Every country has its own dining customs. Americans feel that the first rule of being a　 __36__　 guest is to be on time. If a person is invited to dinner at six thirty，the hostess　 __37__　 him to be there at six thirty or　 __38__　 a few minutes after. Because she usually does the cooking, she has to time the meal　 __39__ the hot rolls and the coffee and the meat can be at their best when the guests come. If they are late，the food will not be so　 __40__，and the hostess will be　 __41__.__42__ the guest cannot come on time, he should call his host or hostess on the phone, give the reason，and tell　 __43__ what time he can come.　 __44__the situations, guests sometimes bring a box of candy, a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers to give to the hostess as a　 __45__ of appreciation.

As guests continue to arrive, it is usually considered polite for the　 __46__ in the group to　 __47__ when a woman enters the room and continue to stand until she is seated.　 __48__， most young people and some groups of elder people　 __49__　 stress equality of the sexes no longer observe the custom. A visitor should be　 __50__to each situation and follow the lead of the Americans present.

When the guests sit down at a dinner table，it is a　 __51__ for the men to help the ladies by pushing their chairs under them. However，some Americans　 __52__ do this, so the visitors must notice what others do and do the　 __53__.__54__ the meal is under way and if the dinner is in a private home，a guest　 __55__ avoid embarrassment by leaving talk to someone else.

36．A.polite 　　　 B．elegant C．honored 　　　 D．serious

37．A.tells　 　　　 B．expects C．asks 　　 D．hopes

38．A.at most　 B．less than 　C．at least D．more than

39．A.in case 　　 B．as long as C．so that D．on condition that

40．A.tender　 　 B．nutritious 　C．good 　　 D．enough

41．A.angry 　　 B．nervous 　C．shameful 　　 D．disappointed

42．A.If 　　 B．Unless 　C．Whether 　　　 D．Although

43．A.at　 　 B．in C．on D．about

44．A.Looking at 　　 B．Combined with C．Depending on 　　 D．Related to

45．A.matter 　　 B．heart C．sense 　 D．sign

46．A.host　 　　　 B．men 　C．hostess D．women

47．A.smile　 　　 B．stand 　C．applaud D．nod

48．A.As a result　 　 B．Moreover C．In addition 　 D．However

49．A.whose　 　 B．what C．who 　　 D．which

50．A.aware 　　 B．similar C．active 　 D．sensitive

51．A.custom　 　　　 B．regulation C．habit 　　 D．principle

52．A.even　 　 B．no longer C．still 　　　 D．no more

53．A.following　　 B．same C．deed　 　 D．example

54．A.Unless 　　 B．Until C．While 　 D．After

55．A.shouldn't B．must 　C．needn't D．may

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　　DC Hilton was one of the first American to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night. 42 years ago be bought a small __1___on US highway 69, in Oklahoma. His___2___customers were truck drivers and___3___salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheese-burgers when they stopped to___4___their journey.

　　It was they who first tried to____5____Hilton to remain open all night. He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly made up his___6____. He took the door key and threw it across the road. He hasn't closed the door____7___.

　　Over the years his simple cafe expanded into a 24-hour roadside ____8___,with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station, a mini shopping market, a car ___9___for mobile homes and all-night selfhelp laundry（洗衣店）.

　　Hilton was a ___10__in a 24-hour working trend which has now ___11___ around the world. Today not only restaurants but also hanks, supermarkets, mail-order ___12___and many other businesses are___13___to be open all night. But is this really a good thing?

　　A lot of ____14____has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working and there is growing ___15____about the long term dangers of society that doesn't sleep.

　　Americans are said to be___16___20％ less than they did 100 years ago, and 55％ claim to __17___at least occasionally from overtiredness. ___18____of the worst man-made accidents happened in the last few hours before ___19___, when even the most experienced night-worker has difficult____20____awake.　　

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　　One morning, Mrs Smith was driving home after She had done some shopping. When she passed a rubbish dump, she noticed 1 like a microwave oven not far from the side of the road.

　　“John is a good 2 ,” she said to herself. “Perhaps he can 3 this. I'll take it home and let him try.”

　　She picked up the oven and put it in the 4 of her car. Then she drove on 5 . A few kilometers later, she heard the siren of 6 behind her. She looked in the driving mirror and saw a policeman 7 to her to pull over and stop.

　　Mrs Smith was very 8 . She slowed down at the side of the road. A 9 policeman got out of the police car and walked up to her.

　　“Can I see your 10 license, please?” he demanded politely. He copied 11 details of her name, address and the number of her car. “ 12 , officer?” Mrs Smith asked.

　　The policeman did not reply. He looked 13 the car and then at the back.

　　“Open the boot, please.” he said to Mrs Smith.

　　Mrs Smith was even more puzzled. She opened the boot 14 pointed to the “microwave oven”. “I 15 this old microwave oven a few minutes ago.” she said, “I am just taking it home to see if my 16 can repair it.”

　　The policeman stared at her for a moment to see if she was 17 the truth.

　　“That's not a microwave oven,” he said at last. “That's our radar set. It was the start of a speed trap. Do you mind if we have it 18 ?”

　　Mrs Smith's face turned 19 . “Oh,” she said, “I'm very sorry. I wouldn't have 20 itif I'd know what it was.”

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　　Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthday and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr Dodds is such a person.

　　Mr Dodds works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has were in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr Dodds does not see his sister, or his family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays. Last week Mr Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time and drove neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. At once, there was a knock at the door. Mr Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing at the door.

　　“What have I done wrong?”Mr Dodds asked himself.“Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

　　“Hello, Uncle”said the policeman,“My name's Mark.”

1．Mr Dodds sees his sister ________.

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2．Mr Dodds ________.

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A．has forgotten more than one Mark's birthday

B．has not sent Mark anything on his seventeenth birthday

C．always sends a Christmas card on Mark's birthday

D．always sends Mark something on his birthday

3．When he heard a knock at the door, he was ________.

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4．Mr Dodds was surprised that ________.

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A．a policeman visited him

B．Mark came to see him

C．he had forgotten Mark's birthday

D．someone was knocking at the door

5．Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude towards Mr Dodds? ________.

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A．Mr Dodds always insists on his opinion

B．Mr Dodds is not strict in his work

C．Mr Dodds never makes a mistake

D．Mr Dodds does not care about others