Some people believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky (倒霉的) day. On this day, they don’t move, travel, start a new job, have a wedding or even cut their nails (指甲)! You might think it’s silly. However, do you know that the number of the people going to hospital because of traffic accidents went up 52% on one Friday the 13th? There are many stories about why Friday the 13th is unlucky. According to one story, about a hundred years ago, the British government wanted people to be more comfortable about traveling on Fridays. It named a ship H. M. S Friday. It chose the sailors on a Friday and a man called Jim Friday was made captain. After that, the ship set off on a Friday. Guess what happened? The ship had never been seen or heard since then. In the old days, people thought that 13 was the first step toward evil (灾 祸) because it was right after 12, which was a “perfect” number. Even today, many buildings don’t have the 13th floor. Unluckily Friday and unlucky 13- no wonder (难怪)some people think Friday the 13th is the unluckiest. Hollywood movies and TV programs also make people more scared on Friday the 13th.
I think maybe sometimes there are more accidents on Friday the 13th because people are too worried and 3 nervous that day.76. 判断正误。Half of the traffic accidents happened on Friday the 13th.
77. 完成句子。 The British government named the ship and everything around it “Friday” because it wanted people to .
78. What happened to the ship after it set off?
79. Which number was regarded as a perfect number in the past?
80. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.
答案：
76. F
77. be more comfortable about traveling on Fridays
78. It had never been or heard since then.
79. 12.
80. 我认为在 13 号且是星期五的那天之所以会有更多的事故发生， 或许有时是因为人们在那天太 担心，太紧张了。
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