A friend is better than fortune. A friend is worse than poison in some cases. 
The two sentences above have opposite meanings and seem to be unreasonable, but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us into bad ways.
  My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below — he has no bad habits, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares the feelings of his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characteristics that I don’t have. I can follow him as a model. With his help I can be free from all difficulties.
Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word “failure”.
【小题1】This passage tells us ____.

A.how to make friends with others
B.how to help friends
C.what kind of person the writer’s friend is
D.what kind of person we should make friends with
【小题2】According to the writer, an ideal friend refers to _______. 
A.a friend without bad habits
B.a famous man
C.a perfect man
D.a respectable man
【小题3】From the passage we can learn that ________. 
A.the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other
B.the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend
C.the writer’s ideal friend has a lot to learn from him
D.the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend
【小题4】From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that _______. 
A.friendship means a great deal to him
B.nothing can be done without friends
C.he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend
D.good friends should always help each other

Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have ___36__ with a Chinese host, he always presses(硬塞给)___37__ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping(份额). That often makes me ___38___awkward(尴尬). I have to eat the food even if I don’t ___39___ it, because it is ___40___ manners in the  West to _41__ one’s food on the plate. I have also ___42__ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he  often ___43___ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or  ___44___.  This might be good manners in China,  but it is
certainly__45___ in the West. In the United States,  it is___46___ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ___47___.  If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “__48__” Here’s an example:  When an American is offered ___49_ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll  ___50___  some Pepsi-Cola (百事可乐)if you have it.” That is ___51__ an American will do. ___52___are taught that  “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚) might be more important than ___53___. So when I am here in China, I have to observe(遵循) the __54__ here. But when you go to ___55___, you had better “Do as the Romans do.”

【小题1】
A.troubleB.wordsC.dinnerD.difficulty
【小题2】
A.enoughB.muchC.moreD.little
【小题3】
A.thinkB.tasteC.feelD.smell
【小题4】
A.eatB.likeC.drinkD.help
【小题5】
A.importantB.rudeC.politeD.bad
【小题6】
A.takeB.leaveC.forgetD.pass
【小题7】
A.mindedB.noticedC.heardD.informed
【小题8】
A.acceptsB.refusesC.nodsD.gives
【小题9】
A.happyB.angryC.thirstyD.full
【小题10】
A.soB.kindC.notD.right
【小题11】
A.impoliteB.goodC.kindD.sad
【小题12】
A.directB.honestC.shortD.kind
【小题13】
A.I’m sorryB.Yes, I wantC.No, thanksD.Yes, please
【小题14】
A.foodB.beerC.coffeeD.tea
【小题15】
A.bringB.offerC.takeD.like
【小题16】
A.thatB.whatC.whetherD.how
【小题17】
A.EnglishmenB.FrenchmenC.AmericansD.Australians
【小题18】
A.mannersB.honestyC.requestD.order
【小题19】
A.waysB.habitsC.actionD.customs
【小题20】
A.ChinaB.the United StatesC.RomeD.the United Nations

In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us.In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones close to us—the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now!While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.

Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, but it also brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.

Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence—speak up the first time you have the chance.

Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. He had been told that the Indians did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.

I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive and more caring?

Thankfulness sets in motion a chain of reaction that transforms people all around us—including ourselves, for no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart.

1.When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.

A.is good for both us and people who help us

B.benefits the people who do something for us

C.wastes our and our friends' time at the same time

D.does harm to both us and people who help us

2.According to the writer,        could be the best way to prevent ourselves from being left out.

A.seeing a doctor to find the right medicine we need

B.expressing our gratitude in an easy way

C.speaking up the moment we have the chance

D.showing others actively we are willing to help them

3.Mark Brain’s story is mentioned in the passage in order to show the fact that       .

A.the Indians didn’t have any words for appreciation

B.the Indians were particularly generous to others

C.some people may express their gratitude through different approaches

D.Mark Brain set the Indians an example to show saying thanks is very important

 

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