26、Money is all surrounding us．Every day, we see it, use it, and it is on the tip of our tongue．Did you ever stop to consider where the money you carry around every day comes from?

       Making new money is a very unique job and no easy task．It has up to 65 steps. When the money in use gets dirty and worn out, it is replaced with new money. The old money is taken from banks and brought to places where it is destroyed. Usually, the old money is burned．The burned money is replaced by new paper money.

       If old money is being replaced, then new money is printed in a place called a mint（造幣廠）．Large sheets of paper are printed with many pictures of some currency （流通貨幣）．These large sheets are cut into individual bills．The individual bills are then put together in big stacks and then sent to banks．

       Sometimes the mint will make a new bill with a new picture （phtotos of statesman and places of interest are favoured） or a new colour. It is not easy for the government to make a new bill. It takes a long time, and there are many steps to go through before a new bill can be sent to banks. First, people in the government decide that a new kind of bill is needed. Then, they ask an artist to design the new bill．A different artist cuts the new picture into a soft piece of metal called a die．The dies are made and put onto large printing machines．Then, very special paper is used, which no one but the mint can have．Along with this special paper, the mint also prints currency using special colours．After the dies print the new currency onto the paper, the bills are cut, stacked, and sent off to the banks．

64．From the passage we know that

       A．banks make new money.

       B．it takes 65 procedures to make new money.

       C．mints decide what kind of bill is needed.

       D．old money that is not used is forever stored in a special place

65．We can infer from the passage that a die is ____

      A．something for dead people.

       B．a(chǎn) special machine that prints the money.

       C．a(chǎn) special piece of paper that the money is made from.

      D．a(chǎn) piece of metal that puts the picture on the money.

66．'Which of the following shows the right order of dealing with new money?

       ①New money is printed in a mint．

       ②Bills are cut from large sheets of special paper．

       ③New money is sent in large amounts to banks．

       ④The government decides to make new money．

       A．①②③④    B．④③②①     C．④①③②      D．④①②③

67．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

       A．The reason for making new money．

       B．The processes of making a new bill．

       C．The amount of new money needed．

D．Things used．to make new money or a new bill．

25、__  ______the sports meet might be put off.

  ___Yes, it all depends on the weather.

A. I’ve been told      B. I’ve told         C. I’m told               D. I told

24、___ to Anne's birthday party. Mr. Brown is now searching shop after shop for a nice present for her.

A. Having invited                         B. Having been invited

C. Have been invited          D. Being invited

23、As is said, it won't be long ____we participate in the 4^th Huaian United Exam.

A. since                   B. when          C. before           D. that

22、Look, ____ the children are having in the games!

A. what a fun     B. what fun    C. how funny    D. how fun

21、 ---Have you read the timetable ?   ---Yes . The train ____ at 10:12 p.m..

A. will start   B. is going to start   C. should start     D. starts

20、The sign reading "No Photos" means that no one ____ take any photos in the Palace Museum.

A. need                    B. might          C. must            D. shall

19、The little boy entered the classroom without ______.

A. noticing     B. noticed     C. being noticed     D. notice

18、 -- Well, an apple pie, a salad, and anything ____, sir?

-- A soup, please.

A. to follow      B. follows          C. followed        D, following