--Excuse me, sir. Look at the sign on the wall “NO ____”. 

--Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll never do it again.

Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.

  One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

  Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.

  On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise.

  Nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.

The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating _______.           .

 A. before the year 1750                                          B. before the invitation

 C. because of Joseph Merlin                            D. because it was dangerous

People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.         .

 A. he slept and dreamed a lot                  

 B. he was full of different ideas

 C. he invented the first roller skates          

 D. he always made people’s dreams come true

What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

   A. He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.          

 B. He couldn’t attract a lot of attention.

 C. Everyone was surprised at him.                   

 D. He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.

What’s the best title for the passage?

   A. Joseph Merlin’s Story                                     B. How Roller Skating Was Invented

   C. A Surprising Entrance to the Party                          D. Roller Skating

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset (不安的) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!?Dinner parties usually start between 7p．m．and 8p．m．, and end at about 11p．m． Ask your host (主人) 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 extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures 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 side． 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 (甜点心) 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” all the time!

1.An English friend doesn't invite you to his or her dinner, which ＿＿＿＿．

 A． means he or she doesn't like you   B． means he or she likes you

 C． doesn't mean he or she likes you    D． doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you

2.You are going to attend a dinner party and ＿＿＿＿．

  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 before 8 p．m．

3.It's impolite ＿＿＿＿＿．

  A． to say that you like the host's room very much

  B． for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room

  C． for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening

  D． for the host and the hostess (女主人) to sit and eat with their guests

4.In which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal？

  A． Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee．

  B． Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert．

  C． Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee．

  D． Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables．

5.What is the proper way to 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．

One day after school, on the way to home, Xiao Ming found a   1. ________

water pipe in the street. He turned off a tap and splashed water          2. ________

here and there . At this moment , Xiao Gang happened to be            3. ________

passing by.Xiao Ming splashed him with water and make him           4. ________

all wet. Xiao Ming ran away with turning off the tap.                  5._________

When Xiao Gang saw this, she went over and turned off the water.       6. ________

He was angry because he thought water shouldn’t wasted.              7._________

Then he went home and wrote a notice where read “ save water”        8. ________

He put them up on the wall near the tap. After some time, Xiao Ming     9. ________

went back and saw the notice. He felt sorry at what he had done.        10. ________

There me two maps on the wall: one is a map of China, and ______ is a map of the world.

     A) other       B) another            C) the other             D) the others