Peter likes reading a newspaper ______ he is having breakfast．

A．though B．because C．while D．until

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Do your parents often help you whenever you have difficulty? When I had something to do, I used to ask my mother for help．But she always ，“Do it yourself, dear．”I was not________ at all．I thought she was the mother in the world! For example, one day, I decided to ________ some friends to my home．My bedroom was not in order．Books were everywhere．And I didn’t make the bed．I ask my ________ to help me clean it, but she still said，“Do it , girl．”

________ my “lazy mother”, I have to wash my clothes and clean my room．I have to help my parents ________．I even have to go to the dentist by ________ ．It is really ________ for me to do everything well, but I have learnt ________ ．

As time goes by, I ________ my mother．She makes me clever and diligent(勤奋)．________ a great mother! A(An) ________ mother is worth one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?

1.A．happy B．glad C．good D．difficult

2.A．asked B．spoke C．talked D．said

3.A．glad B．old C．sad D．thin

4.A．most foolish B．cleverest C．laziest D．tallest

5.A．take B．leave C．invite D．visit

6.A．sister B．mother C．father D．brother

7.A．you B．your C．yourself D．yourselves

8.A．As B．So C．Because of D．Because

9.A．do homework B．make money C．do housework D．work

10.A．me B．myself C．themselves D．mother

11.A．easy B．happy C．good D．hard

12.A．a little B．a lot C．by mistake D．many

13.A．understand B．hate C．dislike D．forget

14.A．Who B．How C．What D．Which

15.A．good B．happy C．young D．old

If you are visiting England, you will notice that English have many customs and traditions that are different from those in China．

This guide provides help for anyone visiting England for the first time．

Standing in the queue

English people like to form queue．They think it is the fair way to behave．People wait in a queue in shops and at bus stops．People will think you are very rude if you don’t join the queue．

Please, Thank You, Excuse Me and Sorry

It is good manners to say “please” and “thank you”．If someone is in your way and you would like them to move, say “excuse me” and they will move．If you bump into someone or you are in their way say “sorry”．They will probably say “sorry”, too, even if it was your mistake．Saying “sorry” does not always mean you think you were wrong．Someone it is just a polite thing to say．

Meeting a new person

When people meet for the first time, the usual custom is to shake hands．The next time you meet that person, you can just say hello．English people don’t usually hug or kiss unless they know each other really well．

Talking to people

English people find it difficult to start conversations with strangers．They like to be private so if they are on buses or trains, they usually sit as far away from other people as possible．If you want to start a conversation, the topic that English people are always happy to talk about is the weather．So you need to be able to say “Isn’t it warm (sunny/windy/wet/foggy) today?” or “Do you think it’s going to rain/clear up?” This is much better than asking about politics, religion or how much people earn!

1.What’s the main idea of the article?

A．Differences between England and China．

B．The guide help．

C．The manners and traditions in England．

D．How to visit England for the first time．

2.English people will think you are rude if you ______．

A．don’t the know customs B．say “thank you”

C．talk to a new person D．don’t join the queue

3.What will you do if you meet people for the first time?

A．To shake hands with them． B．To kiss them．

C．To say hello to them． D．To hug them．

4.What will you say if you are in someone’s way?

A．Thank you． B．Please．

C．Excuse Me． D．Sorry．

5.How can people start conversations with strangers?

A．They can talk about politics and religion．

B．They can talk about the weather．

C．They can talk about “Please, Thank You, Excuse Me and Sorry”

D．They can talk about everything．

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1.The man in a white shirt is in his ________．(fifty)

2.I doubt whether it is worth ________ so much time on homework．(spend)

3.After hard work, he ________ in getting a scholarship．(success)

4.Red may help when you are having difficulty making a ______．(decide)

5.As a good doctor, you should not be too ________．(impatient)

Gina used to be ________ and she never spoke in front of the public.

A. outgoing B. noisy C. silent D. humorous

---Everything is on sale. Let’s go and see.

---Great. We can buy what we like at the ________ price this time of year.

A. cheap B. cheapest C. low D. lowest

---________ Tom ________ Bob has passed the exam.

---Yes. Both of them did quite well.

A. Neither; nor B. Either; or

C. Not only; but also D. Both; and

Lily has ________ homework and she really doesn’t know ________ first.

A. much too; what to do B. too much; to do what

C. much too; to do what D. too much; what to do

---Our hometown develops so fast.

---That’s true. Great changes ________ there in the past few years.

A. happened B. took place

C. were happened D. have taken place

---Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me advice, Lily.

--- _______. That’s what friends are for.

A. My pleasure B. With pleasure

C. Well done D. It’s nice of you