Thank for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time   1  my exchange in France .It’s even better than I thought it   2  . I was a bit 3   before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be. My host family is really nice. They go out of their way to make me 4  at home. And you 5  believe how quickly my French has improved! I’m very comfortable 6   French now 7   I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t bother me like it used to. My biggest challenge is learning 8   at the dinner table.  9   you can imagine, things are really 10   the way they are at home. For example, you’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You’re supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I 11   it .You’re not supposed to eat anything with your hands 12   bread, not even fruit! (You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.) 13  thing is that it is very rude to say you’re full. If you don’t want 14   food, you should just say, “It was delicious.” Also, it’s rude to put your hands in your lap. You should always keep your hands, but not your elbows, on the table. I find 15  difficult to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting used to things, and don’t find them so strange any more. I’ll write soon and tell you more about life in France. Hope you’re having a good school year.

1. A. at                              B. during                     C. in                         D. on

2. A. was                  B. would be                 C. would                    D. used to be

3. A. excited               B. annoyed                  C. happy                    D. nervous

4. A. to feel                 B. feel                      C. to stay                    D. stay

5. A. wouldn’t              B. won’t                    C. shouldn’t                 D. don’t

6. A. speaking              B. to speak                        C. saying                    D. to say

7. A. Yet                  B. But                      C. Although                 D. Ever

8. A. how to eat            B. how to drink           C. how to say              D. how to behave

9. A. Like                  B. As                     C. Just like                        D. Just what

10. A. different from      B. different of              C. different between     D. different as

11. A. am get used to    B. am used to                      C. get use to               D. used to

12. A. except             B. besides                   C. beside                    D. including

13. A. The other          B. Other                    C. Another                 D. Another one

14. A. any  more        B. no more                  C. any                    D. no

15. A. it                  B. that                      C. this                     D. that’s

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle.They mean that the home is very important and personal to him.Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats,and many people own their homes.This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them,and change them in any way they like.Most house have a garden,even if it is a very small one,and the garden is usually loved.The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.

People usually like to mark their space.Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? Have you marked the space around yourself as yours?If you are on the train,you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you.If you share a flat, you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was traveling on a train to London.I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry.Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table.I had read a book about non-verbal communication,so I took various papers out of my bag an　　　　 d put them on his briefcase!When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head.I had invaded(侵犯)his space!A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them.He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.Of course,it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!

If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space.Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people.You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”.Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more!This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler!But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning”a bit of space?

( )56.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London

　　　 Because 　　　　 .

A.he had no place to sit

B.someone had invaded his “space”

C.too many people shared a section with him

D.some other people talked about things he didn't know about

( )57.“… you feel lonely and‘outside’”in paragraph 4 means that_____.

A.you are alone outside the house

B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own

C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun

D.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group

　 of people

( )58.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them”refers to（所指） “_________”.

A.public spaces 　 　　　 B.private spaces　　　　　

C.local people　　 　 　　　 D.other countries

( )59.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A.British people dislike marking their space.

　 B.You always feel at home in another country.　

　 C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.

　 D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.

( )60.The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.

　 A.own private spaces by living in houses

　 B.have one corner of their own in public places

　 C.realize the importance of “space”in communication

D.create their private spaces by talking with local people