Compared with other European countries, lifestyle in Italy is slower and more relaxing in its own way. Italians love to chat over a cup of coffee, go out for a walk in the middle of the day, and enjoy long lunches and dinners.

Family is important to Italians. They can’t think of spending a day without asking about their parents or children, and a weekend without a family lunch or dinner. Italians living outside their country also miss their family a lot.

  Italians like simple life. Their days start and end with a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee after every meal is a must. Italians love to spend time over a hot cup of coffee and even hotter conversation with friends. Topics are usually about family, football and politics(政治).

  Sport is a very important part in the lives of many Italians. Football is their favorite sport. There are hundreds of football clubs with top soccer teams in Italy. Also, many top players from all over the world play in Italy. Volleyball is also popular and so is rugby(橄榄球), with the top rugby team playing for the European Challenge Cup.

  Every Italian province, city, town and street has a historical(历史的) even that took place there and the Italian calendar is filled with national holidays that they love to celebrate(庆祝).

 1.We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.

     A. most European countries have slow and relaxing lifestyles

     B. the lifestyle in Italy isn’t much like that of the other countries in Europe

     C. Italians enjoy chatting over a cup of tea and long dinners

     D. Italians love to walk in the middle of the night

 2. What does the writer want to tell us in the second paragraph？

     A. Friends are very important to Europeans.

     B. Italians can’t spend a day without their parents.

C. Italians will never go to another country because they will miss their children.

D. Family is more important to Italians than any other thins.

 3. Which of the following sports is loved most by Italians?

     A. Football.            B. Basketball.         C. Volleyball.        D. Rugby.

  4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

     A. Italians love to spend national holidays, but there aren’t so many.

     B. Italians never talk about politics with their family.

     C. Italians like drinking coffee after every meal.

     D. Soccer is not very popular in Italy.

  5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Italian family.    B. Italian life.                   C. Italian sport.       D. Italian history.

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Please look at the photo. It is the photo   1   my family.

This is my grandfather.2    name is Dave Hand. He is a doctor. And this is my grandmother. Her name   3   Anna Brown. She is my father's   4  .

The tall man is my father. He likes playing baseball. He   5   cool. The nice woman is my mother. She likes watching TV. She has   6   yellow ring.

The man with glasses is my   7  . He is my father's brother. His   8   is Paul. He comes to see my grandparents with Emma and their daughter Mona. Look!  The young woman is my aunt. Her   9   name is Smith. And the little girl is my   10  . Her name is Mona Hand. The boy in the photo is Tim. It's me.

1.A. at      B. of       C. in      D. to

2.A. His     B. Her      C. My      D. Your

3.A. be      B. am       C. are     D. is

4.A. father  B. aunt     C. mother  D. uncle

5.A. spells  B. looks    C. thanks  D. calls

6.A. the     B./         C. a        D. an

7.A. uncle   B. brother  C. sister  D. aunt

8.A. phone   B. name     C. number  D. card

9.A. first   B. good     C. nice    D. family

10.A. cousin  B. daughter C. son     D. brother

Most English people have three names:a first name,a middle name and a family name.For example,my full name is Jack Henry Green.Green is my family name .Jack and  Henry are my given names.The given name comes first,the family name comes last.People don’t use their middle names very much.So we can say Mr. Jack Green.We can say Mr.Green.But in China,the family name comes first and the given name comes last.

1.How many names do most English people have?

A.One.          B.Two.           C.Three.        D.Four.

2.In China,the ______ comes first.

A.first name    B.middle name C.given name           D.family name

3. English people don’t use their ______ very much.

A.first name             B.middle name C.given name           D.family name

4.The teacher’s name is Jenny Kim Hand.You can say ______.

A.Miss Hand    B.Miss Jenny     C.Miss Kim      D.Mr. Hand

Hello, I'm Tom. I'm a middle school student. It's nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you _  16    about my family. There are five people in my   17  . They are my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and I.

My father is a worker. My mother is an English teacher. My sister is eighteen and my brother is sixteen. I'm fourteen. We  18   go to the same school. We all enjoy _19  football games.

My_  20   is in West Street. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple _ 21  .   22   there  23   any pears or apples on them now.   24 _ a photo of my house. In the photo, you can see three cats in my house. They are all black and white. We_  25   them very much.

1.A. anything     B. something     C. thing     D. anyone

2.A school       B. house         C. room     D. family

3.A. two        B. five           C. three     D. six

4.A. seeing      B. looking at      C. watching  D. looking

5.A. bed        B. school         C. room     D. home

6.A. trees       B. rivers          C. houses    D. schools

7.A. But        B. And           C. So       D. Or

8.A. isn't        B. is             C. are      D. aren't

9.A. He's        B. Here's         C. It's      D. There are

10.A. are liking   B. likes          C. like     D. is liking

The man is David Johnson. Johnson is his ____ name and David is his ______ name.

           A. family, first        B. first, family       C. first, last     D. family, last