An American friend has invited you to visit his family. You’ve never been to an American’s home before, and you are not sure what to do. Don’t worry! 1.
The question of whether or not to bring a gift often gives guests a headache. 2. Of course, some people do bring some small gifts like flowers, candies or—if the family has small children toys. If you choose not to bring a gift, don’t worry. No one will even notice.
American hospitality (好客) begins at home. 3.When invited for a meal, you might ask, “Can I bring anything?” If it’s not a potluck (便饭), where everyone brings a dish, the host will possibly answer, “No, just yourself.” For most informal dinners, you can just wear comfortable clothes.4.
During the dinner conversation, it’s polite to say the food is nice. After dinner, you can help clear the table or wash the dishes. But since you are the guest, your hosts may not let you help. 5.If the hosts are not smokers, you shouldn’t smoke in their house. And, above all, don’t go around looking at the house if you are not invited. After about an hour of chat, it’s time to say good-bye. You don’t want to wear out your welcome.
A. Remember to arrive on time, or call to tell your hosts that you may be late.
B. Most Americans agree that good home cooking beats restaurant food any day.
C. When you’re the guest, you should just make yourself at home.
D. Instead, they may invite everyone to move to the living room to drink some tea or coffee.
E. In American culture, it’s not a must-do thing to bring a present.
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passenger, rise, exciting, smile, raise, water, land, until, wonder, high, but, I
I climbed a hill so that I could be in a cloud. I kept climbing until I reached the top of the cloud. I looked down and saw my friends waving to me. The cloud began1.up. I found myself rising with the cloud. The cloud kept rising higher and higher2. I felt like I was touching the sky.
The cloud was very soft. I 3. what it tasted like. Oh! It was cotton candy.
It was 4. to look at everything down below. The cloud took me over an amusement park. I could see kids riding a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, merry-go-round, and other rides. The roller coaster didn’t look so big and scary from up 5..
There was so much 6.. There were many ponds, rivers, lakes, and even swimming pools. When the cloud took me over the ocean, I wondered when I would see 7. again. When I passed a huge ship, I waved to the 8. on board.
My favorite site was a castle in England. I said hello to the princess (公主), and she waved and 9. at me.
I knew it was time for 10. to go home. When the cloud reached a rainbow (彩虹), I stepped off the cloud onto the rainbow. I slid down the rainbow and landed in my backyard.
亲爱的同学，三年的初中学习生活马上就要结束了，请你以“My English Study”为题，请你谈一谈，这三年以来，你学习英语的心得体会。
要求：
1.你在英语学习中所遇到的困难、解决的方法以及学习感悟。
2.词数80左右。
3.行文连贯通顺。条理清晰，表达准确。
4.文中不允许出现真实校名和人名。否则，试卷按零分处理。
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