As I was leaving to meet Lynne, my roommate told me that I’d better take some money. But I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me. I arrived at the restaurant exactly on time. I’d been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of restaurant and a waitress came and took our order.

The dinner was a great success. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours, the waitress finally came and asked if we wanted one check or two. Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed (尴尬) when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I pretended to look for something in my pockets and said, “Oh! I forgot my wallet! Can I call my roommate, please?” The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called my roommate. In a few minutes, he arrived with some money, but he couldn’t hide how he felt. He laughed all the way home. Now, I think it’s funny too, but at that time I was terribly embarrassed. I thought that an invitation to have dinner in the United States meant the same thing as that in China. I guess you have to understand that your customs are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country, you have to learn about their customs, too.

1.The writer’s roommate advised the writer to take some money with him ______.

A. to pay for the meal

B. to share the cost of the meal

C. to invite Lynne to dinner

D. to pay for the taxi

2.The roommate laughed all the way home because ________.

A. the writer was embarrassed when he couldn’t pay his check

B. the writer hadn’t told Lynne the truth

C. the writer listened to him when he left the house.

D. the dinner wasn’t a great success

3.The writer and Lynne ________.

A. enjoyed their meal very much

B. didn’t finish successfully their meal

C. traveled to Saudi Arabia together

D. weren’t happy during the dinner

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. People should always take some money with them.

B. A Chinese man must pay for the meal.

C.A good roommate can really help you a lot.

D. Customs can be entirely (完全地) different in different countries.

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I’m Maggie. I am __1._ 11-year-old girl. I like __2.___ (travel) very much. And my favourite city is Hangzhou. __3.__ October 1st last year, I went to Hangzhou ____4.__ (visit) my friends. I 5.__ (feel) very happy when I saw them. The weather was great. The sun ___6._____ (shine) all the time but it was not hot. After lunch, we went out and bought ___7.__ (lot) of nice things in the stores. We went to one of__8._____ (beautiful) places--- West Lake and boated in the lake. How relaxing and ___9.__ (excite)! We really enjoyed ___10.___ (we).

The lovely room might be_________.

A. Lucy and Lily B. Lucy’s and Lily

C. Lucy’s and Lily’s D. Lucy and Lily’s

Could we see each other at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?

----Sorry,let’s make it_______time.

A. other’s B. the other C. another D.other

Without_______a word, the man left in a hurry.

A. saying B. says C. said D. to say

May I______ your English-Chinese dictionary?

----Sorry, I ______ it at home.

A. lend; left B. borrow; left

C. lend; forget D. borrow; forget

Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they,too,were very tired,and one by one, also fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1.Where did the war between the Romans and the Scots happen?

A. In Rome B. In Scotland

C. In England D. In Italy

2.At first it looked as if the Romans would win because____.

A. the Scots were not brave

B. the Roman army was so strong

C. the Scots did not have a good leader

D. the Roman had the support from the Scottish

3.The underline sentence means____.

A.they were sure to win

B. they couldn’t escape from death

C. they would win and then they would die

D. they must try to win,or they would be killed

4.The Scots were sleeping at the top of the hill while the Romans_____

A. were sleeping, too

B. were eating their supper

C. were getting ready for battle

D. were coming north from England

5.The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because_____.

A. it is a beautiful plant

B. it is fresh and lovely

C. it had so many sharp needles all over it

D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

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阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

It is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of__1.__ ?

On a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. If he__2._that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. _3.__you are looked at for several more times, you will look up and down in order to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing__4.__wrong, you will feel angry__5.__the person who is looking at you. Eyes can __6._, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be__7._. But something things are different. If you wish to draw someone’s attention, you may look at him for__8._than ten seconds. For lovers, they enjoy__9._at each other longer to show the love that words cannot express. Clearly, eye communication should be__10._according to the relationship between the two people and the certain situation.

The nice hair band ___________ Alice.

A. must be B. might belong to

C. may be D. can belong

---________Tom ________ Lily is coming to visit us.

---Yeah, l am so happy they are both free tomorrow.

A. both; and B. neither; nor

C. either; or D. not only; but also