A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (证明)it to you.”

The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks,“Which do you want,son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves.

“What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!”

 Later,when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?”

The boy licks(舔着)his ice cream and answers,“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

1.The underlined word “whispers” means “      ”.

A. speak in a low voice       B. speak angrily

C. speak in a loud voice      D. speak happily

2.The barber wants to prove the young boy is        to the customer.

A. clever             B. silly              C.1azy                D. naughty

3.The young boy takes the money to       .

A. give the customer  B. have a haircut C. give his parents  D. buy an ice cream

4.The young boy always takes two cents,because he       .

A. is the most foolish                  B. 1ikes those two cents

C. doesn’t want to stop this game        D. doesn’t know the value of money

5.Who do you think is the most foolish in this passage?

A. The young boy.  B. The barber.  C. The customer.  D. The author.

 

People from other contries will find many different suprising things in Britain.

Greek: A man from Greece sees a special way of driving in Britain. People drive on the left in the British street, but the British people never feel surprised. The Greek man said,“I’ve been in Britain for nearly a month now. But at first, I couldn’t always remember to drive on the left. Every time,my friend reminded me.”

Japanese:Japanese people can’t ucderstand why British people keep their shoes on at home. In Japan,people walk in the room without shoes. If visitor keeps his shoes on at home in Japan, the Japanese people think he is very impolite.

Spanish:The Spanish people mind the way that the British people greet each other. They themselves seem to be afraid of touching(接触).When they meet,they just smile or nod but never kiss or hug(拥抱) in Spain. But the British people think kissing is a very usual greeting when they meet!

There is an old saying,“When in Rome,do as Romans do.”When we go to a foreign country, we should follow the etiquette of country.

1.The Greek visitor________.

  A.always drives on the left

  B.used to drive on the left

  C.drove correctly in Britain with his friend’s help

2.______think it’s impolite to wear shoes at home.

  A.The Japanese          B.The Greek           C.The English

3.When greeting,the Spanish _______.

  A.kiss each other         B.hug each other        C.smile at each other

4._____seem not to be afraid of touching each other.

  A.The Spanish           B.The British           C.The Japanese

5.Etiquette in the world______.

  A.is the same            B.is important         C.is sometimes different and interesting

 

 

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