Last summer I got my first (11) at a small shop. I worked there for one month. Every day I helped people find green (12) and white T-shirts. The (13) was not high, but I learned a lot. On the last day, the owner gave me an envelope with two thousand dollars in (14). I put the (15) in the bank the next morning. My mother said I should save it for school.
My little sister never spends her small change. She puts every (16) into an old glass bottle. The bottle is almost full now. Last Sunday we counted the money together, and it was over two thousand dollars. She wants to buy a bike, but the bike (17) four thousand dollars. She asked Father for help, and he said he would (18) her half of it. My sister was very happy. She promised to (19) the bike with me. Now she has a clear (20): to ride her own bike to school.
Time: June 10 to June 15, five thirty to eleven at night
Place: Green Park, next to the train station
Over fifty shops will join us. A big bowl of beef noodles costs only fifty dollars. Pineapple cake and cola are half price before seven.
We take cash only. Please bring small bills and coins. One lucky winner will get a free dinner every night. A free bus comes every fifteen minutes.
全文中譯
快來中央夜市美食節！
時間：6 月 10 日至 6 月 15 日，晚上五點半到十一點
地點：綠園公園，就在火車站旁邊
超過五十家店家共同參與。一大碗牛肉麵只要五十元。鳳梨蛋糕和可樂在七點前半價。
我們只收現金。請帶小額鈔票和硬幣。每晚都會有一位幸運得主獲得免費晚餐。免費接駁公車每十五分鐘一班。
Questions 21–24
21Where is the food fair?
ANear a lake
BIn a school
CIn Green Park
DAt a bank
✔ 正確答案：(C) In Green Park
中譯這個美食節在哪裡舉行？
解析Place: Green Park, next to the train station，地點在綠園公園。
22How can people pay at the fair?
AOnly with cash
BFree of charge
CWith a phone
DWith a card
✔ 正確答案：(A) Only with cash
中譯人們在美食節可以怎麼付錢？
解析We take cash only，只收現金，所以要帶鈔票和硬幣。
23What is half price before seven?
APineapple cake and cola
BBeef noodles
CBus tickets
DAll the food
✔ 正確答案：(A) Pineapple cake and cola
中譯七點前什麼東西半價？
解析Pineapple cake and cola are half price before seven。牛肉麵是五十元，沒有說半價。
24How often does the free bus come?
AEvery five minutes
BEvery hour
CEvery thirty minutes
DEvery fifteen minutes
✔ 正確答案：(D) Every fifteen minutes
中譯免費公車多久來一班？
解析A free bus comes every fifteen minutes。
EMAIL
Questions About the School Trip
Dear Mr. Lin,
Thank you for your letter about the school trip. My son Peter wants to join, and I have some questions.
Does the fee of two thousand dollars cover everything, including lunch and the bus? Is there an extra charge for the museum? Can we pay by bank card, or do you want cash?
Peter lost his school uniform last month. Must he wear it on that day?
解析信中說 I have some questions，接著問旅費、付款方式和制服，都是校外教學的問題。
26What does she want to know about the fee?
AWhen the school will return it
BWho will keep the money
CWhether it includes lunch and the bus
DWhy it is so high
✔ 正確答案：(C) Whether it includes lunch and the bus
中譯關於費用，她想知道什麼？
解析Does the fee of two thousand dollars cover everything, including lunch and the bus。
27What is Peter's problem?
AHe cannot swim
BHe is sick
CHe has no money
DHe lost his school uniform
✔ 正確答案：(D) He lost his school uniform
中譯彼得遇到什麼問題？
解析Peter lost his school uniform last month，所以媽媽問他當天是否一定要穿。
28When does Wang Mei hope to get an answer?
AAfter the trip
BBefore Friday
CBefore June
DOn Monday
✔ 正確答案：(B) Before Friday
中譯王美希望什麼時候得到回覆？
解析Please reply before Friday。
ARTICLE
Money in the Past
Long ago, people did not use money. They gave rice and got fish. This way was not easy. A farmer with a big cow could not always find the right person.
Later, people started to use small pieces of gold and silver. These were the first coins. Paper bills came much later, because they were lighter and safer to carry.
Today many people pay with a card or a phone. This way is very common now, and people do not use cash very often.