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If you are visiting England, you will notice that English have many customs and traditions that are different from those in China．
This guide provides help for anyone visiting England for the first time．
Standing in the queue
English people like to form queue．They think it is the fair way to behave．People wait in a queue in shops and at bus stops．People will think you are very rude if you don’t join the queue．
Please, Thank You, Excuse Me and Sorry
It is good manners to say “please” and “thank you”．If someone is in your way and you would like them to move, say “excuse me” and they will move．If you bump into someone or you are in their way say “sorry”．They will probably say “sorry”, too, even if it was your mistake．Saying “sorry” does not always mean you think you were wrong．Someone it is just a polite thing to say．
Meeting a new person
When people meet for the first time, the usual custom is to shake hands．The next time you meet that person, you can just say hello．English people don’t usually hug or kiss unless they know each other really well．
Talking to people
English people find it difficult to start conversations with strangers．They like to be private so if they are on buses or trains, they usually sit as far away from other people as possible．If you want to start a conversation, the topic that English people are always happy to talk about is the weather．So you need to be able to say “Isn’t it warm (sunny/windy/wet/foggy) today?” or “Do you think it’s going to rain/clear up?” This is much better than asking about politics, religion or how much people earn!
What’s the main idea of the article?

A．Differences between England and China．

B．The guide help．

C．The manners and traditions in England．

D．How to visit England for the first time．

English people will think you are rude if you ______．

A．don’t the know customs	B．say “thank you”
C．talk to a new person	D．don’t join the queue

What will you do if you meet people for the first time?

A．To shake hands with them．	B．To kiss them．
C．To say hello to them．	D．To hug them．

What will you say if you are in someone’s way?

A．Thank you．	B．Please．
C．Excuse Me．	D．Sorry．

How can people start conversations with strangers?

A．They can talk about politics and religion．

B．They can talk about the weather．

C．They can talk about “Please, Thank You, Excuse Me and Sorry”

D．They can talk about everything．

Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years．A lot of children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much．All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them．They learn quickly and do everything carefully．
One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals(葬礼), but people in America and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness．What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married?”
Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy．” “That is good, Mary,” Roger said．“You are quite right．She wears white because she is happy．”
But then one boy in the class put up his hand．“Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a question?” “Yes,” Dick said．“Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”
What does Roger do?

A．He teaches English in China

B．He teaches Chinese in England

C．He is a Chinese teacher in China

D．He teaches English in England

Roger enjoys teaching his pupils because_________．

A．they are lovely

B．they are clever and careful

C．they are his own children

D．they are polite and helpful

An English woman wears white clothes________．

A．when she gets married	B．when she is worried
C．when she is sad	D．when she is at a funeral

What colour do men in England wear when they get married?

A．White

B．Black

C．Red

D．Green

Which of the following is true?

A．People in England wear white when they get married．

B．Dick was a slow girl．

C．Roger dislikes teaching the children．

D．Dick, a clever boy, liked asking questions．

Chinese young people love their smart phones．They play with phone apps every day．But now, a book has let them forget about their phones．The book is called Secret Garden．
It is a colouring book for adults’．You don’t have to read it, because it has almost no words．All the pages are pictures but no colours．You just need to use colour pens to paint it．An artist in Britain made the book．
The book is now the biggest selling book on amazon．Cn．last month, it sold 25,000 copies in China．Many young people bought this book．They like it so much that they stop playing games or surfing the Internet on their phones．These people are mainly young mothers and workers．It is very difficult to take care of babies or do a good job at first, so they feel a lot of pressure．Drawing the book can help them become less nervous．
In the past, people thought colouring books are only for children．With Secret Garden getting more and more popular, many young adults also begin to paint as a hobby．
What made Chinese young people forget about their phones?

A．Games．	B．A book．
C．Housework．	D．Colours．

What’s in Secret Garden?

A．Many words．

B．Colour pens

C．Pictures without colours．

D．Pictures with colours．

What kind of people like the colouring book?

A．Children．	B．Young adults．
C．Old people．	D．All the people．

Who made the book?

A．An artist in China．	B．An artist in British．
C．English young people．	D．Chinese people．

How can people use the book?

A．People can read it easily．

B．People can touch it to read it．

C．People can use colour pens to paint it．

D．People can listen to its sound to read it．

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In today’s society, everyone seems very busy every day. We feel our time is valuable and needs to be used well. We need cheap meal ideas that can help us save time and money and still offer a healthy dinner to us and our family.
The fast food makers know we have little time and don’t pay attention to what we eat after a long day at work. So they often offer us cheap food that requires(需要) no cooking or cleaning, and only a short time to pick up.
But eating so much fast food will cause body fatness and fast food is not nutritious(有营养的), so it’s not the best choice. There are some very cheap meal ideas that take almost no time to prepare and will make coming home for a good meal more enjoyable.
The first cheap meal idea is one dish including meat, rice, and also some cabbages, carrots or tomatoes. This is not only a cheap meal idea, but also it is fast because it can be made in only 20 minutes.
You can quickly make some pancakes and scrambled eggs for the family in about half an hour. If you think it is strange to eat breakfast food for dinner, consider how the same foods give you what you need to go through a whole day.
Another cheap meal idea to try is a “macaroni(通心粉) and cheese with meat” dish, which is the fastest, only takes around 15 minutes to cook.
If you are interested in these cheap meal ideas, you’re welcome to visit our website for details. When you fix one of these or other cheap meal ideas at home, you are taking time out of your busy day to treat yourself and your family in a special way.

Facts	___________ life and valuable time Being in need of cheap and ________ meals
Low standards of fast food	No cooking No __________ Saving time to cook
Disadvantages of fast food	Making people get ___________ Having no nutrition
Three________of cooking at home	A dish with meat, rice and ___________ Cheap and_________, taking only 20 minutes Pancakes and scrambled eggs Strange but useful, taking around______minutes Macaroni and ________ with meat The fastest, taking about 15 minutes
Conclusion	When you cook some fast food at home, you are taking time out of your busy day to treat _________and your family in a special way.

It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t fall asleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wondered how Santa — Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.
As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old man before Santa left for his next stop.
By the time Bunny was at the bottom of the stairs, everything was silent again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed(失望的), Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.
“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”
He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers(鹿角) on its head. Bunny almost mistook it for a dog.
“Are you a reindeer（驯鹿）?” asked Bunny.
“Yes,” replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.”
“And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?”
“I was until I got air-sick,” replied Ralph. “Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”
“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get air-sick? I mean, isn’t flying what reindeer are famous for?”
“Not me, I’m afraid. It makes me frightened. I always feel sick when it comes to flying,” replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santa’s sled, so when it was my turn I gave it a try. I’m afraid I just wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m trapped here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”
“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the special present he wanted from Santa was a new friend!
Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

A．He wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus.

B．He was waiting for his special present from his father.

C．He was thinking about what present to get from Santa.

D．He was woken up by a noise on the roof of his house.

The underlined phrase “cut out” probably means .

A．suitable

B．famous

C．ready

D．bad

What can we learn from the article?

A．Ralph is a brown dog with antlers.

B．Ralph is afraid of flying in the air.

C．Bunny got a sled as a Christmas present.

D．Bunny sent Ralph back to the North Pole.

This article seems to tell us that .

A．Santa lives in the South Pole with his reindeer

B．Santa usually puts Christmas presents on the roofs

C．Santa uses dogs to bring children presents on Christmas Eve

D．Santa knows what presents children want without being told