An American friend has invited you to visit his family. You’ve never been to an American’s home before, and you’re not sure what to do. Should you take a gift? How should you dress? What time should you arrive? What should you do when you get there? Glad you asked. When you’re the guest, you should just make yourself at home. That’s what hospitality(款待) is all about: making people feel at home when they’re not. 
The question of whether or not to bring a gift often makes guests squirm(难为情). Giving your host a gift is not just a social manner in some cultures-it’s expected. But in American culture, a guest is not necessary to bring a present. Of course, some people do bring a small present to their host to show their thanks. The right gifts for the host might be flowers, candy, and you can bring toys if the family has small children. If you choose not to bring a gift, dont worry. No one will even notice.
【小题1】The passage talks about ______.

A.where to find a friend in needB.what to do while visiting your friends
C.how to make friendsD.when to visit your friend
【小题2】The underlined word “manner” means ________ in Chinese.
A.弊端B.礼节C.趋势D.挑战
【小题3】You can _______ if you want to bring a gift to your friend according to the passage.
A.bring a bundle of beer
B.bring him some beautiful clothes
C.bring delicious food
D.buy a bunch of fowlers
【小题4】 The underlined sentence wants to tell us _______.
A.you are impolite if you don’t bring a gift
B.how to pick out a gift for our friend
C.the host won’t care if you don’t bring a gift
D.bringing a gift is very necessary

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrews tells us that making our dream real is life’s bigger challenge. You may think you’re not good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dreams, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.

There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, While saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

1.Follow Your Heart is       ___  .

  A. the first thing you must do to make your dream real

  B. the most important dream to have for teenagers

  C. the name of a famous Australian writer

  D. the name of a book by Andrews

2.If you want to make your dream real, you should  ______.

  A. remember what your dream is first  

  B. keep telling yourself what you want        

  C. never be afraid of the big difficulties       

  D. try to start with all the things above

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “challenge”?

  A.变化            B.挑战          C.决定        D.态度

4.What shouldn’t be done to make your dream come true?

  A. Always remember what your dream is   

  B. Watch TV instead of studying

  C. Do what you should do step by step    

  D. Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests

5.What is the best title for the text?

  A. Keep your dream in your mind      B. How to find your real dream

  C. Never stop dreaming of success     D. Teenagers have many dreams

 

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