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　　Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home．But you should not be upset(难受的)if your English friends don’t invite you home．It doesn’t mean they don’t like you!

　　Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11．Ask your hosts what time you should arrive．It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift．

　　Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks(小吃)．Do you want to be more polite?Say how much you like the room, or the picture on the wall．But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost．

　　In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end．They eat with their guests．

　　You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee．It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it．

　　Did you enjoy the evening?Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short thank-you letter．British and American people like to say“Thank you, thank you, thank you．”all the time!

(1)

If you are going to attend a dinner party, ________．
[　　]
A．	you’d better bring a certain present with you
B．	you must leave home for it at 7 p.m．
C．	you should ask your host when you should leave
D．	you must arrive at it before 8 p.m．

(2)

In which order will you eat or drink the following things at the meal?
[　　]
A．	Snacks, vegetables, meat and coffee．
B．	Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables and dessert．
C．	Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee．
D．	Drinks, soup, something small,fish and vegetables．

(3)

Which is the correct way in which you express your enjoyment of the evening?
[　　]
A．	Before leaving for home, you should say,“Thank you for inviting me．”
B．	When you shake hands with your host, you should say,“I did enjoy the evening．”
C．	You can write a thank-you letter to your host after that．
D．	You should finish everything on your plate and take more if you want it．

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He looked happily at the ____ meal and sat down with his wife.

[　　]

A. dirty　　　B. tasty

C. dusty　　　D. tasteless

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A businessman had been on a long flight between meetings. After a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be serving the drinks at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence(漩涡). Please be 1 your seat belt is fastened.”

As the businessman looked around in the aircraft, it became obvious that many passengers were becoming a bit 2 . Later, the voice said, “We are so sorry that we are unable 3 the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us.”

Lightning 4 the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a _ 5 moving around on an ocean. One moment the airplane was 6 on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. All the passengers were upset and scared. Some were praying. The future seemed terrible and many were wondering if they would 7 it through the storm.

Then, he suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously the storm meant 8 to her. She was reading a book and everything within her small world was 9 and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 10 again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her 11 . All the adults were scared half to __12___, but the great child wasn’t afraid at all.

The businessman could hardly believe his eyes. When the plane finally 13 its destination, he asked why she had not been afraid. The child replied, “Because my Daddy’s the pilot, and he’s flying the plane to take me home.”

There are many kinds of storms that 14 us physically, mentally and financially. And many storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and 15 out planes into uncontrollable movement.

Let us remember: Our Father is the pilot. He is in control and taking us home. So don’t worry!

1.A. quick B. sure C. true D. worried

2.A. excited B. curious C. happy D. nervous

3.A. to serve B. to take C. to finish D. to produce

4.A. broke out B. lit up C. came across D. gave off

5.A. bird B. boat C. plane D. person

6.A. lifted B. squeezed C. knocked D. dropped

7.A. make B. get C. carry D. finish

8.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

9.A. funny B. easy C. moving D. calm

10.A. lie B. read C. play D. smile

11.A. book B. world C. story D. body

12.A. death B. cry C. smile D. madness

13.A. came B. arrived C. got D. reached

14.A. wound B. warn C. trouble D. kill

15.A. reduce B. throw C. make D. destroy

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Many people like to eat at a favorite restaurant on their birthday. 71 Here are the tips about how to eat for free on your birthday.

Notice promotional (促销的) cards or signs at restaurants for their e-club or online notification of special offers. Sometimes it is called a birthday club. In some cases they ask for your email address and at other times, you register online from your own computer. 72

If you don’t know whether your favorite restaurant has an e-club, look them up online. Just search their name if it’s a chain. Look over the webpage for anything that says SIGN UP or JOIN. It may call it an e-club.

You will receive e-mail advertisements from them. 73 if it asks for birthday and anniversary dates when you sign up, then the restaurant usually will send you a personal coupon and invitation for that event.

Check your e-mail the week leading up to your birthday. All the e-clubs that you signed up for will be sending their invitations.

Read the fine print on all the offers before deciding where to eat on your birthday. Some are only on the exact date. 74 There may be other requirements, like free dessert when you buy an entree (主菜).

Choose the most inviting offer or over several days, take advantage of free dining opportunities. __75

A．Anyway, look around for these offers and get signed up.

B．However, others may be for any time over a two-week period.

C．But how can we eat better in a free restaurant?

D．It would be an even greater treat if the meal or part of the meal were free.

E. Why not celebrate your birthday for a whole week, not just one day?

F. Often the advertisements will include discount coupons(优惠券).

G. So don’t go to such restaurant.

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We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control. Sometimes a single unimportant event may cause a number of things to happen. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this causes your troubles to begin. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, destroying your half-prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if this is not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives home, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.

Things can also go wrong on the road. During rush hour one evening two cars collided and the drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She got into a panic and stopped her car. This forced the driver following her to stop suddenly. This driver’s wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake, and as she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road. A truck driver seeing a cake flying through the air slammed on the brakes. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck onto the road, causing a terrible traffic jam. It took the police an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the meantime, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves, for they were happily having what was left of the cake.

1.If you want to answer the phone without any trouble, you’d better ___________ .

A．pull out the telephone line when you are with your baby

B．put your baby on the bed and keep an eye on him / her

C．not hurry to answer the phone

D．make sure your baby is not near the table

2.Who is responsible for the accidents that happened on the road?

A．The two drivers who were arguing.

B．It wasn’t mentioned in the passage.

C．The woman driver.

D．The truck driver.

3.From this story we learn that ________.

A．there are many road accidents every day

B．the accidents mentioned in the passage are very strange

C．no one knows why this kind of accident happens

D．the accidents mentioned in the passage are very common

4.The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to ___________.

A．remind us not to answer the phone when we are busy

B．tell us driving is dangerous every day

C．remind us not to be nervous when we meet an accident

D．remind us not to carry a cake when we are sitting in a car

5.The main idea of this passage is that ________.

A．troubles always come in groups

B．accidents may happen anywhere at anytime

C．a telephone call may cause great trouble

D．anyone may have trouble on their way home

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