Why do we count things in group of ten？The reason （1）AA that we have ten fingers．Long ago，when people had （2）BB a lot of things，they matched them against fingers．First they counted out enough objects to match （3）CC fingers of both hands and then （4）AA them away in one group． （5）CC there were more than ten，they formed （6）CC groups．We can call our numbers "two-handed" numbers， （7）DD they developed from the fact that people counted things on two hands．
Some people had "one-handed" numbers （8）AA．Because there are five fingers on one hand，they counted things out in groups （9）CC five．It was used by Romans who lived （10）AA Italy over 2，000 years ago．We call （11）CC written numbers．Roman numbers and we （12）AA them even today．Roman numerals "I" stands for "one"，and "V" stands for five．In order to write six．The Romans （13）DD "VI"．
Sometimes people counted objects in groups of 12．We still use the 12-in-one-group system for （14）BB time with a clock．We count the hours （15）AA one to twelve and then start with one again．
| （1） | A．is | B．a(chǎn)re | C．was | D．were |
| （2） | A．count | B．to count | C．counting | D．to counting |
| （3） | A．a(chǎn) | B．a(chǎn)n | C．the | D． / |
| （4） | A．put | B．putting | C．to put | D．will put |
| （5） | A．So | B．Until | C．If | D．But |
| （6） | A．much | B．many | C．more | D．most |
| （7） | A．a(chǎn)nd | B．so | C．when | D．because |
| （8） | A．too | B．either | C．a(chǎn)lso | D．neither |
| （9） | A．a(chǎn)bout | B．to | C．of | D．for |
| （10） | A．in | B．on | C．to | D．over |
| （11） | A．they | B．them | C．their | D．themselves |
| （12） | A．use | B．using | C．used | D．is using |
| （13） | A．to write | B．written | C．writes | D．wrote |
| （14） | A．told | B．telling | C．to tell | D．tells |
| （15） | A．from | B．between | C．in | D．a(chǎn)t |
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【答案】A；B；C；A；C；C；D；A；C；A；C；A；D；B；A
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