My name is Adam Rouse. I'm 19 years old and I used to be a drug-addict. I first started using drugs when I was15. I bought cannabis(大麻) from a man in the street. I continued to buy cannabis from the same man for about six months. One day, he offered me some crack cocaine(可卡因). When I went back to the man again, I wanted more crack cocaine. But he asked me for a lot of money. I didn't have enough money so he didn't give me any drugs. I was in terrible pain.

The next day, I broke into a house and stole a television and a video recorder. I took them to the drug dealer(贩卖者). He told me to take them to a shop in a nearby street. The man in the shop gave me some money. I took the money to the drug dealer and he gave me some more crack cocaine.

By this time, I was addicted to crack cocaine. If I didn't have any drugs, I was in terrible pain. And I had to steal something every day to pay for the drugs. One day, the police took me to the police station.

The next day, a doctor came to see me. He told me that I could die if I didn't stop taking crack cocaine, so I took his advice and stopped immediately. Now I work in a centre for drug addicts, helping others to stop taking drugs.

1.What does the underlined word mean?

A. 精神病者 B. 吸毒成瘾者 C. 卖毒者 D. 管理员

2.How long did the writer continued to buy cannabis from the same man?

A. For two years B. For three months C. For six years D. For half a year

3.What did the man offer the writer?

A. money B. food C. the drug D. fruits

4.How did the writer get the money for the drug?

A. stole some things B. worked hard than before

C. borrowed from his friends D. ordered his parents

5.What does the writer do now?

A. continue to take drugs B. become a dealer

C. make a living for stealing D. work in a centre for drug addicts

Eating and drinking in China can be an enjoyable cultural experience.However,there are some things you should know before you go to China.

Share the same dishes.In China ,eating is more of a public activity.Food is generally ordered to be shared by all people at the table.Each person has his or her own small rice bowl.And food from the plates in the center of the table is placed using chopsticks ,or perhaps serving spoons.

Host places food in your bowl. Your Chinese host places food in your bowl,usually without even asking.The host may put chicken legs in the guest’s bowl.Though Westerners may feel uncomfortable,it’s a sign of hospitality(好客)in China.

Use chopsticks. It is common in China for everyone to use their own chopsticks for fetching food from the dishes in the center.If you prefer,serving spoons and serving chopsticks can be provided for food in the center of the table.Don’t be embarrassed(尴尬的) if you can’t use chopsticks well.The main thing is that you enjoy the food.

Restaurant—noise and smoking.In some popular restaurants,especially in the evenings,it’s usually very noisy and smoking is also allowed.Eating noisily and talking with one’s mouth full may be considered rude in the West.However,these acts can be thought as a sign of enjoying the food.

Dessert—not common in Chinese eating.Eating something sweet for dessert is not a Chinese custom.Sweet things can be found hidden among everything else on a Chinese menu.

Eating and drinking in China

Share the same dishes

Generally, food is ordered to be shared by 1. at the table

Host places food in your bowl

It’s a 2. of hospitality for the host to place food in your bowl.

Use chopsticks

People in China eat food with chopsticks.

Restaurant——noise and smoking

In the restaurant,it’s usually very noisy and people are allowed to smoke .It’s also not rude when people eat noisily and talk with 3. .

Dessert—not4.in Chinese eating

It’s not common for Chinese to eat something sweet for dessert .however,we can find 5.on a Chinese menu.

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