Every country has its own dining customs. Americans feel that the first rule of being a　 __36__　 guest is to be on time. If a person is invited to dinner at six thirty，the hostess　 __37__　 him to be there at six thirty or　 __38__　 a few minutes after. Because she usually does the cooking, she has to time the meal　 __39__ the hot rolls and the coffee and the meat can be at their best when the guests come. If they are late，the food will not be so　 __40__，and the hostess will be　 __41__.__42__ the guest cannot come on time, he should call his host or hostess on the phone, give the reason，and tell　 __43__ what time he can come.　 __44__the situations, guests sometimes bring a box of candy, a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers to give to the hostess as a　 __45__ of appreciation.

As guests continue to arrive, it is usually considered polite for the　 __46__ in the group to　 __47__ when a woman enters the room and continue to stand until she is seated.　 __48__， most young people and some groups of elder people　 __49__　 stress equality of the sexes no longer observe the custom. A visitor should be　 __50__to each situation and follow the lead of the Americans present.

When the guests sit down at a dinner table，it is a　 __51__ for the men to help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them. However，some Americans　 __52__ do this, so the visitors must notice what others do and do the　 __53__.__54__ the meal is under way and if the dinner is in a private home，a guest　 __55__ avoid embarrassment by leaving talk to someone else.

36．A.polite 　　　 B．elegant C．honored 　　　 D．serious

37．A.tells　 　　　 B．expects C．a(chǎn)sks 　　 D．hopes

38．A.at most　 B．less than 　C．a(chǎn)t least D．more than

39．A.in case 　　 B．a(chǎn)s long as C．so that D．on condition that

40．A.tender　 　 B．nutritious 　C．good 　　 D．enough

41．A.angry 　　 B．nervous 　C．shameful 　　 D．disappointed

42．A.If 　　 B．Unless 　C．Whether 　　　 D．Although

43．A.at　 　 B．in C．on D．a(chǎn)bout

44．A.Looking at 　　 B．Combined with C．Depending on 　　 D．Related to

45．A.matter 　　 B．heart C．sense 　 D．sign

46．A.host　 　　　 B．men 　C．hostess D．women

47．A.smile　 　　 B．stand 　C．a(chǎn)pplaud D．nod

48．A.As a result　 　 B．Moreover C．In addition 　 D．However

49．A.whose　 　 B．what C．who 　　 D．which

50．A.aware 　　 B．similar C．a(chǎn)ctive 　 D．sensitive

51．A.custom　 　　　 B．regulation C．habit 　　 D．principle

52．A.even　 　 B．no longer C．still 　　　 D．no more

53．A.following　　 B．same C．deed　 　 D．example

54．A.Unless 　　 B．Until C．While 　 D．After

55．A.shouldn't B．must 　C．needn't D．may

It was only a few seeks after my surgery. I went to Dr. Belt’s office for a 　36 . It was just after my first chemotherapy treatment(化療). My scar was still very tender. 　37 . I was taken to an examination room to have my blood 　38 , again—a terrifying process for me, since I’m so frightened of 　39 .

I lay down on the 　40 . Then Ramona entered the room. Her 　41 smile was familiar, and 42 in contrast to my fears. I’d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn’t my 　43 on that day, but I remember her because she was laughing. What could she 　44 find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she wasn’t 　45 enough about the whole thing.

But this day was 　46 . Ramona had taken my blood before. She 　47 my fear of needles, and she kindly 　48 the medical equipment under a magazine. As we opened the layers of bandage, the 　49 scar on my chest could be seen.

She gently 　50 over and ran her hand across the scar, 　51 the smoothness of the healing skin. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, “You haven’t 　52 it yet, have you?” And I said, “No.”

I continued to cry gently. In 　53 tones she said. “This is part of your body. This is you. It’s okay to touch it.” But I couldn’t. So she touched it for me. The 　54 . The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.

That night as I lay down, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there 　55 I fell asleep. I knew I wasn’t alone.

