For many school in Thailand, there are two terms. The first term is from the first week of May to the first week of October. The second term starts from the first week of November and finishes at the last week of February or the first week of March. The students don't get a break for Christmas（圣诞节）. But they get a 3-4 days' break for the New Year.
For many students, a school day is very long. They usually get to school at 7:30 a.m. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. there are three classes in the morning and they are 50 minutes each（每个）. Students have lunch at 11:00 a.m. they don't have dining halls so they have to eat in the classroom. Lunch time finishes at 12:25 p.m. there are three classes in the afternoon. School finishes at 3:15 p.m. many schools have a "homework" lesson after school, so students usually go home after 4:45 p.m.
【小题1】How long is the first term in Thailand schools?

Eating out is more popular in Britain today than it has ever been. It is reported that British people spend more eating out than cooking for themselves and eating at home. It seems that many British people are becoming more and more interested in how good their food tastes, and also how healthy it is.

    However, eating out can also be expensive, so British people do not eat out every night. When having a date with friends, or having a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant, and people often also eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theater.

    As in all cultures, there are many rules of manners about eating. The knife and fork should be used in the correct way. It is also impolite to speak with your mouth full then you are eating.

    Most British cities have a large collection of food as well as British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive－ French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and many, many more.

    When people are too tired to cook after work, they often get a “takeaway”. This means that they order from a take－out restaurant by telephone, and then go to get it. Many take-out restaurants also send it to your house. All you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!

1.When do British people often eat in a restaurant?

    A. After having a birthday.     B. Before watching a movie.

    C. When they feel tired.            D. If they want to have natural food.

2.Many people prefer to eat out nowadays because __________.

    A. eating out is cheaper than cooking at home

    B. they can learn more manners in the restaurant

    C. people care more about their food than before

    D. people don’t like to stay at home after work

3.From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that _________.

    A. British dishes are very expensive        B. Japanese dishes are most expensive

    C. British people like foreign food         D. French food is most popular

4. The “takeaway” is the food __________.

    A. you order and take out of the restaurant

    B. that is left when you are eating in a restaurant

    C. you order but don’t need to pay at once

    D. that is sold and ordered only on the phone

5.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

    A. British restaurant culture           B. British table manners

    C. Best restaurants in Britain          D. Best food in Britain

－Could you tell me          ?
－By practicing conversations with friends.