Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are. When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and , you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are places. If people at a table talk too loud , other people who are eating there might even to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays for . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch(均摊费用)”. Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the . This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service(服务) is. Good waiters can make a lot of money！
The way people eat food is not the same in different parts of the world, but you can the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Indian foods, for example, are popular all over the world.
A．popular B．difficult C．important D．enjoyable
A．cause B．keep C．hear D．make
A．lively B．friendly C．lucky D．polite
A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean
A．shout B．explain C．complain D．speak
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none
A．until B．when C．unless D．since
A．gatekeeper B．seller C．waiter D．visitor
A．terrible B．common C．serious D．unusual[来
A．invent B．discover C．prefer D．find
When I was in primary school，I got into a major(主要的) argument with a boy in my class. I can't 1 what it was about，but I have never forgotten the 2 I learned that day.
I was sure that I was right and he was wrong－and he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The 3 decided to teach us a very important lesson. She 4 both of us up to the 5 of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the 6 of her desk was a large，round object. I could 7 see that it was black. She asked the boy what 8 the object was. "White," he answered in a loud voice.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white, 9 it was obviously black！Another 10 started between my classmate and me，this 11 about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 12 ，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I 13 answer，"White." It was an object with two 14 colored sides，and from his side it was white. 15 from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must stand in the other person's shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.
A．think B．suppose C．remind D．remember
A．lesson B．speech C．class D．text
A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent
A．told B．came C．brought D．woke
A．back B．front C．middle D．side
A．middle B．way C．front D．back
A．happily B．luckily C．clearly D．nearly
A．width B．shape C．color D．size
A．when B．unless C．until D．if
A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game
A．time B．year C．month D．day
A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses
A．needed to B．was able to C．hoped to D．had to
A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly
A．Still B．Since C．Only D．Also
People all over the world enjoy sports, because sports can help them keep 1 and live long. Some sports or games go back 2 years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are very new. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
Many people like to watch 3 play sports or games. They don’t play themselves. They buy tickets or 4 their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very 5 and happy when “their” player or team 6 the match.
People play different games in different seasons. Swimming is fun in warm weather, 7 skating is good in winter.
Some sports are 8 interesting that people everywhere enjoy them. For example, basketball 9 by about 100 million people in more than 200 countries. People can play it in parks, schools, or factories. 10 fun it is to watch an NBA match!
A．health B．healthy C．healthily D．healthier
A．thousand B．thousand of C．thousands of D．thousands
A．another B．the others C．the other D．others
A．turn on B．turn off C．turn down D．turn to
A．interested B．exciting C．excited D．interesting
A．beats B．wins C．fights D．hit
A．though B．so C．but D．and
A．much B．quite C．very D．so
A．plays B．is played C．is playing D．played
A．What an B．What a C．How D．How a
Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class, 1 to the interesting or sometimes boring words of their teachers. At break (休息) , they run, play and shout happily . But 2 should students spend their free time after school?
In western countries, 3 is normal for students to have a part-time 4 after school or at weekends. Students can make their 5 money and learn more about the real world. They enjoy the independence (独立) and money, and their parents enjoy the quiet house. However, it seems that, in China, parents 6 so much about their children’s studies that they would like to see their children spending most of their time 7 for all those exams. It is natural for Chinese parents to feel that 8 , but I think everything should be kept in balance. Sometimes, western school children 9 long hours after school to make money, so they 10 too tired to listen in class or do their homework. But Chinese students spend so much time on their studies that all else becomes less important.
A．adding B．getting C．replying D．listening
A．what B．how C．when D．which
A．this B．that C．it D．such
A．work B．job C．program D．plan
A．rich B．any C．own D．some
A．laugh B．worry C．cause D．concentrate
A．chatting B．studying C．succeeding D．obeying
A．race B．point C．way D．license
A．study B．solve C．regard D．work
A．face B．matter C．achieve D．become
Once a beggar(乞丐) had walked about five miles in the hot sun. He was quite tired and wanted to 1 . As he came to a crossing, he saw a tall tree. On one side 2 the tree he saw a board(木牌). “Take This Road To Franklin” was written on the board.
“I will rest under the 3 ,” said the beggar. “I can lie on the board while I sleep.” As the beggar 4 , a doctor rode up to him. “Wake up, beggar!” said the doctor. “I am lost. Can you tell me 5 road to take to Franklin?” “It is too hot to think,” said the beggar. “Thinking is work in such a 6 day.” “Here is a dollar,” said the doctor, “now, will you think?” “Of course, I will, sir!” said the beggar, “ 7 that road to Franklin.” After a while, a driver stopped to 8 the beggar which road to take to Franklin. “You must give me a dollar,” said the beggar, “for me to start thinking.” The driver gave him a dollar. “Turn to the left,” the beggar said.
The beggar went back to 9 . Before long a farmer woke him up.
“Which is the road to Franklin?” he asked. The beggar got 10 dollar and the farmer went along the road.
“A doctor gets paid when he doctors.” said the beggar to himself, “A driver gets paid when he drives, and a farmer gets paid when he farms. But this time a beggar got paid, and all he did was thinking!”
A．drink B．eat C．rest D．ride
A．with B．of C．by D．for
A．tree B．sign C．road D．bed
A．thought B．said C．passed D．slept
A．right B．which C．short D．only
A．warm B．cold C．hot D．wet
A．Walk B．Take C．Go D．Get
A．tell B．show C．ask D．help
A．sleep B．work C．read D．write
A．three B．more C．paid D．another
These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no interests in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have 1 more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to 2 themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost become bookworms ( 书虫 ). In the past, they could do 3 they liked in summer holidays, but now they have to 4 all their time preparing for the exams. So 5 have kept them away from going in for sports.
Because of the pressure from 6 their parents and teachers, they 7 to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students themselves, they don't want to 8 the exams. So it is necessary to give up their school sports and give all their spare time to their studies.
It's true that a good education cannot go 9 physical training and that if a quick mind hardly goes along with a strong body, you can 10 do anything well, and then how can you make great success in life?
A．another B．other C．much D．any
A．make B．have C．get D．let
A．some thing B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．give B．spend C．take D．cost
A．teachers B．parents C．studies D．holidays
A．either B．both C．neither D．none of
A．try B．hope C．have D．enjoy
A．miss B．lose C．leave D．fail
A．without B．with C．out D．in
A．always B．ever C．never D．still
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