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　I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise． At the end I said：“Son, remember：slow and steady wins the race． Don't you think there's something to learn from the tortoise?”

　He opened his eyes wide．“Do you mean next time when I'm entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy and Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”

　I was shocked（震惊）．“But the tortoise didn't wish the hare would fall asleep!”

　“He must have wished that,”Sonny said．“Otherwise how could he be so stupid as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did．”

　“He didn't have such a wish,” I insisted．“He won the race by perseverance（坚持）by pushing on steadily．”

　Sonny thought for a while．“That's a lie,”he said．“He won it because he was lucky．　　 If the hare hadn't happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race．　　 He could be as steady as you like or a hundred times steadier, but he'd never have won the race! That's for sure．”

　I gave up．　　 Today's children are not like what we used to be．　　 They're just hopeless．

(1) The writer argued with his son because

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A．he liked tortoises while his son liked hares

B．they disagreed about whether the tortoise was stupid

C．he liked the story of the hare and tortoise while his son didn't

D．He tried to teach his son the moral lesson of the story but his son rejected

(2) Sonny believed that the tortoise

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A．won the race by his own effort

B．took a risk by agreeing to race

C．was not given a fair chance in the race

D．in fact did not win the race

(3) Billy, Tony and Sandy must be

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A．boys Sonny had run races with before

B．boys who were unknown to Sonny's father

C．boys Sonny did not expect to race with again

D．boys Sonny had never raced with before

(4) The writer thinks that his generation

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A．were more clever than Sonny's generation

B．had the same ideas about life as Sonny's generation

C．were more hopeful than Sonny's generation

D．had different ideas about life from Sonny's generation

(5) According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson?

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A．The tortoise　　　B．The hare　　　C．Sonny　　　D．Sonny's father

I do not have a job. I would find one but I _____ no time.

A. had　　 　　　　 B. didn’t have        C. had had　　        D. have

In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.

Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.

The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _______ .

A. were foreigners　　                 B. didn't have tickets

C. made a loud noise　　　           D. didn't line up for the bus

According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ________.

A. learn the language of the country

B. understand the manners and customs of the country

C. have enough time and money

D. make friends with the people there

In India it is considered impolite ________.

A. to use the right hand for passing food at table.

B. to pass food with the left hand.

C. to eat food with your hands.

D. to help yourself at table.

The best title (题目) for this article is ________.

A. People's Everyday Life

B. Mind Your Manners

C. Shaking and Nodding Head　

D. Taking a Bus in England