As we all know, eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a . “Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their about lunch and dinner are different.
Most Americans only give a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Talking about their day with all the family is a great way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.
Eating at restaurants is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while . Very often you can hear people talking and laughing , and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. If someone is talking too loudly at table, the manager of the restaurant may and ask them to be quiet. After dinner, it’s thought quite rude if you leave you finish eating. You are expected to stay and around the dinner table.
So if you want to be , there’s an English saying, “When in Rome, do as Romans do.”
A．saying B．word C．sentence D．Information
A．little B．less C．few D．fewer
A．languages B．food C．ideas D．words
A．ourselves B．yourselves C．themselves D．oneselves
A．cooking B．eating C．playing D．speaking
A．quietly B．easily C．hardly D．loudly
A．come on B．come in C．come out D．come up with
A．as soon as B．until C．when D．while
A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak
A．rude B．kind C．polite D．Happy
完形填空。
Beethoven was one of the greatest composers (作曲家) in the world. He was born _____Germany in 1770. Even as a child，Beethoven did not have a ____life. His father was a singer, but he was very lazy and always drank a lot. When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a _____. So Beethoven had to play _____. He learned very fast and he could go around and give a_____ when he was only eleven. A few years later Beethoven went to Vienna to study under Haydn, a famous Austrian composer. Soon he could write a lot of music himself. Beethoven was often _____in his life. After one illness, he became deaf（耳聋的）. He couldn't ____any more. This didn't stop Beethoven. He continued _____many pieces of beautiful music. To everyone's ______，Beethoven wrote his most beautiful pieces such as Destiny(命运交响乐) after he became deaf. He died at the age of ____in 1827.
A．at B．in C．on D．of
A．happy B．unhappy C．sad D．lovely
A．doctor B．teacher C．musician D．writer
A．a music B．music C．the music D．the musics
A．concert B．talk C．lesson D．music
A．fine B．strong C．ill D．nice
A．hear B．see C．read D．writer
A．write B．to write C．to writing D．writes
A．difference B．surprise C．health D．interest
A．47 B．67 C．37 D．57
Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more . His mother didn’t have enough money to for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.
His mother looked after him as as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his , so Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
“ was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father was watching me, he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”
Martin has really changed, and he is now a student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
A．careful B．beautiful C．difficult D．wonderful
A．pay B．ask C．look D．wait
A．fast B．well C．soon D．good
A．eating B．playing C．fighting D．studying
A．had B．liked C．hated D．took
A．room B．library C．street D．school
A．mother B．father C．teacher D．head teacher
A．I B．It C．He D．One
A．if B．than C．although D．because
A．nice B．glad C．afraid D．careful
A．bad B．good C．healthy D．lazy
A．it B．me C．her D．him
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After I got up, I ran to my computer. It’s the most thing for me. But I found it there. “Where is my computer?” I looked it everywhere. Dad came in and said angrily, “Your computer? I sold it you spent too much time playing games. You go out and look at the world. Try a life without the computer. OK?” Then I walked into the and saw some people kites. I felt relaxed and thought, “I played basketball in the park every afternoon with my classmates before, now I always sit the computer doing nothing useful.” Suddenly, I felt the ground was shaking. I didn’t know what was wrong.
“ up, Tom. It’s 7 o’clock now. It’s time to go to . You should have classes today.”
I opened my eyes and knew I was still in bed. I hurried to my desk and saw my was still there. But I didn’t feel excited and said to myself, “ From now on, I will live a life—away from the computer.
A．funny B．important C．possible D．unlucky
A．was B．wasn’t C．is D．isn’t.
A．at B．around C．for D．like
A．because B．after C．when D．so
A．could B．would C．have D．should
A．living B．to live C．lived D．lives
A．room B．kitchen C．park D．world
A．playing B．flying C．played D．flew
A．seriously B．healthily C．happily D．loudly
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．near B．behind C．next to D．in front of
A．Wake B．Grow C．Stand D．Work
A．school B．match C．competition D．concert
A．kite B．CD player C．computer D．basketball
A．different B．boring C．difficult D．terrible
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The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a ____ lady named Rose, she had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to____ me to have lunch.
We walked __ my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ____ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.
There were many people in the ____, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to ____ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to ____ the delicious food together. She told ____ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.
I ____11 remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. ____ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was ____ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright too.
I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do ____ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ____ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.
It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.
A．poor B．rich C．outgoing D．crazy
A．Unless B．After C．Unitl D．When
A．invite B．help C．borrow D．give
A．By B．In C．from D．into
A．pay for B．ask for C．look for D．care for
A．park B．restaurant C．hotel D．bar
A．sit B．rest C．sleep D．work
A．buy B．cook C．enjoy D．drink
A．her B．him C．me D．you
A．who B．where C．which D．whose
A．never B．still C．hardly D．already
A．So B．But C．Though D．Because
A．hotter B．cold C．cool D．warm
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．colder B．nicer C．harder D．worse
Do you think of your parents? “Yes, of course.” you may answer, “I buy a present for my mother on . And I give my father a present on Father’s Day, too.” Then what about the other days of a year? Always to think of your parents, not just on some days.
I have a friend. She alone, because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to make a telephone call. She dialed(拨) the number, but then she put the phone . After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again. “Hi, Mom …”
Later, I asked, “Why did you dial the number ?” She smiled, “My parents are old. They can’t get the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is always her parents, so why not her? You’ll also be a good child.
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