Passage Two
A hundred years ago, the game we now call football did not exist. American football started during a game between two colleges. The teams had got together to play what they called "football", but each team played by different rules. One team played what we now call soccer. The other played what we now call rugby (橄榄球).
Both games had been invented a thousand years before. In the first kind of football game ever played, all the men from one village tried to kick a ball into another village. The men of the second village tried to kick the ball into the first. Hundreds of people joined in, running everywhere, running crops and knocking down fences. In time, people agreed on some rules to keep order, but many roles were left open to change. Different rules developed in different places.
When the two colleges met to play football, each followed its own rules. They mixed the games together and invented a new game. A hundred years lat
A. soccer
B. rugby
C. both soccer and rugby
D. neither soccer nor rugby
Do you know how to deal with money troubles for the future Here is some useful advice for people with money worries.
1. Compulsive deposits (强制储蓄): Force yourself to take 15 to 20 per cent of your monthly income and put it in a separate bank account. This won’t upset your life a great deal and will give you a good number of rewards in several years’ time.
2. Separate "wants" from "needs": In keeping your accounts, list different items in two different columns. Check what you need and what you want, meaning things you may not necessarily need.
3. Avoid shopping with friends: You may only buy one blouse when you are shopping alone, but you may also pick up a skirt and a pair of shoes or maybe a luxurious (奢侈的) dinner and two hours of Karaoke if you are with someone.
4. Avoid using credit cards: Bring along only a limited amount of money when you go shopping and spend no more than what you have planned.
A. you will not hurry to buy things you wish to have
B. you may not go shopping for things you don't need
C. you will only go shopping for things you may need
D. you may not hurry to buy things not exactly needed
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