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　　It was Sharing Day!The teacher had asked the students to bring something interesting to class。

　　Jimmy found the little box he and Dad had made。Inside was a piece of rock，a sand dollar and a shark(鯊魚)tooth。Nobody could have anything as interesting as these!

　　In class，Jimmy waited anxiously，hoping to be called on first by the teacher。But Kara was first。She held up a sand dollar。Jimmy’s eyes grew big。

　　“I found this on the beach，”Kara said.�！癐t’s interesting。The little holes that make the sand dollar look like a flower are breathing holes. See all the needles?They help the sand dollar move and dig into the sand�！�

　　Jimmy was a little uneasy.Oh，well，he still had his rock and shark tooth。

　　Then Mark stood up�！癟his is my favorite rock，called pumice(浮石)�！盩hen Mark dropped the rock into a glass of water.“Look!Pumice is the only rock that floats!”

　　Jimmy put up his hand and waved，but the teacher called on Justin instead。

　　“I found this shark tooth in Hawaii last Christmas�！盝ustin said。

　　The class was excited，but Jimmy lowered his head。

　　“Sharks have rows of teeth。Every time a shark loses a tooth，another one takes its place�！盝ustin passed the tooth around。

　　Jimmy heard the teacher call him。He stood on one foot and then the other�！癢ell，ah， see......my treasure box is interesting!It was just a piece of wood until Dad and I cut it into pieces and finally made a box out of it。It smells good，reminding us of camping。”

　　“What’s inside?”asked Lisa。

　　Jimmy opened his box�！癆 sand dollar，a piece of pumice and a shark tooth�！�

　　His classmates’ mouths dropped open. The teacher looked at the objects in the box and smiled。“Now that’s interesting!”he said。

　　24.[1單選題]On the Sharing Day，Jimmy____。

　　A.bought a treasure box to hold his interesting things

　　B.enjoyed the things others brought to the class

　　C.waited patiently to be called on by his teacher

　　D.wished to be the first to share his possessions

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　　24.[1單選題]What does a sand dollar look like according to Kara?

　　A.A hole.

　　B.A needle.

　　C.A flower.

　　D.A tooth.

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　　24.[1單選題]Who shared with the class a rock that floats?

　　A.Lisa.

　　B.Kara.

　　C.Justin.

　　D.Mark.

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　　24.[1單選題]How did Jimmy’s classmates feel when they saw the things in his box?

　　A.Disappointed.

　　B.Surprised.

　　C.Anxious.

　　D.Uneasy.

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　　Nineteen-year-old Melissa Goza couldn’t figure out why she failed to get a bank card time and time again。It only became clear when she was unsuccessful while looking for a new job in a Target store：Three different people are using her Social Security number(社會保障號)。

　　Target is one of the companies using credit(信用)reports when hiring new workers。At least one credit report didn’t favor Goza in getting the job。A very low credit rate(評價)was under Goza’s Social Security number。Target，as required by law，told Goza why the company couldn’t offer her the job。

　　Sacramento lawyer Jennifer Shaw，a specialist in workplace law，says credit reports are just one more way employers use to find dishonest job seekers�！癐 think we need to know that，right now，there’s more information out there。And that means，there’s more information that can be used against us，”said Shaw.

　　Goza’s dark cloud may，however，have a silver lining。Target told her she’d be considered again for the job if she could get a letter from the Social Security Department proving that she’s the right owner of the Social Security number。

　　Now that Goza knows she’s suffered from other people’s wrongdoings，she will order copies of her credit reports to see what she can do to put things right。

　　25.[1單選題]What do we know about Goza?

　　A.She got the job from Target.

　　B.She has had three bad friends.

　　C.She doesn’t have a bank card yet.

　　D.She was not honest with Target.

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　　25.[1單選題]What did Target first do when refusing to offer Goza the job?

　　A.They asked her for credit reports.

　　B.They told her why she couldn’t get the job.

　　C.They found out her wrongdoings.

　　D.They reported it to the Social Security Department.

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　　25.[1單選題]What does“a silver lining”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

　　A.A hopeful future.

　　B.A bank report.

　　C.An official letter.

　　D.A Social Security number.

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　　25.[1單選題]What does Goza have to do next?

　　A.Clear up her wrong credit reports.

　　B.Get a new Social Security number.

　　C.Find a job in another company.

　　D.Apply for a new bank card.

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