— I’m afraid the boy can’t deal with the problem.

— Me, too. ___________, he is only 8 years old.

A. In general B. So far C. After all D. For example

What are people in China supposed ________ when they meet for the first time?

A. to do B. do

C. doing D. to be done

The plane will________from Beijing Capital Airport and land in London.

A. take on B. take off C. take out D. take away

—All the workers went home yesterday________Mr.White.Why?

—Because he was on duty.

A. except B. besides C. except that D. beside

—It is possible for me ________ one hour finishing the job.

—You are right.

A. spend B. to spend C. spending D. spent

My father is used to ________ after school every day.

A. pick up me B. picking up me

C. pick me up D. picking me up

（题文）We can't work out the physics problem.Can you tell us________？

A. how to do B. what to do it

C. how to do it D. what should to do

Mo Yan is a Chinese writer，and his works are worth ________.Do you think so?

A. read B. to read C. reading D. for reading

In China if a person who invited other people would pay for the meal，but it's not the ______ in western countries.In ______ countries people will think you only invited me but it's not your responsibility(责任)to______for me.I can afford (负担)it.They won't be ______ if you pay for them.In western countries like America and England，people will always give tips (小费)______the waiter after they______the meal in a restaurant.If you don't，they will not be happy because tips are ______of their major income (收入)．In China this only happen in some top restaurants and hotels in large international cities ______Beijing，Shanghai and Guangzhou.Western people will also ______ you are rude if you make sound during the meal.Western people do not hold their bowl up even ______ they have a bowl of soup.

1.A. thing B. way C. reason D. meal

2.A. western B. Chinese C. west D. China

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

4.A. sad B. angry C. happy D. tired

5.A. of B. on C. with D. to

6.A. start B. begin C. finish D. eat

7.A. one B. two C. three D. four

8.A. love B. are C. have D. like

9.A. think B. hope C. say D. talk

10.A. what B. how C. when D. as

You know gift giving plays a very important role in nowadays society.Now let's see what happened in some countries.

Australia

Australia is known for its friendly informality and lack of etiquette.At a trade show，T?shirts，ties or a pin may be appropriate mementos.Anything more than these types of gifts could cause embarrassment(尴尬)．

Greece

The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is probably an evening's entertainment.If you are invited to a Greek home，flowers or a cake for the hostess are a fit gift.

Germany

A West Virginia executive(主管)，visiting Germany for the first time，was invited to the home of his largest customer.He decided to bring his hostess a bouquet of flowers.He selected a dozen red roses.Oh！A terrible mistake! Flowers are often taken to a hostess of a dinner party at her home，but there are three taboos to remember：1)Red roses signify a romantic interest.2)An even number of flowers stand for bad luck，as does the number thirteen.3)Always unwrap the flowers before presenting them.This West Virginia was making what amounted to a pass at his customer's wife.

Italy

When you are invited to a person's home for dinner，it might be nice to bring flowers or a box of chocolate for your hostess，and in Italy never send chrysanthemums(菊花)，since they suggest death.

1.At trade shows，________may be appropriate mementos.

A. flowers B. pins

C. cakes D. chrysanthemums

2.The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is________.

A. T?shirts and ties B. an evening's entertainment

C. a dozen roses D. some flowers and a cake

3.Thirteen flowers mean________in Germany.

A. good luck B. bad luck C. happiness D. death

4.In Italy，chrysanthemums mean________.

A. love B. luck C. death D. happy

5.From the passage，we can learn that________.

A. different countries have different culture

B. beautiful roses stand for “love” in Italy

C. the number “13” is a lucky number in Germany

D. it's an appropriate gift for the hostess to send chrysanthemums