36. A. prescription　　　　B. discussion　　　　　C. conversation　　　　　D. checkup

37. A. At once　　　　　　　B. As usual　　　　　　 C. In fact　　　　　　　　　 D. In addition

38. A. drawn　　　　　　　　 B. mixed　　　　　　　　 C. corrected　　　　　　　D. cleaned

39. A. doctors　　　　　　　 B. nurses　　　　　　　 C. blood　　　　　　　　　　　D. needles

40. A. operation table　　 B. office floor　　　　C. examining bed　　　　　D. test bed

41. A. warm　　　　　　　　　　B. bitter　　　　　　　　C. shy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. weak
42. A. worked out　　　　　 B. stood out　　　　　C. found out　　　　　　　　 D. gave out

43. A. girl　　　　　　　　　　　 B. partner　　　　　　　 C. nurse　　　　　　　　　　 D. companion

44. A. accidentally　　　　　 B. particularly　　　　C. possibly　　　　　　　　　 D. actually

45. A. serious　　　　　　　　　 B. curious　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　 D. nervous

46. A. difficult　　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　D. common

47. A. talked about　　　　　 B. got around　　　　C. knew about　　　　　　　 D. put away

48. A. found　　　　　　　　　　　B. replaced　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　　　　　 D. hid

49. A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. fresh　　　　　　　　 C. worn　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fine

50. A. came　　　　　　　　　　　 B. went　　　　　　　　 C. searched　　　　　　　　 D. reached

51. A. examining　　　　　　　　B. covering　　　　　　C. pressing　　　　　　　　　 D. removing

52. A. watched　　　　　　　　　 B. discovered　　　 C. touched　　　　　　　　　 D. unfolded

53. A. tough　　　　　　　　　　　　B. soft　　　　　　　　　C. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. strict

54. A. bandage　　　　　　　　　 B. soul　　　　　　　　　C. pain　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scar

55. A. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. after　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

Besides _________, she is kind and tender.

　 A. beautiful　　 B. being beautiful　 C. she beautiful　　 D. is beautiful

The tea gardens in Sri Lanka are actually large estates(種植園). The best tea usually comes from plants grown on high grounds, the cool hilltops with rows and rows of tea plants. The plants are about one metre apart. The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimetres high. Pruning is important because it encourages the growth of tender hoots, or young leaves. It is from these shoots that the best in got.

Practically all the tea pickers are women. The estates like to employ women pickers because they are more careful. Their thin fingers can easily remove the twin leaves and new shoots from the plant, which are the parts used for processing(加工)tea. The pickers carry large baskets into which they throw their pickings. A skilled worker can harvest between 9 to 14 kilogrammes of tea leaves a day. Usually new shoots can be picked from the plants about every ten or fifteen days.

Processing tea shoots into the familiar dry tea leaves requires great care and skill. There are various methods of processing depending on the type of tea required. For black tea, the young green leaves are first spread out on shelves to dry. This process removes much of its water and the leaves become soft. After this, the leaves are passed through heavy rollers. This operation will press the leaves for juices which give the tea both its colour and taste. Then the leaves are spread out on floors and left to ferment(發(fā)酵)under wet conditions. Fermentation develops the rich taste of black tea. The fermented leaves are then dried with a hot­air blower until they become rolled­up black leaves. The final step is to sort and grade them before the black tea is ready for sale to countries all over the world.

1.In the first paragraph, the word“pruning”means______.

A．regular cutting of the plants.               B．frequent watering

C．regular use of chemicals                  D．growing the plants high in the mountain

2.One of the reasons why women are employed to do the picking is that________.

A．they work harder than men do in picking

B．they can throw their picking more easily into the baskets

C．their fingers fit them better for the job

D．they can move easily find the twin leaves

3.How many processing steps are mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．Three.　          B．Four.             C．Five.　           D．Six.

4.What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To introduce various methods of tea processing.

B．To persuade readers to buy tea from Sri Lanka.

C．To tell a story that had happened in the tea gardens.

D．To inform readers of tea growing, picking and processing.