It is completely unnecessary to take a gift with you when you are invited to dinner in the US, but if you want to do so, it should be a small, __l__ thing. You might bring some sweets, or some small toys for the child, or __2__ from China. Here are some suggestions: A paper cut（剪纸）is a lovely gift (one is fine, not a whole package). If you want to make it __3__ different, buy an inexpensive frame（框子）in the local shop and frame it. Chinese tea is also a wonderful gift. It's true __4__ Chinese tea is available（可取得的）in the United States, but the __5__ that you chose it and brought it with you from China makes it very special. Chinese bookmarks are very wonderful __6__ too, and if you want to buy a set of __7__ paintings which you like, you might give one of them as a gift. One of the nicest things you can do is to cook a Chinese dish and take it with you. Again, however, a gift is not necessary and if you go with a group of students, one small token（象征性的）gift is enough. If you __8__ ten dollars on something, that's an expensive gift for you. But it's not __9__ for most of the Americans we meet. It's good to bring a nice“token” gift that tells the person“__10__,”not a gift that tells him how much money you spent.

　　In the course of one of his lecture trips, Mark Twain arrived at a small town. Before dinner he went to a barber's shop to be shaved (刮脸).

　　“Are you a stranger?” asked the barber.

　　“Yes,” Mark Twain replied. “This is the first time I've been here.”

　　“You chose a good time to come.” the barber continued. “Mark Twain is going to read a lecture tonight. You'll go, I suppose.”

　　“Oh, I guess so.”

　　“Have you bought your ticket?”

　　“Not yet.”

　　“But everything is sold out. You'll have to stand.”

　　“How very annoying(令人生气)!” Mark Twain said with a sigh(叹息). “I never saw such luck. I always have to stand when that fellow lectures.”

1．Mark Twain came to the small town ________ .

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2．At first, the barber thought the stranger ________ .

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A．had a good chance to attend the lecture

B．couldn't go to the lecture because he had no ticket

C．had never been to this town before

D．was a great writer

3．Mark Twain ________ .

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4．The last paragraph tells us that Mark Twain was ________ .

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A．very angry for having to stand while listening to the lecture

B．disappointed for not having got a ticket

C．annoyed with the fellow who would give the lecture

D．just joking

5．From the story we can see that ________ .

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A．it was Mark Twain who would give the lecture

B．everyone knew Mark Twain

C．Mark Twain was going to listen to a lecture

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It is completely l to take a gift when you are invited to dinner, but if you want to do so, it should be a small, 2 thing. You 3 bring some sweets, or some small toys for the child, or 4 from China. Here are some suggestions: a papercut is a 5 gift (one is fine, not a whole package); if you want to make it 6 different, you can buy a very inexpensive frame(框子) in the local 7 and frame it. Chinese tea is a wonderful gift. It's true 8 Chinese tea is available(可取得的) in the United States, but the 9 that you chose it and brought it with you from China makes it very special. Chinese bookmarks are very wonderful 10 too, and if you want to buy a set of 11 paintings which you like, you might give one of them as a gift. One of the 12 things you can do is to cook a Chinese dish and 13 it with you. Again, 14 ,a gift is not necessary and if you come 15 a group of students, one small token(象征性的) gift is entirely satisfactory. If you 16 ten yuan on something, that's an expensive gift to you. But it's not 17 to most of the Americans we meet. 18 is to bring a nice “token” gift that says 19 , not a gift that says 20 , “how much money I spent.”

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“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.
“That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”
“Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter again. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小题1】From the reading we learn that _______.