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Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues(同事)for a meal at home.You should not be upset 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 present.

Do you want to be extra(特别的)polite?Say how much you like the room,or the pictures on the wall.But remember--not to ask how much things cost.

You’ll probably start the meal with soup,or something small as a “starter”(开胃菜),then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables,and then a dessert,followed by coffee.It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.Some people eat bread with their meal.but not everyone does.

Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal,most people usually ask, “Do you mind if I smoke here?”Did you enjoy the evening?Call your hosts the next day,or write them a short “thank you” letter.Perhaps it seems funny to you,but British and American people say”thank you ,thank you,and thank you”all the time.

1.If you aren’t invited to dinner at home by English or American friends,______.

A. it shows they don’t like you. B. it doesn’t show they don’t like you.

C. it shows they don’t want to make friends with you.

2.When your friend invites you to go to his or her home,________

A. you may take a small present with you. B. you shouldn’t take anything with you.

C. you may go at any time.

3.In England and America,it’s not polite to __________

A. ask the price of the thing. B. eat all the food on your plate. C. talk to your hosts.

4.In the passage,the order of the serving of a meal is_______.

A. dessert-meat or fish with vegetables-coffee-soup

B. coffee-soup-desert-meat of fish with vegetables

C. soup-meat or fish with vegetables-dessert-coffee

5.Which is NOT right?

A. In England or America,it usually takes more than three hours to have a dinner party at home

B. You mustn’t smoke after a meal when you are with some American or English people

C. If you enjoy the evening,you can write a short “thank you” letter to your host or call them

Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.

After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers. Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor of the brave English nurse.

1.Edith Cavell was from .

A. France B. England C. Belgium

2.Edith Cavell’s first job was to .

A. teach French B. look after the children of a rich family

C. teach English

3.Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

A. Because she found work in an English hospital.

B. Because she organized a training school for nurses.

C. Because her father was seriously ill.

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?

A. 杀死她 B. 使她失去记忆 C. 抹去对她的记忆

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Edith was good at music and German at school.

B. Edith was a highly professional doctor.

C. People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith.

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