The Greens are the Whites’ neighbours. Mr. Green’s name is Jack. But when his neighbours talk about him, they all call him “Mr. Going-to-do.” Do you know why? Mr. Green always says he is going to do something, but he never does it.

Every Saturday Mr. Green goes to the Whites’ back door and talks to Mr. White. He always says he is going to do something.

“I’m going to clean my house today,” he says, or “I’m going to wash my car tomorrow.” Or “These trees in front of my house are too big, I’m going to cut them down next week.”

Mr. White usually says.” Are you, Jack?” He knows his neighbour is not going to clean his house, or wash his car, or cut down any tree. Then he says,” Well, sorry, Jack, I’m going to do some work in the house.” And he does.

Mr. and Mrs. White often say to their child Dick, “Are you going to do something? Then you do it. Don’t be another Mr. Going-to-do.”

1.Mr. Green and Mr. White

A. are good friends B. live in the same house

C. are neighbours D. are workmates

2.Mr. Green’s neighbours .

A. like him very much B. don’t like him

C. doesn’t like him D. don’t talk with him

3.They all call Jack“Mr Going-to-do”because .

A. he always says he is going to do something, but he never does it

B. he always says he is going to do something, then he does it

C. he always says he is never going to do anything

D. he never says he is going to do something

4.Mr. Green often

A. cleans his house and washes his car

B. cuts the trees in front of his house

C. talks to Mr. White and he says he is going to do something

D. helps Mr. White clean the house and wash the car

5.Mr. and Mrs. White ask their child .

A. to help them do some cleaning B. to help Jack do some washing

C. never to be another Mr. Going-to-do D. to be another Mr. Going-to-do

Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special ______. For example, in the United States people give gifts for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and ______. And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person’s home. But how do you choose the right gift?

It’s not always ______ to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another ______. In many Western countries watches and clocks are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are ______ to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift may bring bad ______.

Many people around the world think that flowers are always a ______ gift. But even flowers can also be a/an ______! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1, 3, 5, etc.) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2, 4, 6, etc.) is not okay. It’s only for funerals! People in China ______ gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don’t ______ red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures!

1.A. opinions B. purpose C. places

2.A. person B. place C. winter

3.A. hard B. easy C. polite

4.A. country B. city C. village

5.A. possible B. similar C. meaningful

6.A. luck B. notice C. information

7.A. fun B. true C. safe

8.A. solution B. problem C. idea

9.A. understand B. dislike C. accept

10.A. show B. return C. bring

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