Akuapem is in the eastern part of Ghana. The sun there shines all the time. The local people are very friendly and hospitable(好客的). Now let’s have a look at how Akuapem people receive a visitor.

  A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, because the host assumes that the visitor must have come from a very long journey and need water. If there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because Akuapem people think the left hand is not clean.

  Next, the visitor is asked how his journey was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on, the wife and the children, especially girls, are preparing food for the visitor. The visitor can choose his favorite food. After the visitor finishes eating, the host and the visitor go on with their conversation. Usually this is short one because the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.

  When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food. He is also accompanied(陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.

  Whether he is a close friend or just a stranger, this is always how friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.

1. The underlined word “assumes” here probably means “    ”.

A. thinks            B. remembers         .   C. disagrees       D. follows

2. Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?

A. The host talks little with the visitor. 

B. The child accompanies the visitor to the gate of the house.

C. The host offers the visitor a seat only.

D. The visitor takes some food with him when he leaves.

3. From the passage we know that Akuapem people are         .

  A. noisy            B. friendly               C. impolite         D. quiet


Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it’s easy — you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.

However, making lots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source(资源) of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn’t need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn’t need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don’t recycle much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks recycled only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and sees.

So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn’t a recycling bin near you? Well, there are loes of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.

1. What is not mentioned about bottled water in this passage?

A. It’s healthy.          B. It’s clean.                     C. It’s easy.                      D. It’s expensive.

2. Plastic products are made from         .

A. energy                  B. oil                           C. rubbish                 D. plants

3.          of plastic waste became rubbish in Greece in 2006.

A. 10%                       B. 50%                        C. 80%                       D. 90%

4. Which is the best way to deal with used plastic bottles?

A. To recycle them.                                     B. To make a piggy bank.

C. To make a plant pot.                                           D. To drop them into the river.

5. The underlined part in this passage tells us “        ”.

A. To make a different life, you’d better go outside.

B. To look different, you’d better wear green clothes.

C. To protect the environment, you can do something.

D. To go green, you should use plastic products.

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