B. They were annoying. C. They were stupid. D. They were honest. Unit 8 Money and Banks A Text A III. Check whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false ones. ( ) 1. Dad had died two months earlier. ( ) 2. Dad had never bought what he could borrow. ( ) 3. Of the million pounds Dad was leaving, he had decided to give two million to me and my sisters. The rest was divided between teenagers with problems. Unit 8 Money and Banks F T T give two million to me and my sisters. The rest was divided between teenagers with problems→give two million to a charity that looked after teenagers with problems. The rest was divided between me and my sisters ( ) 4. I had a happy childhood though we had lived like poor people. ( ) 5. For us, the love we had was important, but money was more important. Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks The love we had was far more important than money. F T Text A I. Complete the following sentences with words or phrases from the text and then put them in order. 1. We didn’t ________ anything of value since we had lived a poor life. 2. We were surprised to find out that Dad had left about ________ pounds. 3. Dad had died and we were asked to listen to his will at the ________ office. 4. The problem is I don’t know what to ________the money! 5. Of the money, two million was donated to a ________ and the rest were divided between me and my sisters. Order: □ □ □ □ □ Unit 8 Money and Banks expect million lawyer’ s do with charity 3 1 2 5 4 4 Text A II. Write a summary of the text, using the five sentences above. Make changes if necessary. Tip You may need to use however to make your summary more fluent. Unit 8 Money and Banks ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks Dad had died and we were asked to listen to his will at the lawyer39。t expect anything of value since we had lived a poor life. However, we were surprised to find out that Dad had left about million pounds. Of the money, 2 million was donated to a charity and the rest was divided between me and my sister. The problem is I don39。m talking to you1 4. A child has the right to _____________ in a healthy and caring environment. 5. I was there _____________, and then I left. Unit 8 Money and Banks Words and Phrases III. Complete the following sentences with the phrases in the box below. Change the form if necessary. bits of of value Pay attention grow up for a moment Text A 1. 媽媽找來(lái)一張紙，把它做成了一個(gè)扇子。 (prefer) I have a credit card, but I ________________ a debit card. 3. 在這種情況下，我們不應(yīng)該抱怨這些事情。t plain about these things Text A Unit 8 Money and Banks 4. 這里的桔子曾經(jīng)非常便宜，可現(xiàn)在卻很貴。 (divided ... between) The money __________________________________. will be divided between the four sons used to be Text A I. Complete the sentences below with the past perfect tense of the given words. 1. I did not have any money because I____________ (lose) my wallet. 2. By the time Alex finished his studies, he ___________ (be) in London for over eight years. 3. Tony knew Istanbul so well because he ___________ (visit) the city several times. 4. When I showed up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who _____________ (arrive) before me. Unit 8 Money and Banks Grammar and Structure had lost had been had visited had arrived Text A 5. She was the only one who understood the movie because she ______________ (read) the book. 6. Kristine _____________ (not be) to an opera before last night. 7. We were not able to get a hotel room because we ______________ (not book) in advance. 8. They felt bad ab