Clothes are very important in our life. Different people wear different clothes. Now let’s listen to some people in France talking about clothes.

Hello, I’m Betty. I started working this year, so I’m able to get new clothes more often than before. I think what I look like is really important to me, so I spent much money on clothes. I like to wear bright colors and always dress up when I go to parties. I often buy all kinds of clothes and try to follow the latest fashion.

Hi, I’m Jack. I don’t have much to say about clothes. Clothes aren’t the thing I’m interested in. I know little about the way of dressing. In summer, I always wear a T-shirt or something else.

My name is Alice. I would like say that clothes must be comfortable and feel easy to put on. Sometimes I buy clothes in some small street markets — they are cheap there. I change the look of my clothes quite often — put some flowers on them or use different buttons, just for a change. They’ll look good all the time. I go shopping for clothes about once a month. I see something and fashionable and it fits me well, I would go for it and then…

Different people wear different clothes. They are very important in our life. Now some people in France are talking about clothes. Betty started 1______ a year ago. She 2_____much for clothes and she will try to 3______ the latest fashion. Jack is different from Betty. He doesn’t have much 4______ in dressing. In Alice’s opinion clothes should be comfortable first and then5_______

Customs in different countries are different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host (主人), he always puts more food onto my plates. That often discomforts（使不舒服）me greatly. I have to eat the food though I don’t want to, because it is a bad manner in the west to leave one’s food on the plate. I notice that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer（提供）of food or drink though he wants to have them. This may be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or make him accept something. They will ask for it. If not, they will say, “ No, thanks.” If an American dislikes the host’s beer, for example, he may say, “No, thanks. I would like other drinks. Coke-cola if you have it.” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United states, you had better remember the famous saying, when in Rome, do as the Romans (罗马人) do.

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。

(   ) 1. From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually impolite.

(   )2.When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels uncomfortable     .

(   ) 3. A Chinese often refuses the offer of food or drink at a dinner party.

(   ) 4.An American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will get it himself

(   ) 5. When you go to a new country, it’s polite to do as the Romans do.

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Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake. But don’t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt. Only a few big ones hurt people.

Many earthquakes happened in China, such as the big one in Sichuan on May 12, 2008. Thousands of people died in it. So it’s important to know what to do when it hits. Here are some tips (要点)on how to stay safe in an earthquake.

1.      If you’re indoors during the earthquake, hide under a desk. Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you.

2.      If you are outdoors, move to a clear place. Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings and streetlights. Those could fall on you.

3.      If you are in a shop and far from the door, don’t try to run outside and rush from exits. Everyone will be doing that and you’ll find it hard to get out. Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake. Just hide under some stong cover near you.

4.      When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks（余震） may still happen . These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself. So stay under the desk until you make sure it’s safe to get up.

5.      If you are at home and smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as possible. A gas line in your house may be broken. This could be very dangerous.

 (   ) 1. Most earthquakes are too_____ to hurt people.

A. strong                     B. weak                  C. dangerous.     

(   )2. If you are outside, it would be safe to ________.

A.go to a playground B.stay under a tree.C.stand by the window      

(   ) 3.If you are in a shop and far away from the door, you’d better___________

A.rush to the door right away                  B. run after the people quickly

C. hide yourself under a cover near you.  

(   ) 4. The best title of the passage is___________.

A. How dangerous the earthquake is.

B.How to be safe during an earthquake

C. Don’t be afraid of the earthquake   

(   ) 5. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A.Most earthquakes are dangerous, so we must be very careful every day.

B.You’d better keep away from those things that may fall on you wherever you are.

C.If you smell gas at home, try to hide under the desk and don’t run outside quickly

完形填空。

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of 1____all the time, watering and fertilizing them. One day a young man passed 2_____the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 3_____he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he 4______the old gardener was blind. He was very 5_____ about this and asked, “ You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 6______. First, I was a 7_____ when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 8______I can’t see these flowers, but I can smell them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 9______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.” Said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s 10_____that I don’t know you. But I know that 11______thinks flowers are angels. We enjoy the happiness these flowers bring us.”

The blind man’s work 12_____our eyes and pleased our hearts. It also made his life 13_____. It was just like Beethoven. Beethoven wrote many great music, but there was something wrong with his ears in his later life. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music 14______millions of people to face their difficulties 15______. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

( ) 1. A.grass B.flowers C.vegetables

( ) 2. A.from B.on C.by

( ) 3.A.after B. when C. if

( ) 4.A.felt B. found C. found out

( ) 5.A.surpried B. worried C. surprising

( ) 6.A.excuses B. stories C. reasons

( ) 7.A.teacher B. gardener C. worker

( ) 8.A.although B. though C. /

( ) 9.A.my children B. you C. my wife

( ) 10.A.wrong B. nothing C. true

( ) 11.A.everybody B. somebody C. nobody

( ) 12.A.closed B. satisfied C. satisfy

( ) 13.A.emptier B. busier C. happier

( ) 14. Amakes B. improves C. encourages

( ) 15.A.happily B. bravely C. carefully

—Do you know _______ yesterday?

—He has a bad cold.

A. what the trouble  was with him B. what the matter was with him

C. what was the matter with him.

—Can we hold a sports meeting next Saturday?

—This depends on _________ the weather is fine.
           A.  that              B. whether         C. if 

—I am quite sure  ______ to eat noisily during a meal in Japan.

A. that’s polite                  B. that it’s polite     C. if that’s impolite     

—Does Ted tell you if he ______next Sunday?

     —No, but if he ______, I’ll give you a call.

A. will come/will come  B. comes/will come  C. will come/comes

This room is ____________ours.

A. as twice as big    B. twice times as big as   C. twice as big as

After hard work, we _________ the answer to the math problem at last.

A. got along with      B. caught up with     C. came up with