Americans are very direct people. When they want something they say “yes” and when they don’t they say “no”. If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it. Here’s an example. I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine. Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it. I will say “No, thanks.” If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks. But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some.” If I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you.” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it.

1.If Americans want something, they would say “_______”.

A. Yes, thank you., B. No, thanks., C. No, I’m sorry., D. Yes, why not ?

2.When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “_______”.

A. No, I don’t., B. No, thanks., C. Yes, thank you., D. No, I’m sorry.

3.In this passage, “westerners” means_______ .

A. the people who live in the west of their country

B. the visitors who go to the Western countries

C. the people who live in the Western countries

D. the people who know the customs of the West

4.The Chinese people might if you don’t want something given.

A. be glad, B. say “thank you”

C. get angry, D. ask you again to take it

5.From this passage we know that__.

A. the Chinese people are direct, B. the Chinese customs are better

C. the westerners are more polite, D. different countries have different customs

Tony loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters into the air.

Tony woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball dreams were over. Tony did what the doctors told him, but it didn’t work. After he left the hospital, Tony was sent to a health center.

A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach. His legs were hurt badly in a skating accident. Though he couldn’t move his legs, Sunny became a coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because everybody on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.

After becoming a part of the Suns, Tony improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. Tony was much better than before. When Tony became sad or angry, Sunny was there to be with him. The day before Tony left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy, even with his broken legs.

Sunny smiled and said, “It’s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows fall behind.”

1.From the passage, we know that ________.

A. Tony was hit by a bus B. Tony was hit by a car

C. Tony was hit by a basketball D. Tony was hit by a football

2.Where did Tony meet Sunny?

A. At the hospital. B. At the health center.

C. At a basketball game. D. In a car accident.

3.How did Sunny help Tony?

A. By teaching him how to play basketball.

B. By giving him some medicine in the game.

C. By having dinner with him in the health center.

D. By inviting him to join the Suns and being with him.

4.According to the passage, we can know that Sunny was ________.

A. shy and careful B. humorous and knowledgeable

C. helpful and hopeful D. serious and hardworking

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