Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade.

Argentina 9:00 a.m.

In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere（南半球）.

Scotland 12:00 noon

Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.

Egypt 2:00 p.m.

Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.

Japan 9:00 p.m.

Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.

New Zealand 12:00 midnight

It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!

1.In eastern Canada, the time is _____ that in western Canada.

  A. four and a half hours behind       B. four hours ahead of

C. three hours ahead of             D. the same as

2.While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are _____.

A. sleeping         B. going home      C. at school      D. having supper

3.It’s midday in the capital of _____ when it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.

A. Japan          B. Canada        C. New Zealand     D. Scotland

4.Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to telephone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand _____.

A. it’s midnight and most people are asleep

B. it’s noon and many people are having lunch

C. it’s the morning and many people are working

D. it’s the afternoon and most people are playing computer games

5.What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan?

A. 1:15 p.m.       B. 2:15 p.m.       C. 1:15 a.m.         D. 2:15 a.m.

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It was fine in April 8, 1994. That day all the students     ___________

in our class went to suburb of our city to plant trees.     ___________

On arrive at the planting place at 8 o'clock the        ___________

teacher asked every of us to plant 5 trees at least.        ___________

Then we set out digging, planting and watering. ___________

All of us were going all out to finish our task, afraid     ___________

of being fallen behind. Between us, our monitor set     ___________

a good example for us. In spite of his illness, he          ___________

accepted his task and finished it ahead of the time.    ___________

Then he went on to help others without a few rest.  ___________

After work, we were wet all over, but looked at        

the lines of the young trees, we smiled pleasantly.    

If you are ever lucky to be invited to a formal dinner party in Paris，remember that the French have their own way of doing things, and that even your finest manners may not be “correct” by French custom．For example，if you think showing up promptly（迅速地）at the time given on the invitation，armed with gifts of wine and roses，complimenting（称赞）your hostess on her cooking，laughing heartily at the host’s jokes and then leaping up to help the hostess will make you the perfect guest，think again．

Here Madame Nora Chabal，the marketing director of the Ritz Hotel in Paris，explained how it works．

The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours．And，the guest may not ask to bring a guest because the hostess has chosen her own．

Flowers sent ahead of schedule are the preferred gift．They may also be sent afterwards with a thank–you note．It is considered a very bad form to arrive with a gift of flowers vase when she is too busy to do with that．

See，that’s the logic！The type of flowers sent has a code of its own，too．One must never send chrysanthemums(菊花)because they are considered too humble(谦卑)for occasion．Carnations（康乃馨）are considered bad luck，and calla（马蹄莲）are too reminiscent（令人联想）of funerals（葬礼）．A bouquet of red roses is a declaration of romantic intent．Don’t send those unless you mean it，and never to a married hostess．And though the French love wine，you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party．Why？It’s as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand，and that’s an insult（侮辱）．You may，however，offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee．

If an invitation is for eight o’clock，the considerate guest arrives at a quarter past eight．Guests who arrive exactly on time or early are mere thoughtless ones who are not giving the hostess those last few minutes she needs to deal with details and crises．

1.Which of the following is right about sending gifts？

2.What does the word “considerate” in the last paragraph mean？

3.If you are invited to a French dinner, the correct custom is to ______.

4.What is the passage mainly about？

It used to be that Christmas, with a little help from Blue Peter, was about adding the personal touch. We'd sit there for hours making cards and gifts for family and friends, knowing that the thought put into them would be properly appreciated.

Nowadays, time is against us, but there is still one easy way for you to make someone's Christmas this year — a personalised card from M＆S’ new website. To celebrate their new site, M＆S is offering Times readers two-for-one on all cards. Simply choose one of the 300 exclusive（独家的）Christmas designs — starting from￡1. 99, personalise it by changing the name and writing a message or uploading a photo. Then, add the receiver’s address and the card will be sent for you. Order by 2pm and it will be posted the same day.

In all, there are l,500 card designs to choose from, covering all kinds of special occasions. So if you want to get ahead of yourself for 2010, you know where to visit. You can even choose to be reminded of those important dates every year.

To claim your two-for-one on M＆S personalized cards, simply visit marksandspencer-personalised.com. Remember to enter the code ‘TIMESFRI’ on the payment page.  This code is available for two days.  

TERMS AND CONDITIONS：M＆S PERSONALISED CARDS

1. The product given for free must be of equal or lower value.

2. Payment of postage is required.

3. Marks ＆ Spencer reserves the right to take back this offer without prior（预先）notice.

64. What does the underlined part “two-for-one”（in Paragraph 3）mean in the ad？

A. Two paid cards and one free card.

B. One paid card and two free cards.

C. Your name and a message on one card.

D. Your photo and the receiver’s on one card.

65. From the ad we can know that M＆S is most probably           .

A. a website selling Christmas cards only

B. an agency of the newspaper Times

C. a company promoting the sales of cards

D. an advertising agency of card producers

66. To order the product for your friends now, you should           .

A. enter a code on the payment page of M＆S’ website

B. always order it before two o’clock in the afternoon

C. put into the card your own date of birth and address

D. spend time making cards with the help of Blue Peter

67. According to the ad, if you order the Christmas cards,          .

A. they can be delivered free of charge

B. you can enjoy the special offer all the year round

C. their value may be lower than that of a free card

D. you can get a favor of at least ￡1. 99

 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两

项为多余选项。

   Handwriting can make or break the first impression . If your handwriting is difficult for others to read, you will sometimes feel embarrassed._51___. It needs lot of practice to improve your handwriting.

   ____52___. Try each of them out on a piece of paper by signing your name .Find out which type of pen you can write best with. You may be amazed at the change in your handwriting just by changing to another pen.

   ___53__. Do not just do what feels comfortable because that is just your old bad habit coming back into play. Try to hold the pen lightly and don’t press too hard.

Use your chosen pen to write Os on some pieces of lined paper .Write until you have filled up all the lines. Be careful with each O that you write.__54____.

Practice writing Os as much as possible . Remember , practice makes perfect .You may practice for weeks or months if you need to.__55___.

As your handwriting shows signs of improvement ,  go ahead and keep on practicing by writing more words.

A. Gather different types of pens

B. Practice holding your pen in different ways.

C. However ,a bad writing habit is hard to break.

D.  Choose a type of pen with which you write best.

E. It won’t help if you write a lot of careless Os on the paper.

F. Two to three months’ practice is enough to get good handwriting.

G. After you are confident in your Os, do the same thing with your name.