Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country．
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say,“How do you do?”and shake hands．Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye．But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time．
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday．Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands．So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs．The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them．It made both of them laugh．
(1)
It is ________ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country．
[ ]
A．
not useful
B．
not helpful
C．
very helpful
D．
very bad
(2)
English people usually shake hands when they ________．
[ ]
A．
meet every time
B．
meet for the first time
C．
say goodbye to each other
D．
say hello to each other
(3)
Usually English people don’t shake hands ________．
[ ]
A．
when they will be away for a long time
B．
when they say“How do you do?”
C．
when they just meet or say goodbye
D．
after they haven’t met for a long time
(4)
Which of the statement is right?
[ ]
A．
German people shake hands as often as possible．
B．
English people like shaking hands very much．
C．
German people hardly shake hands．
D．
Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands．
★Students between l3 and l8 are welcome to the English Summer Camp．
★It's a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English．
★Eleven experienced English teachers will give you English classes
4 hours a day on weekdays．
★There are also weekend visits to London Eye, the Big Ben and London Bridge．
★It begins on August 9th and ends on August 26th, with the fees：Y 23, 000．
★ If you are interested, please come to the Children's Palace to register(登记报名)You can also
register by calling Jane Parks at 555-2782．
★Please register before August 3rd．
(1)
________ can take part in the English Summer Camp．
[ ]
A．
Students under 13
B．
Students aged 16
C．
Students over 18
D．
All the students
(2)
The English Summer Camp lasts
[ ]
A．
9 days
B．
16 days
C．
18 days
D．
26 days
(3)
There are ________ ways for you to register for the English Summer Camp．
[ ]
A．
one
B．
two
C．
three
D．
four
(4)
You can go to register on
[ ]
A．
August 1 st
B．
August 6th
C．
August 9th
D．
August 26th
(5)
You can ________ by joining in the English Summer Camp
[ ]
A．
visit the whole country
B．
become an experienced teacher
C．
improve your Chinese
D．
know about British customs
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On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by．“Oh．I'm terribly sorry,” I said．“That’s all right．Please excuse me too; I wasn't even 1 you．I wish I didn’t hurt you．”
We were very 2 ．We said good-bye and went on our way．
But at home we often 3 our loved ones in a different way．
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly．When I turned, I nearly 4 her down．“Move out of the way．” I shouted．She walked away, tears(眼泪)in her eyes．
While I lay awake in bed, I realized how 5 I’d spoken．So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter．On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some 6 by the door of the kitchen．At that time my tears began to fall．I quietly went and got down on my knees by her 7 ．She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed her．Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”
She smiled, “I found them out by the tree．I picked them 8 they're pretty like you．I knew you’d like them．I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise．” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn’t have shouted at you．”
“That’s okay．Mom．I 9 you anyway．”
I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word 10 like this：(F)ather(A)nd(M)other,(I)(L)ove(Y)ou!
