To save time，many Americans often buy fast food．On holidays，families enjoy nice meals at home．For example，on Thanksgiving Day，the fourth Thursday in November，families come together for a dinner．Usually they enjoy a big turkey and pumpkin pies（南瓜馅饼）．

The United States is famous for its fast food，such as hamburgers，sandwiches，pizzas，and ice creams．People can easily find fast food restaurants，such as McDonald's（麦当劳）and Kentucky Fried Chicken（肯德基），in most of the big cities in the world．

There are many foreign restaurants in the USA．Chinese，Italian and French cooking are the most popular．People can buy foreign foods in these restaurants．These years，many people have paid more and more attention to（越来越关心）their health．They come to eat foods with little fat．Many of them are also worried because some people like to put something in the foods．This can make the foods good-looking，but it is not good for man's health．

1．What do the Americans often buy to save time?

A．clothes                B．cars                     C．fast food                D．nice meal

2．When is Thanksgiving Day?

A．December 25th．                                    B．April 1st．

C．Tuesday．                                                D．The fourth Tuesday in November．

3．Is now McDonald’s the famous fast food in the United States?

A．Yes，it is．                                            B．No，it isn't．

C．Yes，it did．                                             D No，it didn't．

4．What do many people pay more attention to now?

A．restaurant            B．fast food                 C．McDonald's            D．their health

5．What do you think we should eat?

A．food with a lot of fat                                       B．food with little fat

C．good-looking food                                      D．fried food

What kind of TV programs are people watching in the USA? Which are their favorites? I'm sure you will be interested in the answers．

TV series

Soap opera and sitcom are two main kinds．Soap opera is a series．Each part of a soap opera is interconnected．A sitcom is a line of humorous stories．It makes people laugh．These stories all happen in a small place，such as a home or a workplace．Growing Pain in the USA and Home With Kids in China are both good sitcoms．

Reality shows and talk shows and game shows

America Idol is a popular reality show．It is something like Super Girl in China．Recently，the famous game show in America is Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader．Talk show is that a group of people come together to talk about some topics with a host．Larry King is the most famous talk show host in America．

Sports programs

The following two are very popular：

NBA（the National Basketball Association 英国职业篮球联赛）

NFL（the National Football League 全美职业橄榄球联赛）

Cartoons

The Simpson's is a well-known cartoon in America and around the world．

1．Where do humorous stories happen?

2．What is the famous gable show in America?

3．Who is the most famous talk show host?

4．What are the very popular sports programs?

5．What is the well-known cartoon in America and the world?

1．活动_________      2．生气的_________    3．相信_________       4．队长_________

5．角落_________      6．文化_________       7．昂贵的_________    8．打架_________

9．地理_________      10．习惯_________     11．重的_________     12．百_________

13．药_________       14．瞬间_________     15．博物馆_________  16．北方的_________

17．结果_________     18．形势_________     19．车站_________     20．传统的_________

根据句意及所给的汉意、首字母及所给词的适当形式，完成句子。

1．--What is the boy doing?               --He is taking photos with a c_________．

2．--Can you work out the math P_________?   --No，I can't．It's too difficult for me．

3．--What does your father look like?  --He is medium h_________ with thick glasses．

4．If it is _________（sun），we'll go shopping in the mall．

5．I think you will be friends if you are _________（friend）to them．

6．--What are you doing，boys?

--We are reading story books．

--Will you please stop _________（listen）to a piece of pop music?

7．--Where did you go yesterday?              --We _________（swim）in the pool happily．

8．The mother decided _________（send）her daughter to America．

9．Do you know what makes him_________（think）you are a write?

10．I wrote a letter to thank him for _________（give）me a nice birthday gift．

1．It was rainy yesterday．（就划线部分提问）

_________ _________ _________ _________ yesterday?

2．He bought me a very nice picture．（就划线部分提问）

_________ _________ he _________ _________ you?

3．It usually takes me half an hour to get to school by bus everyday．（就划线部分提问）

________ _______ _______ it usually _______ _______ to get to school by bus everyday?

4．He rides to work everyday．（不失原意改写）

He _________ _________ _________ _________ _________．

5．It took him two hours to do his homework last night．（不失原意改写）

_________ _________ hours _________ his homework last night．

6．He did his best to help the poor．（改为一般疑问句）

_________ he _________ his best to help the poor?

7．Jack lives five miles from his office．（就划线部分提问）

_________ _________ _________ jack _________ from his office?

8．You mustn't run in the hallways（不失原意改写）

_________ _________ in the hallways

9．Mike goes back home to see his parents twice a month．（就划线部分提问）

_________ _________ _________ Mike_________ back to see his parents?

10．_________ _________ _________ _________ last week? （根据答语写出问句）

I visited flail old friend of mine．

1．当老师叫他的时候，他非常紧张，因为他不会回答这个问题。

He was _________ _________ when the teacher called his name，because he didn't the answer to the question．

2．他的生活方式和你的相同还是不同？

Is his life style_________ _________ _________ _________ or different?

3．在中国，自行车和公共汽车是最普遍的交通方式。

In China，bikes and buses are the________ ________ ________ ________ transportation．

4．去年夏天，我们去参观了长城。我们在长城上照相很是有趣。

Last summer，we went to visit the Great Wall．We had great fun _________ _________ on it．

5．你觉得这本书怎样？我觉得很一般。

_________ _________ you_________ _________ this book? It's just so-so

6．你不介意我把窗户打开肥?当然不介意。

_________ you_________ _________ _________ the window? Certainly not．

Miss Green；Mary．__1__ __2__ is it from your home to school?

Mary：About 5 kilometers．

Miss Green：__3__ do you usually come to school?

Mary：I usually come to school __4__ subway．

Miss Green：__5__ __6__ does it take you?

Mary：About 15 minutes．

Miss Green：By the way，__7__ __8__ your friend，Rose?

Mary：Her house is not __9__ from school．She usually rides a bike．But sometimes she comes to school __10__ foot．

Miss Green：Good．Thank you．

假如八月二十六日星期天，你和朋友一起去北京旅行，请以日记的形式记录这次旅行。词数60—80词。

He will be back ________ few weeks．

A． in           B． on                C． for                D． at

How much did you pay ________ that bike?

A． over                     B． off                 C． on                 D． for