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阅读下列短文,从文后所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

There was a bookseller who did not like to pay for anything. One day a big box of books fell on his ____.

His wife asked him to see the ____ and show it to him.

“No,” he said, “I’ll wait ____ he comes to our shop next time. Then I’ll ask him ____my foot. If I go to see him, I shall have to ____.”

The next day the doctor came to the shop ____ some books. The bookseller told the doctor about his ____ foot. The doctor looked at it and then took out a piece of paper and wrote ____ on it. “Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night.” he said.

“Thank you,” said the bookseller. “And now, sir, here are your ____.”

“How much?” asked the doctor.

“____.”

“Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you ____today.”

“____?” asked the bookseller.

“I have examined your foot. I want two pounds ____ that. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. ____ when I go to their houses, I usually charge (索价) two pounds. And I came here today, ____ I? Bye-bye!”

1.A. hand B. arm C. foot D. leg

2.A. hospital B. waiter C. doctor D. worker

3.A. unless B. until C. though D. if

4.A. about B. for C. of D. by

5.A. pay B. spend C. cost D. take

6.A. buy B. buying C. bought D. to buy

7.A. good B. bad C. right D. left

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

9.A. money B. medicine C. idea D. books

10.A. None B. One pound C. Two pounds D. Three pounds

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

12.A. When B. Where C. Who D. Why

13.A. for B. of C. by D. with

14.A. And B. But C. Or D. So

15.A. did B. could C. couldn’t D. didn’t

This August, we’ll welcome guests from all over the world. Some of them follow their own special cultural traditions. It’s important for us to know about them.

◆In many countries, such as Thailand, India and Malaysia, people believe that the left hand is unclean. So, it’s not proper to use one’s left hand to hold food, touch others or pass objects, Doing so may offend certain guests.

◆Some Westerners may be offended if you touch them or their personal things-even by accident. If this happens, say sorry politely.

◆Some elderly Westerners may be offended if you try to help them without their agreement.

◆People think numbers can be lucky or unlucky. Some Westerners avoid the number 13 because they believe it is unlucky.

◆Muslims(穆斯林)do not eat pork, and words like pigs are not considered proper.

◆People from Brazil, Italy and Pakistan do not give handkerchiefs(手帕)as gifts. They believe a handkerchief is closely connected with unhappy feelings.

◆Wine is not sent as a gift in many parts of western and middle Asia, where most Muslims live.

1.Indians don’t hold food with the left hand because they consider it .

A. unclean B. useless

C. valueless D. unimportant

2. The word “offend” in the second paragraph(段落)might mean “ ”.

A. honor B. help C. hate D. hurt

3.Muslims do not .

A. send gifts B. eat pork

C. drink milk D. use handkerchiefs

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. People from Pakistan like to send handkerchiefs as gifts.

B. All the elderly people in the west like being helped by others.

C. The number 13 is thought to be unlucky by some Westerners.

D. Westerners do not mind their personal things being touched.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Lucky numbers.

B. Traditional food.

C. Culture differences.

D. Hands and handkerchiefs.

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