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Nowadays meteorologists(气象学家)can make good forecast for 3 or 5 days.Perhaps soon they may be able to do that for a week or          

A.more ahead          B.more behind         C.less ahead              D.less behind

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Nowadays many people go abroad. Then they must learn some customs about the country because different countries have different customs. In order that we can learn more about customs, the Culture Palace has invited some foreign speakers to give us speeches. Here is the timetable.

Speaker:Mr Smith (From America)
Speech: Table manners in America
Place: Room 1204 in Culture Palace
Time:7:30~9:30p.m.on Tuesday, March 3rd
Ticket Price : ¥25
Speaker:Mrs White (From England)
Speech: Who pays for the meals in England?
Place: Room 3218 in Culture Palace
Time:8:00~10:00p.m.on Wednesday March 4th
Ticket Price : ¥20
Speaker:Mr Brown (form Australia)
Speech: How to be a polite person in Australia?
Place: the Culture Hal
Time:7:30~10:00p.m.on Tuesday, March 5th
Ticket Price : ¥15
Speaker:Mrs Black(From Germany)
Speech:Good manners in Germany
Place: Room 320 in Culture Palace
Time:7:30~9:00p.m.on Friday, March 6th
Ticket Price : ¥20
【小题1】The Culture Palace invites some foreign speakers to give speeches, because __________.
A.people are interested in western culture
B.people want to communicate with foreigners more
C.it may make people learn English much harder
D.people should know more about foreign customs
【小题2】Mr Smith comes from_________.
A.AmericaB.EnglandC.AustraliaD.Germany
【小题3】If you want to go to England on business, you can attend the speech in __________.
A.Room 1240 in Culture Palace
B.Room 3218 in Culture Palace
C.the Culture Hal
D.Room 320 in Culture Palace
【小题4】How much is it if someone wants to listen to all the speeches?
A.¥20B.¥ 35C.¥60D.¥80
【小题5】Which of the following is true according to the timetable?
A.Mr. Smith is going to give a speech on who pays for the meals in England.
B.Mrs. White will give a speech in Room 3218 in the Culture Hall on Tuesday.
C.Mr. Brown will give the speech “How to be a polite person in Australia” in the Culture Hall.
D.Mrs. Black will give a speech on good manners in Germany on March 5th.

There are hundreds of funny and strange expressions in the English language. A lot of them include country names or nationalities. Take these examples:
The Dutch(丹麦人)are the target of most English expressions about nationalities. Why are there so many jokes about the Dutch in English? And what do these expressions mean? In the 17th and early 18th centuries, there were three wars between the British and the Dutch, and Dutch became a bad word. So double Dutch means something that has no meaning or is impossible to understand. A Dutch uncle is someone who gives much stronger advice than they need to. There are later expressions, which are funnier and kinder, like to go Dutch, which is nowadays a popular expression. It means to pay for your part of a bill. This often happens when a group of friends have a meal together, and each person pays for the food they ate. I’m a Dutchman is another commonly used expression. This means not being able to believe something.
An expression with a similar meaning to double Dutch is it’s all Greek to me, which means I don’t understand. The expression was made famous in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar although the expression is actually hundreds of years older.
If you take French leave, you are not present or leave somewhere without permission. For example, you could take French leave from a classroom or the place where you work. This expression is from the 18th century when French people left parties without saying goodbye to the host or hostess.
There are Chinese whispers, which mean confused(令人困惑的)messages. This describes the fact that a message can often change as it is passed from person to person. This expression comes from the First World War when foreigners were often confused by Chinese language.
Many people find English expressions confusing, but now that you know about some of them, you can easily have fun finding out many more funny English expressions.
【小题1】Are there many jokes about the Dutch in English?
【小题2】When did Dutch become a bad word?
【小题3】What does “French leave” mean?
【小题4】Which three expressions mentioned above have similar meanings?
【小题5】What do the funny and strange expressions in the passage have in common?

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