Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

1.It is ____ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A. not useful B. not helpful C. very helpful D. very bad

2.English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A. meet every time B. meet for the first time

C. say goodbye to each other D. say hello to each other

3.Usually English people don’t shake hands _______.

A. when they will be away for a long time

B. when they say “How do you do? ”

C. when they just meet or say goodbye

D. after they haven’t met for a long time

4.Which of the statement(陈述)is right?

A. German people shake hands as often as possible.

B. English people like shaking hands very much.

C. German people hardly shake hands.

D. Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

5.This story is about _______.

A. shaking hands B. customs C. languages D. languages and customs

The weekend is here! You can sleep longer(更长) and get up later(更晚) than usual(比平时). But is it a good idea to sleep longer during weekends?

Scientists(科学家) from the United States said this habit(习惯) is bad for your health and can make you gain weight(增加体重).

According to sleep expert(专家) Vsevolod Polotsky, sleeping longer during weekends isn’t good for you. You might feel like you’re catching up on sleep. But if you still sleep poorly during weekdays, you will feel hungry more(更加;更多) often. You might eat more and gain some weight.

Also, sleeping more during weekends can change your biological clock(生物钟). If you get up late on the weekend, you might eat breakfast, lunch and dinner later than usual. Eating later in the day can also cause you to gain weight.

1.The article tells us that it _______ sleep longer and get up later than usual at the weekend.

A. is a good idea to B. is a bad idea to

C. doesn’t matter(无所谓) if D. is a good way to be healthy to

2.Polotsky ________ .

A. is a sleep expert B. likes sleeping

C. sleeps when he works D. doesn’t like sleeping

3.________ can change your biological clock.

A. Sleeping during weekends B. Sleeping during weekdays

C. Sleeping more during weekends D. Sleeping the same during weekends

4.This passage gives us _______ reasons why we might gain some weight when we sleep more during the weekends..

A. One B. two C. three D. four

5.The best title of the article is _______.

A. Sleep at the weekends is bad. B. What is the right time to sleep?

C. Sleep at the weekend is good. D. Too much sleep at the weekends is bad.

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