In England, recently three foreign came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked
. No one had told them about the British customs of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is
person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is
to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means
. Nodding your head when you
a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.
In that country, you shake your head to mean "yes"-a nod means "no". At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cups or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe, it is quite usual to your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also , you should try to avoid(避免) touching the head of
adult---it's just not done in Thailand.
词形转换(本题有10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
When it is very, very cold, there’s (ice) on lakes. It might be safe to _______(skate) on lakes, but be very careful! (although) it may feel cold, it might not be safe. The (temperature) has to be at least (minus) one or two _______(degree) or even lower for several(week) and the ice will be thick enough. Falling through the ice is(dangerous). I am not .(joke) You had better_____(wear) kneecaps(护膝) .
根据短文内容和所给中文提示,写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
A snake arrived from Asia in a box of bananas. It __________(爬) out and hid in a ___________(角落) of the kitchen.
One day, when Henry was working, the snake _________(出现) and bit his hand. He __________(扔) it across the kitchen, and it landed on a table. Henry ____________(迅速地) picked up his mobile phone and took a photo with it. Then the snake hid behind the ___________(冰箱).
Henry looked ____________(苍白的) and hurried to hospital. As the doctors were checking him, the__________(疼痛) got worse. ___________(突然),Henry remembered the photo. As soon as doctors learnt what kind of snake bit him, they give Henry the right ___________(药), and he left hospital the next day.
阅读下面的短文,请根据所给的中文正确拼写单词,让短文意思完整,每空一词。
This is Bob. He(居住)in Toronto, Canada. He thinks ______(中国)is a very great(国家).My (最喜欢的)animals are (大象),because they are (强壮的)。They like to eat ___(草).When I grow up,I want to be a (警察),It’s kind of(危险的),but it’s also an_job!(有趣的)
根据首字母或中文意思拼写下列单词。(共5题;每小题1分,满分5分)--How to say “被子” in English?
--It’s “q”.Cindy is an English m.That ruler is (紫色的).Can you (说) it in English?This is (我的) English book.
在下列各句的空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词,该词的首字母已给出M_____ he knows me, but I am not sure.It’s raining hard, you need to take a(an) u_________ with you.Jim played soccer b_____ than me.If something is wrong with your teeth, you’d better go to the d_____Tom is lazy, he h_______ ever finish his homework.