Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been. It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is.
However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night. When having a date with friends, or having a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.
As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to
speak with your mouth full then you are eating.
Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive－ French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and many, many more.
When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a “takeaway”. This means that they order from a take－out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it. Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house. All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!When do British people often eat in a restaurant?
| A．After having a birthday. | B．Before watching a movie. |
| C．When they feel tired. | D．If they want to have natural food. |
Many people prefer to eat out nowadays because __________.
| A．eating out is cheaper than cooking at home |
| B．they can learn more manners in the restaurant |
| C．people care more about their food than before |
| D．people don’t like to stay at home after work |
From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that _________.
| A．British dishes are very expensive | B．Japanese dishes are most expensive |
| C．British people like foreign food | D．French food is most popular |
The “takeaway” is the food __________.
| A．you order and take out of the restaurant |
| B．that is left when you are eating in a restaurant |
| C．you order but don’t need to pay at once |
| D．that is sold and ordered only on the phone |
What is the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．British restaurant culture | B．British table manners |
| C．Best restaurants in Britain | D．Best food in Britain |
Bob was happy. He was at a new school, and students there were friendly. "Hi, Bob!" some students greeted him, but some students said, "Hi, Peter!" Bob didn't understand. He asked one student. "Why do some students call me Peter?"
"Oh, that's easy to answer," the students said, "Peter was a student here last year. Now he is at a different school. You look like Peter. Some students thought that you were Peter."
Bob wanted to meet Peter. He got Peter's address from a student and went to Peter's house. Peter opened the door. Bob couldn't believe his eyes. He looked really like Peter! Bob and Peter had the same color eyes and same smile. They had the same black hair. They also had the same birthday. And they both were adopted(领养)by two different families.
Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers. Soon after the boys were born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Peter. Bob's family never knew about Peter, and Peter's family never knew about Bob.
Soon Bob and Peter's story appeared(出现)in the newspaper. There was a photo of Bob and Peter next to the story. A young man called John saw the photo in the newspaper. John couldn't believe his eyes. He looked like Bob and Peter! He had the same color eyes and the same smile. He had the same black hair. He had the same birthday. And he, too, was adopted by another family.
Later John met Bob and Peter. When Bob and Peter saw John, they couldn't believe their eyes. John looked really like them! Why did John looked really like Bob and Peter? You can guess. Bob and Peter are not twins. Bob, Peter and John are triplets.Bob felt_______ at the new school.
| A．interested | B．happy | C．sad | D．sorry |
Some students in Bob's new school thought_______.
| A．John was Peter | B．Bob was John | C．Bob was Peter | D．Peter was John |
John knew the story of Bob and Peter from_______.
| A．a newspaper | B．a book | C．his classmates | D．his parents |
The underlined word "triplets" in last paragraph means"_______"．
| A．挚友 | B．双胞胎 | C．三胞胎 | D．表兄弟 |
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man. "What kind of tree are you planting there. My good man?"
"This is a fig(无花果)tree, sir." He said.
"A fig tree? The rich man was very surprised. "Why, how old are you, may I ask?"
"I am ninety years old."
"What!" shouted the rich man. "You're ninety years old, you are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. "The old man smiled and said, "Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?" Sure," the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, "Who planted the fig trees?"
"Why - why: I don't know."
"You see, sir." The old man said slowly, "our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and l am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet, then said," you are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much." Then he rode away.The old man was planting _______ when the rich man saw him.
| A．an apple tree | B．a fig tree | C．a pear tree | D．a banana tree |
The old man was planting the tree_______.
| A．to get himself some fruit to eat | B．for the people after him |
| C．to make his garden more beautiful | D．just for fun |
The sentence in the last paragraph "The rich man was quiet" means that_______.
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B he didn't want to disturb(打扰)the old man
C. he couldn't communicate（交流）with the old man
D. he understood(理解)why the old man planted the young treeWe can express the main idea of this passage"_______" in Chinese.
| A．前人栽树，后人乘凉 | B．光阴似箭，一去不返 |
| C．君子爱财，取之有道 | D．财多惹祸，树大招风 |
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You can enjoy Jay Chou's music at_______ in the music hall.
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If Mr. Zhong wants to go to the museum with his wife and ten-year-old daughter, how much should he pay for it?
| A．￥70. | B．￥100. | C．￥125. | D．￥200. |
My name is Mary Green. I live in a new house with my parents. There is a beautiful and a small room for me.1 like it very much.
Now let me tell you something about my new house. My new house is on a busy street. There is a big, new and clean park across from my house. I can see the flowers in it from my room. We often take a walk in the park after dinner every evening. There is a large shopping mall near my house. It is between a hospital and a bank. We can buy fruits, vegetables and food in the mall. They are good but cheap. My school is near my house. So I always go to school on foot.1 like my new house. What do you think of it?How is the park?
| A．big | B．old | C．dirty | D．small |
Where is the bank?
| A．It is across from my house. | B．It's between a hospital and a shopping mall. |
| C．It's next to a park. | D．It's next to a shopping mall. |
We can't buy _______ in the shopping mall.
| A．fruits | B．vegetables | C．flowers | D．food |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．I walk to school on weekdays. | B．There is no bank near my house. |
| C．The street is very quiet | D．My room is big and beautiful. |
John was sad. Nothing could make him ."I don't want to go to school today." "Come on, sleepy head. We're going for a "said his mum.
When they walked down the street, his mum said, "John, do you see in Mr. Butler's garden? Would you like to sniff(嗅)them?
" "，said John.
"But I want to. Come with me", His mum sniffed the flowers. "Oh, these roses me my son should be happy, and they also tell me my son should go to ."
"Aha, mum, you are joking. How can roses ?" laughed John..
They walked on. "Maybe we can have a dog cat mouse chicken lamb ice cream cone," said his mum. John ."Don't be so silly(傻的),Mum. That sounds .You can't have that kind often cream cone."
John kept smiling from that moment. Mum felt happy now that John was happy. John thanked his mum very much to make him .He thought his mum was great.
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