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.
【小题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
【小题2】______think it’s impolite to wear shoes at home.
A.The Japanese          B.The Greek          C.The English
【小题3】When greeting,the Spanish _______.
A.kiss each other        B.hug each other       C.smile at each other
【小题4】_____seem not to be afraid of touching each other.
A.The Spanish           B.The British          C.The Japanese
【小题5】Etiquette in the world______.
A.is the same           B.is important        C.is sometimes different and interesting

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.
【小题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
【小题2】______think it’s impolite to wear shoes at home.
A.The Japanese          B.The Greek          C.The English
【小题3】When greeting,the Spanish _______.
A.kiss each other        B.hug each other       C.smile at each other
【小题4】_____seem not to be afraid of touching each other.
A.The Spanish           B.The British          C.The Japanese
【小题5】Etiquette in the world______.
A.is the same           B.is important        C.is sometimes different and interesting


Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
【小题1】People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.

A.dreamed day and nightB.liked making things
C.was an interesting manD.was full of strange ideas.
【小题2】Merlin wanted to _________, so he put wheels under his shoes.
A.play the violin wellB.arrive at the party sooner
C.be taller than the othersD.surprise the people at the party
【小题3】 What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph(段落)?
A.Merlin made a lot of trouble.
B.Roller skates should be improved.
C.The people were angry with Merlin.
D.Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces.
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.
B.Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.
C.No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.
D.Merlin couldn’t sleep well because he dreamed a lot.

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