Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they treat us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts（主人）, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily life. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.

We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for only business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

【1】This passage is probably from________.

A.a novelB.a magazineC.a letterD.a diary

【2】The underlined words generous with our time probably mean ________.

A.strict with timeB.careful with time

C.thankful to timeD.glad to spend time

【3】The passage is about________.

A.the way Americans treat visitors

B.the way Chinese treat visitors

C.the differences between Americans and Chinese

D.the differences between American culture and Chinese culture

【4】From the passage, we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we’ll probably be ________.

A.welcomed at the airportB.offered a ride to his home

C.treated hospitably at his homeD.invited to dinner in a restaurant

【5】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Friendship between Americans usually reach deeply into their families.

B.Friendships between American usually last for all their lives.

C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

“I should like to know,” said a friend, “on what ground you chose that boy. He didn't even have a recommendation(推薦信）with him.”

“You are mistaken,” said the gentleman, “he had a great many sides.

“He made his shoes clean when he came in, and closed the door after him; showing that he was orderly.”

“He gave his seat to the disabled old man; showing that he was .”

“He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions quickly and respectfully； showing that he was polite.”

“He lifted up the book which I had purposely(故意地）laid on the floor, and put it on the table, while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside; showing that he was careful.”

“And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside; showing that he was modest.”

“When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I noticed that his fingernails were clean; instead of having some untidy personal habits.”

“Don't you call these things letters of recommendation? I do; and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring.”

【1】Choose the right word to complete the sentence in the passage.

A.kindB.smartC.lovelyD.healthy

【2】How did the gentleman know the boy was polite?

A.His shoes were clean when he came in.B.He took off his cap when he came in.

C.He waited quietly for his turn.D.His teeth and fingernails were clean.

【3】The gentleman laid the book on the floor because________.

A.he used to be like thisB.he wanted to know who was orderly

C.he tried to know who had tidy personal habitsD.he wanted to test the people who asked for the job

【4】What can you learn from this passage?

A.The gentleman is a man who makes trouble.

B.All gentlemen can choose the right person by using their eyes.

C.Good behaviors(行為）and good habits are important for a person.

D.One should pay more attention to his recommendation than to his behavior

The next time you ________________ yourself in such a situation, for example, you feel angry or worry, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop._______________ you’re doing, stop and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely set yourself in the negative emotion. Allow that emotion to be________________you. Allow yourself one minute to truly ________________that emotion. Don’t cheat yourself . Take the minute—but only one minute—to do______________else but feel that emotion.

When the minute is over, ask yourself, “Am I willing to _______________this negative emotion as I go through the rest of the day?”______________you’ve allowed yourself to be in the emotion and really feel it, you will be_________________to find that the emotion was not so terrible as you thought. If you feel you need to carry the emotion for a little_______________, that is OK. Allow yourself another minute to feel it. When you feel you’ve had enough of the emotion, ask yourself if you’re willing to carry it. If not, take a surprised at how quickly it’s gone! ________________breath. As you breathe it out, you’ll be Try it! Next time you’re in the middle of a negative emotion, allow yourself to feel the emotion and see what happens.

【1】A.forceB.helpC.findD.ask

【2】A.WhoeverB.WhereverC.WhateverD.However

【3】A.behindB.underC.aboveD.around

【4】A.seeB.hearC.tasteD.feel

【5】A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everything

【6】A.look upB.give upC.hold on toD.look forward to

【7】A.ButB.SoC.OnceD.Though

【8】A.sorryB.amazedC.sadD.crazy

【9】A.fasterB.longerC.shorterD.harder

【10】A.quickB.longC.deepD.good

Dear Victor,

I have received your letter from school. I’m glad to know that you are becoming responsible enough to make a 【1】(decide) for your job.

You are now 【2】the final year of high school and are going to start further education in college. You asked me to give you some【3】(suggestion). You know we belong to different times, and my social life is different from【4】(you). However, all I can say is that you must c【5】a job wisely. The first thing you should consider is your interest. You can only succeed and feel happy when you do something you e【6】. You must get a job which not only provides with something useful, but also you are 【7】(please) with.

I think your interest may be in the field of making TV programs. Your good communication skills, your taking【8】active part in school plays and the prizes you have won in speech competitions all lead you to that direction. So it will bring luck to you.

You are old enough to think of 【9】(you). Think 【10】(careful) and discuss it with your friends. After all, I wish you to be a man of value.

Best wishes!

Your loving

father

A.solveB.will solveC.are solvedD.will be solved

A.olderB.youngerC.the youngestD.the oldest

A.changesB.changedC.has changedD.will change

The Changes in My Hometown

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The head teacher at the school said, “I’m proud_________ her. She is loved by every student. They all want to learn and play with_________.” He also said, “She is doing well considering her_________. I can say I have seen a big difference in this school_________ she came.”

Sitienei often said, “I want to tell children,_________ girls in poor areas, that__________ will be your wealth.” She added, “With education, you can be whatever you want to be — a doctor, a teacher, a scientist, and so on.”

【1】A.cityB.villageC.town

【2】A.readingB.writingC.working

【3】A.youngB.oldC.free

【4】A.studyB.workC.leave

【5】A.forB.withC.of

【6】A.herB.meC.you

【7】A.chanceB.ageC.skills

【8】A.afterB.whenC.since

【9】A.naturallyB.especiallyC.luckily

【10】A.friendshipB.futureC.education