Last week the manager of all old shop received a letter．As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime．Then he opened it and $10 fell out onto his desk．Together with it was a short letter．It reads：

Dear sir,

In l935 I got engaged, but unluckily I lost my job．At that time a lot of people were out of work．Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money．

I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring．The girl took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment．a(chǎn)nd I put one of the tings in my pocket．When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger．So I left the shop without buying a ring．

My wife died a short while ago and that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience all these years．At that time the ring cost $2.80 I think the ring may cost about $10 now, and I came sending you the money．

Yours truly

A customer

“Well, well, well, ”said the manager．“Life is full of surprises．”

1．The writer of the letter sent $10             ．

A．to buy a ring for his wife                          B．to thank the girl for her kindness

C．to pay for his wife’s ring                            D．to give an order for a ring

2．How did the writer of the letter get the wedding ring?

A．The girl gave it to him．

B．He bought it from the shop．

C．He borrowed it from the shop．

D．He took it from the shop without paying．

3．Which of the following is not true?

A．He didn’t know the size of his girlfriend’s finger．

B．He had not much money at the time．

C．He was out of work for some time

D．He was engaged in 1935．

4．The last sentence of the passage shows that the manager was             ．

A．a(chǎn)fraid of seeing the money

B．too excited to say a word

C．very surprised to get the money unexpectedly

D．sorry for what the young man had done

5．Why did the mall pass the money to the manager?

A．He forgot paying the ring．

B．He was condemned(譴責(zé)) by his conscience．

C．He wanted to buy a ring．

D．He’d like to order(訂) a ring．

American people like to say“Thank you”when others help them or say something kind to them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．

You should say“Thank you”when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you，when someone says you have done your work well，or you have bought a nice thing，or your city is very beautiful．“Thank you”is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．

“Excuse me”is another short sentence they use．When you hear someone say so behind you，you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to break others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them，say，“Excuse me”first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．

Let’s learn to say“Thank you”and“Excuse me”．

1．You should say“Thank you”when ________．

A．someone helps you                                     B．you help others

C．you say something kind to others                 D．you need others to help you

2．From the passage we know“Thank you”is ________．

A．used more often than“Excuse me”            B．widely used in the world

C．used only by Americans                               D．used only between friends

3．You should say“Excuse me”if you want to ________．

A．someone helps you                                     B．help others

C．speak to others                                          D．B and C

4．When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way，you should say“________”．

A．Thank you                                                 B．That’s very kind of you

C．Excuse me                                                D．I’m sorry

5．This passage mainly tells us the way ________．

A．to be happy                                                B．to learn from Americans

C．to help others                                             D．to be polite