More have heard of the American Prom．This is the senior students' school leaving party．The British name for the event is a Leaver's Ball or Leaver's Dinner, although some UK schools call them Proms, too．In Canada, Ireland and Australia the terms Grad or Formal are most common and in South Africa it is called a Matric Dance．
Some Matric Dances in South Africa still follows the old British traditions．Before the dance, pupils are given lessons in dancing．School leavers invite a partner to the dance．The girls have dresses especially made for the event．To save costs the dance is often held din the school hall．
American Proms have become elaborate(精心的)and expensive, complete with luxury hotel ballrooms(豪华的酒店舞厅)，live bands and expensive prom dressed．They now include after-Prom activities that often extend into the early morning of the next day．
The Leaver's Ball in the UK is not so formal(正式)．The girls also wear ball gowns and the boys suits．A dinner and disco will be held at a a local hotel．Each pupil buys a ticket and can go with a partner or just arrive with friends．
(1)
We learn from this passage that the Prom is a ________．
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A．
test
B．
game
C．
party
(2)
In Australia, people call "Prom" ________．
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A．
Leavers' Ball
B．
Grad or Formal
C．
Matric Dance
(3)
The most important activity in the Prom is ________．
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A．
dancing
B．
eating
C．
meeting
(4)
The Matric Dance is often held in the ________．
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A．
school hall
B．
hotel ballroom
C．
local restaurant
(5)
According to this passage, the event in ________ costs the most．
A：Thanks a lot．Here is the change (找的零钱) for you．Do you need a bag?
B：Yes，please．
A：Here you are．
B：Thank you very much．
A：Thank you，too．
(1)
The customer wants ______．
A．to get a discount (折扣)
B．to use a credit card
C．one bag for each item
D．to pay with a check (支票)
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(2)
How much does the cashier give the customer?
A．￥20．00． B．￥10．50． C．￥10．00． D．￥6．50．
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(3)
The tax is ______．
A．less than a dollar
B．10% of the total
C．fifty dollars
D．more than a price of a notebook
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(4)
“Here you are．” is the same as“______”．
A．This is for me．
B．Please leave．
C．This is your bag．
D．The door is over there．
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(5)
Which of these sentences is true?
A．The store doesn't have any bags．
B．A tape costs more than a pen．
C．The person buys six things．
D．The store doesn't take credit cards．
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阅读理解
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
A．remember B．have C．get rid of D．keep
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(5)
This reading is mainly about ______．
A．the way of reading fast
B．the importance of fast reading
C．the bad habits in reading
D．how to speak quickly
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阅读理解
When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong，China,we brought not only our luggage,but also our village rules,customs and culture.One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One time,when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple,the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly.I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.As soon as I said that,her face showed great displeasure.My manager,who happened to hear what I said,took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感的)Americans are and how they dislike the description“old”.I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife.After the couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences.so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China,people are proud of being old.Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty,and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However,in the United States,people think“growing old”is a problem since“old”shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercise or jogging,and women put on makeup,hoping to look young.When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly,they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.I had told them something they didn't want to hear.
After that,I changed the way I had been with older people.It is not that I don't respect them any more;I still respect them,but now I don't show my feelings through words.
By Jack
(1)
Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _________.
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more pay
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(2)
When Jack called the couple“elderly”,they became ________.
A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited
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(3)
In Jack's hometown, _________.
A. people dislike being called“old”
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
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(4)
After this experience,Jack _________.
A. lost his job in the restaurant
B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly
D. changed his way with older people
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(5)
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more Jack explained,the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience,Jack learned more about American culture.
