Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.
| A．she is a stranger to the city |
| B．she doesn’t know the people |
| C．she has no time to help others |
| D．she’s afraid of giving wrong direction |
A man stopped the writer on the way to _____________.
| A．sell her something |
| B．ask her the time |
| C．make friends with her |
| D．ask for the direction |
The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______________.
| A．lives | B．studies |
| C．works | D．teaches |
The words “embarrassed” in the paragraph means “___________”.
| A．尴尬 | B．困惑 |
| C．激动 | D．拮据 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer is too shy to give others directions. |
| B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction. |
| C．The writer never got lost when she was young. |
| D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer. |
An American friend has invited you to visit his family． You've never been to an American's home before， what should you do？ The answer is： when you're the guest， you should just make yourself at home． That's American hospitality（好客）
American hospitality begins at home—especially about food． Most Americans agree that good home cooking beats restaurant food． When you are invited for a meal， you might ask，"Can I bring anything" The host will answer，"No， just yourself．" For most informal（非正式的） dinners， you can wear any comfortable clothes you like． Arrive on time， or call to tell your hosts if you can't． During the dinner talk guests will often praise the hostess（女主人for the wonderful meal． Of course． the biggest praise is to eat lots of food!
When you' ve had enough． you might offer to clean the table or wash the dishes．But since you're he guest， your hosts may not let you． Instead， they may invite everyone to move to the living room for dessert with tea or coffee． There the hosts and the guests may continue to have a talk．After about an hour's talk， it's time for you to leave．
If you come to an American's home， you'd better let the hosts know ahead of time unless you're very close friends． especially when you want to stay tor a few days．Here's a good rule for guests：Short stays are best．Even relatives，for example，their aunts， uncles or cousins，don't usually stay for several weeks every time．While you 're staying with an American family，try to keep your living area clean and tidy．Your host family will thank you for your consideration． And they may even invite you back!
Most Americans consider themselves hospitable people． and they are proud of making guests happy．
（1）What should we do when we are guests at an American's home？
A． Bring a lot of gifts．
B． Make ourselves at home．
C． Stay for several weeks every time．
（2）In American when you are invited for a meal， you' d better leave the host family ．
A． just after the meal
B． about an hour after the meal
C． about two or three hours after the meal
（3）Which of the following is NOT true？
A． Most Americans think good home food is better than restaurant food．
B． In America， you can wear comfortable clothes for most informal dinners．
C． In America， you are free to come as guests without telling the hosts first．
（4）The underlined word "consideration" in the fourth paragraph（段） means" "in Chinese．
A．体贴
B．大方
C．聪明
（5）What can be the best title of the passage？
A． American Food
B． American Family
C． American Hospitality
A long time ago， my grandparents moved into a new house with 4 daughters． Because work was hard to find， Grandpa did whatever jobs he could． He and Grandma dug a garden to grow some food．
The house had a big front yard with tall tees． Grandparents planted vegetables on one side of the yard and flowers on the other side．
Everybody worked to keep the garden growing． Later， the family ate food from the garden and enjoyed the beautiful flowers．
The family grew up， and the grandchildren came． Grandparents still planted their garden． Everyone still enjoyed the food from the garden．
Years later， it became harder for grandparents to keep the garden． So they made it a little smaller． There was still much to eat from the garden and lovely flowers to enjoy．
However， at 89， Grandpa couldn't move and then died． So the next spring． Grandma planted only a small garden．
One sunny day in three early summer， Grandma saw a big group of bees flying between two tall trees．Slowly the bees entered a hole up in one of the trees． Soon after． all bees disappeared into their new home．
That summer，Grandma got a big harvest （收获）．
One day． Grandma's brother Frank visited her． Grandma told him the story about the group of bees．Frank told her that bees pollinated vegetables and flowers and helped them grow． Just then Grandma understood the reason for her great harvest．
From that time on， Grandma always believed that since Grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer， he had sent the bees to take his place and make Grandma's little garden grow and grow． Thanks to Grandpa's bees， the family Could still have much food to eat and lovely flowers to enjoy every year．The help of the bees continued， just as Grandpa's love．
（1）What did grandparents grow in the front yard？
A．Only vegetables
B．Only lowers
C．Vegetables and flowers
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Grandma planted the garden all the time．
B．Sometimes the family couldn't get enough to cat from the garden
C．The garden was getting bigger and bigger before Grandpa's death．
（3）Grandma got a great harvest from the garden that Summer with the help of ．
A．the bees
B．her daughters
C．Grandpa's brother
（4）Grandma knew the reason for her big harvest from ．
A．Grandpa
B．Her brother
C．Her grandchildren
（5）What can be the best title of the passage？
A．Grandma's Harvest
B．Grandpa's Bees
C．Grandparents' House
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A． Beef
B． Chicken
C． Pork
（2）If you have 50 yuan， you can buy two kinds of Soup on ．
A． Monday
B． Thursday
C． Sunday
（3）From the form， you can get the information of ．
A． the price
B． the address
C． the telephone number
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SCHOOL SHOW music July 26th 7：00 pm﹣10：00 pm On the playground we need some students for the school show． What can you do？ Can you sing or dance？ Can you play the piano？ Can you play the guitar？ Please call Mr． Li at 07312256 before July 23rd． Come and join us |
（1）Where is the school show held？
A． On the playground
B． At the library
C． In the classroom
（2）This picture mainly introduces ．
A． a talk show
B． a music show
C． a sports show
Jiaozi， also known as Chinese dumplings， is a must﹣have during holidays in Northern China．It dates back to ancient times．
Jiaozi is one of the most important foods in Chinese New Year．Since jiaozi is in the shape of ancient Chinese gold or silver ingots（银锭）， it symbolizes wealth （象征着财富）． Traditionally， the members of a family get together to make dumplings on New Year's Eve．They may hide a coin in one of the dumplings．The person who finds the coin will be likely to have good luck． As the Spring Festival marks the start of a new year，people choose to eat jiaozi in the hope of having a good future in the coming new year．
Based on your taste， you can make different kinds of Chinese dumplings using different fillings．There is no set rule as to what makes dumpling fillings． They can be anything from vegetables，meat or seafood． Whatever the fillings are， the wrapping （包） skill needs to be exquisite （精美的） to make jiaozi good﹣looking．
As China is a country with a vast territory（幅员辽阔），there are differences in different areas in ways of making jiaozi or even serving it． For example， dumpling wrappers are made with a rolling stick in Beijing and Hebei province， while in some parts of Inner Mongolia， wrappers are hand﹣pressed．
（1）When did Chinese people probably begin to have jiaozi？
（2）What does jiaozi symbolize？
（3）Why do people choose to cat jiaozi on New Year's Eve？
（4）Do people need to follow set rules to make dumpling fillings？
（5）How are dumpling wrappers made in some parts of Inner Mongolia？
