Do you remember the name of your kindergarten(幼儿园) teacher? I do. Her name was Mrs White.
I don’t remember much about     we learned in her class, but my mother once told me that we    write a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she could see there were so many mistakes.    no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a Good! It worried my mother, so one day she went to    Mrs White and asked her why she     corrected my mistakes.
And my mother says Mrs White said “The children are just     to get excited about using words, about forming sentences. I don’t want to lose the interests with red ink(墨水).     and grammar can wait. The wonder of     won’t... ”.Maybe she didn’t say it exactly like that at that moment. And what my mother gave me was the main idea of what she could remember.
I     now and think Mrs White must have been a rather    teacher. She encouraged joy, wonder and excitement — even if our expression of it was     . Because she believed a bud(花蕾)once nipped(掐断) never opens.
I used to misspell “beautiful” a lot. Never could quite remember that the e went    the a. It annoyed my teacher in high school very much. If I was going to use the word so often, she considered the    I could do was spell it right. Finally the e’s and a’s were in their right places. Am glad I didn’t wait on them though. Pretty is    to spell but it doesn’t hold as much as you mean sometimes.
And    Mrs White I had no worries about writing what I meant. Because Life isn’t Pretty. It’s Baeutiful.

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are a lot of expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金丝雀). If someone looks very proud and satisfied with himself, we say “he looks like the cat that ate the canary.”
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, it means that you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a girl might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.
Americans might say that something is “the cat’s miaow” or “the cat’s pajamas(睡衣)” to describe something that is the best or finest. “A copycat” is someone who acts just like someone else or copies another person’s work. “A fat cat” is a person with a lot of money.
If you tell about something that is supposed to be a secret, we say you “let the cat out of the bag”. If you are not able to speak or answer a question, someone might ask you if “the cat has got your tongue(舌头)”
Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? “When the cat’s away, the mice will play” means people sometimes act badly when there is no supervision (监管).
You may have heard the expression “curiosity killed the cat”. This means caring too much about things that are not your business might cause problems.
If you have ever had cats as pets, you know it is difficult to train them or to get them to do something. Cats are not like Sheep or cows that can be moved in a group. So we say a difficult or impossible job is like “herding (放牧) cats “

1.
What can we learn from the passage?
1. A.
  The expression “a fat cat” is used to describe someone who is very fat
2. B.
  The expression “play cat and mouse” usually means “play tricks on others”
3. C.
  It is more difficult to keep sheep or cows than cats
4. D.
  There are more expressions about cats than those about dogs
2.
In which of the following situations do we most probably use the expression “curiosity killed the cat”?
1. A.
  Someone always asked a lady her age or weight and it made her angry
2. B.
  Someone promised to keep a secret but he failed to do so
3. C.
  Someone won the first prize in an English singing competition and he felt very excited
4. D.
  Someone tried to swim across the Yangtze River with his newly broken legs
3.
Where can you most probably find the passage?
1. A.
  In a scientific research paper about cats
2. B.
  On a website telling people how to keep cats
3. C.
  In a magazine telling various jokes and funny stories
4. D.
  In a language book that teaches students how to use American slang

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　　There are different manners in different countries. We should know their customs so that they will not think us ill-mannered（不礼貌的）. Here are some examples of what a person with a good education does or does not do.

　　If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you should not enter until the host says,“Come in, please.” After you enter the room, you should not sit down until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea table before you or given to you, you should say “Thank you”. You should take it with two hands, not one hand, or they will think you are ill-mannered.

　　Before entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a visitor never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a visitor always finishes the drink and the food to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host pleased.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）和误（F）。

(1)Before entering a house in European countries, you're supposed to take off your shoes.

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(2)In England, a visitor never finishes the food on the table.

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(3)In a Malay house, a visitor always finishes the drink or the food to show that he has enjoyed it.

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(4)Different countries usually have different customs.

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(5)After entering a Chinese house, you should sit down immediately.

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