A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home.

1.The woman left her new home ______.

A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa

B. to see if the elephant would follow her

C. because she was angry with her husband

D. because she was tired of the large family

2.The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.

A. ran away                          B. lost                           C. hid                           D. remained

3.After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant______.

A. returned to the forest                                        B. was sad because it missed her

C. went to look for a new home                            D. was sick because nobody fed it

4.How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?

A. It waved its trunk and smiled.                           B. It touched her with its trunk.

C. It touched her and cried.                                   D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.

5.The writer wrote the story in order to______.

A. show that elephants are very clever

B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal

C. show that women care more for animals than men do

D. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again

American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking before you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brother and sisters, husbands and wives.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that someone wants to walk past you.
It is not polite to break others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough(咳嗽) or make any noise before others.
【小题1】You should say “Thank you” when _______ .

American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.

You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking before you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brother and sisters, husbands and wives.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that someone wants to walk past you.

It is not polite to break others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough(咳嗽) or make any noise before others.

1.You should say “Thank you” when _______ .

A. you say something kind to others.

B. you help others.

C. someone helps you.

D. you need others to help you.

2.From the passage we know “Thank you.” is _________

A. widely used in the world.

B. used more than “Excuse me”.

C. used only by Americans.

D. used only between friends.

3.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to ______

A. cough B. make some noise

C. go first D. all of above.

4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “________”

A. Thank you. B. That’s kind of you.

C. Excuse me. D. I’m sorry.

5.This passage mainly(主要地) tell us the way ________

A. to be happy B. to be polite

C. to help others D. to learn from Americans.