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57. Read the passage and check True or False.

Many years ago, people used to buy what they needed from stores and markets. Now where
would you go if you wanted to buy all these goods at one time? Ask anybody, and he would
probably say "you'd better go to the supermarket". A supermarket is a special kind of market. It is
usually much larger than an ordinary store. In a supermarket, you can buy all kinds of food,
household, products and daily necessities. In a store, a customer is served by a storekeeper but in
a supermarket, the goods are arranged on rows of shelves along the aisles. The prices are printed
on small labels on the goods. A customer gets goods he needs from the shelves. This is known as
self-service. Of course, you can always ask for help from the supermarket shop assistants.
When you enter a supermarket, you take a basket to carry the goods you will buy. If you
want to buy a lot of things, you will need a trolley. A trolley is like a large basket on wheels. You
can push it along the aisles, choose what you want from the shelves and put it into your trolley. A
supermarket often provides a more comfortable environment for shopping than a market that is
usually wet and dirty. As a result, many people usually buy more goods than they need when they
visit a supermarket.

True False
1.Many years ago, people used to buy what they need from supermarkets.
2.We go to a supermarket if we want to buy different kinds of goods at one time.
3.Now people buy all they need only from stores and markets.
4.An assistant in a supermarket will serve you if you ask for help.
5.The prices of the goods are written on small labels all over the shelves.
6.It is comfortable and convenient to shop at a supermarket.
7.You will need a basket if you want to buy a lot of things.
8.A trolley carries you around the supermarket.
9.Customers get the goods they need from the shelves.
10.People buy a lot of goods when they go to supermarkets.

58. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Coal is a black solid fossil fuel. It is usually very (31) _______. Coal is made of 65%-95% carbon.
It also has hydrocarbons and some other compounds in it. It is (32) _______ from the remains of plants
that lived millions of years ago. Coal can be burned for energy or (33) _______. About two-thirds of the
coal mined today is burned in power stations to make (34) _______. Burning it is not as common as it
used to be, (35) _______ it causes much pollution.
Natural gas is a mixture. It (36) _______ mainly of hydrocarbons. The main component is
methane. Natural gas is often found in the ground (37) _______ with petroleum. Most natural gas is
burned (38) _______ to produce energy. It burns with a clean blue flame. It causes (39) _______
pollution. The main use of natural gas is to produce electricity. It is also used as (40) _______ for cars,
cooking gas and to make fertilizers.
1. A. soft B. hard C. loose D. difficult
2. A. formed B. done C. founded D. made
3. A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. heat
4. A. mass B. product C. electricity D. powder
5. A. because B. but C. therefore D. however
6. A. consists B. mixes C. combines D. depends
7. A. apart B. together C. addition D. except
8. A. actively B. honestly C. strangely D. directly
9. A. few B. little C. many D. a lot
10. A. light B. fire C. fuel D. food