I have a rule for travel：never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions.

  Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers， " Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop."

  In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat(平坦的).In many places there are no towns or build?ings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas or Iowa,for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east,and then go another mile.”

  People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map―they measure(测量)distance by means of time,not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it's about five minutes from here. " You say, "Yes,but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.

  People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, "Follow me.”Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.

  Sometimes a person doesn't know the answer to your question. What happens in this situa?tion ('清形)？A New Yorker might say, "Sorry,I have no idea. "But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know". People in Yucatan think that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very,very lost in Yucatan！

  One thing will help you everywhere―in Japan,in the United States, in Greece, in Mexico, or in any other place. You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go in that direction, and you may find the post office！

(   ) 1. The passage mainly tells us that      

A.     never carry a map for travel

B.     there are not many landmarks in the world

C.     there are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world

D.     directions are hard to give in some places

(   ) 2. The passage says, "In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions.”The word "landmarks" means      

A.     building and street names

B.     pictures to draw attention of the visitors

C.     hotels, markets and bus stops

D.     buildings or places which are easily recognized

(   ) 3. There is a place mentioned above in which people tell distance by means of time. Which of the following places may be the one?

A.     Los Angeles, California.

B.     American Midwest.

C.     Japan and some Asian countries.

D.     All across the Europe.

(   ) 4. According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?

A.     Travelers can learn about people's customs by asking questions about directions.

B.     Directions are not known in some places.

C.     A person's body language can help you understand directions in a foreign country.

D.     People in some places give directions in miles,but there are still some people in other places giving directions by means of time.

 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 1

  I worked in a 2 doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 3 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 4 home and my husband, being a 5 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still it home.

  I was heading inside to 7 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 8 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 9 a few minutes ago.

  The young man at the counter was trying to be 10 in explaining how to get there，with two other people making 11 One of them was 12 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the 13 ？"

   A look of 14 crossed the woman's face.

  "I'm going right by there," I said,which wasn't a 15since I had just made up my mind to do 16 that.

  I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 17 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 18   . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

  Later, as I arrived home,my husband 19 me, "So you aren't ever late any more."

  I said, "Sometimes it's 20 to be late.”
(  )l._vA. break    B. cold       C. fever    D. headache

(   ) 2. A. foreign  B. common     C. noisy    D. busy

(   ) 3. A. later    B. earlier   C. easier    D. simpler

(   ) 4. A. getting  B. cooking      C. calling    D. working

(   ) 5. A. tough    B. generous    C. punctual    D. rough

(   ) 6. A. get    B. take       C. arrive    D. make

(   ) 7. A. pay    B. charge       C. wait    D. search

(   ) 8. A. opinions    B. guides    C. directions    D. instructions

(   ) 9. A. reached    B. visited    C. called    D. left

(   ) 10. A. skilled    B. helpful    C. experienced    D. active

(   ) 11. A. comments    B. promises   C. jokes    D. offers

(   ) 12. A. only      B. still      C. even    D. ever

(   ) 13. A. station    B. office     C. hospital    D. hotel

(   ) 14. A. happiness    B. relief     C. sadness    D. peace

(   ) 15. A. lie          B. fact     C. reason    D. duty

(   ) 16. A. partly    B. voluntarily   C. exactly    D. perfectly

(   ) 17. A. across    B. before      C. beside    D. behind

(   ) 18. A. go up    B. die down     C. take up    D. get through

(   ) 19. A. teased    B. yelled     C. joked    D. laughed

(   ) 20. A. possible    B. special     C. good    D. safe

10. Susan decided not to work on the program at home because she didn't want her parents to know       (do)

Susan决定不在家里做这个项目，因为她不想父母知道她在做什么。

9. The headmaster, as well as his two sons,      Japan next week. Have they got everything prepared? (leave)

校长和他的两个儿子将于下周去日本，他们都准备好了吗？

8. I've never dreamed of      to study abroad for further education since I graduated from university, (there)

自大学毕业以来，我从来没有梦想过有这样一个机会去国外深造。

7. It is what he has experienced，not the words you said to him      his character now. (determine)

不是你所说的话，而是他的经历决定了他的性格。

6. He      resign and that is the final. (make)

他已经下定决心辞职，那就是他的最终决定。

5. At the moment, she preferred      in the street rather than think about the future, (wander)

此刻，她宁愿在街上漫无目的地闲逛，也不愿去想未来的事情。

4. The research is so designed that      nothing can be done to change it.(once) ,

这项研究被设定为：一旦开始，任何东西都无法改变它。

3. So hurriedly      the airport that she left her passport in the hotel, (go)

她匆忙地去了飞机场以至于把护照落在了宾馆。