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Unit 5
The Value of Money
Reading for Writing
课前准备:课本,学案。积累本,双色笔
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is
the basis of man’s desire to understand
— Neil Armstrong
2019新人教版
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Two wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver, had made 1.______ bet which was that with a million pound bank note whether a man could survive a month in London. They could not agree with each other. 2._______ they saw a poor young man walking outside their house, they invited him to come in.
The young man was Henry, an American, who 3._______ (land) in Britain by accident. About a month ago, he was sailing, and towards night he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. The next morning he 4.___________(spot) by a ship. It was the ship that brought him to England. He went to the American consulate to seek help 5._______ failed. For certain 6._______(reason), he didn’t dare to try again.
Henry told his story to them in the hope of 7._______(get) some sort of work because he had no money. However, it seemed that they were happy about his bad luck, which made him 8.______ (anger) to some extent. Henry thought he ought to leave. The two brothers stopped him. They gave him a letter with money 9._______ it and required him to postpone opening it. Although Henry thought it was odd, he promised not 10._______(open) it until 2 o’clock.
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1. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer.
1.Why did Henry walk into the tailor’s shop?
A. Because he wanted to borrow some money.
B. Because he wanted to buy a new coat.
C. Because he wanted to see his old friends.
D. Because he wanted to buy the clothes made for some king.
2.Why did Mr Reid want Henry to get out quick at first?
A. Because he thought that Henry was very poor.
B. Because there were too many customers in the shop.
C. Because his clerks were not very patient.
D. Because Henry didn't want to buy any clothes.
3.Why did the owner ch