When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because______.

A. the manager asked him to do so   B. he respected the elderly

C. the couple wanted him to do so    D. he wanted more pay

2.In Jack’s hometown, ______.

A. people dislike being called “old”　　　　　

B. people are proud of being old

C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

3. After this experience, Jack ______.

A. lost his job in the restaurant      　

B. made friends with the couple

C. no longer respected the elderly　　　

D. changed his way with older people

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A . The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.  Different countries, different customs     B.  Old people, old customs

C.  Different restaurants, different services    D.  Differences between old and young

1.In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _______.

A．eighteen years     B．eighty years        C．eight months 　　  D．eight years

2.We should _______ if we want to have a nice field trip along Xiaoqing River.

A．throw the rubbish                       B．find some waste bags

C．plant more trees                        D．help keep the environment clean

3.To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people ____ on March 25.

A．cleaned the park                        B．signed their names on the flags

C．ran about 4.7 kilometers                  D．started to help disabled people

4.We may know the news above from _______.

A．a newspaper       B．a novel           C．a TV play          D．a poster

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Yang Kangshao has trouble with his eyes.

B．Yang Kangshao is better at study than Huang Heshan.

C．Xiaoqing River is very clean and beautiful.

D．Only young people took part in the running activity.

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　　This morning, a boy of twelve saw a small fire at one end of the S. S. Panama. Pua Parori (1) home very early to see the ships at port (港口) Richards. It was a good thing that he (2) because there was (3) around, and in no time, the small fire grew (4) big.

　　Young Rua stood at the foot of the ladder (5) to the ship, and shouted at the (6) of his voice(声音). He woke up the port worker (7) nearby, who were still (8) .

　　The S. S. Panama was one of six big (9) in port at the time. It was (10) paper. What's more, the S. S. panama was (11) oil from ports in the Far East. The fire burned (12) boxes of paper. That (13) of the ship was now (14) with smoke. But thank to Rua parori, the fire did't (15) the oi1．It was put out soon.

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Food is very important. Everyone needs to    1  well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is   2 . We begin to get knowledge(知识) even when we are very young. Small children are   3 in everything around them. They learn

  4  while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to   5  story books, science books..., anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and   6  to find out the answer.

　　What is the best   7  to get knowledge? If we learn   8  ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are   9  getting answers from others and do not ask why, we never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand    10 .

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