Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.

Story A

I remember catching a “thief” in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn’t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go.

Story B

Another day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He

wrote on the back of an envelope(信封), “Give me the money! Or I’ll kill you.” And gave it to the bank clerk. She gave him $100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man’s house in Candy Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator(电梯). He couldn’t believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it!

1.What does Mr. Smith do?

A. A bank clerk. B. A policeman. C. A thief. D. A teacher.

2.Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop ___________.

A. by exchange B. by chance C. by accident D. by mistake

3.Why did the man return the sweater to the shop?

A. Because he didn’t want his wife to see it.

B. Because he liked money more than the sweater.

C. Because he hated it.

D. Because he liked money best.

4.Bob was caught so quickly because ___________.

A. his address was found on the envelope he used

B. he received a phone call from the bank clerk

C. the police waited for him outside the elevator

D. Bob was cleverer than the police

5.What do you think of Bob?

A. He is brave. B. He is careful. C. He is careless. D. He is smart.

Dear Sir,

I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, May 15th and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two things we should bring your attention.

1. We hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your ad said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?

2. We hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.

I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation(说明). As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other places.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely

Tom Green

1.Who is Mr. Tom Green probably writing this letter to?

A. His friend. B. The owner of a hotel.

C. A reader. D. His father.

2.When did they get to the hotel?

A. On May 15th. B. A week ago.

C. Last year. D. On a cold morning.

3.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph (段落)?

A. The hotel was very comfortable and quiet.

B. The workers in the hotel were very hard-working.

C. He thought the hotel didn’t provide them with a quiet place.

D. The service in the hotel was very excellent.

4.What did Mr Green think about the swimming pool?

A. He felt disappointed because the swimming pool was closed for the whole time of their stay.

B. He felt disappointed because the swimming poop was too small.

C. He felt excited about it because he had a good time there.

D. He found it really wonderful, just like the words in the ad.

5.What kind of letter is it?

A. An invitation letter. B. A thank-you letter.

C. A sorry letter. D. A complaint letter.

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 “Hello!” or “Nice to meet you!”, 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 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.If you want to travel, it is _________ for you to know the language and some of the customs of the country you are going to visit.

A. rude B. comfortable C. helpful D. difficult

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.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Germans shake hands as often as possible.

B. The English people like shaking hands very much.

C. The Germans hardly shake hands.

D. Neither the English people nor the Germans like shaking hands.

5.This passage is about ______.

A. shaking hands in Germany B. languages

C. customs D. German students in England

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