5. At the border I was only allowed to use ________ to pay for my visa.

soft currency     hard currency     harder currency     hard currents  

答案 1.  阅读课文并回答问题。

1. True or false? A debit card can be used to buy something now and pay for it later.

False. A debit card takes money out of your account straight away.

2. What do criminals need to make a purchase that you have to pay for? 

The information on your credit or debit card.

3. What word is used in the article that means to have put information on an official list?

The word is 'registered'.

4. Name one way, mentioned in the article, to pay for something without using cash.

Mobile phone, watch, credit or debit card, tap-and-go cards, wearable tech, fingo-pay.

5. Which part of your body does the fingo-pay system use to know it is you who is paying for something?

It uses your finger.

2.  请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. The man was arrested after he tried to buy a new car using fake banknotes.

2. I called my bank after I saw a suspicious transaction on my credit card bill.

3. Jane was given lots of money for her birthday so she decided to go on a big spending spree.

4. John said he couldn't afford to pay for a holiday but I told him to put it on the plastic.

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