A small man with a fat stomach got on the train at the last station before the frontier (边境). He carried a paper bag. And four ducks’ feet could be seen under the cover. The man found an empty seat, put the bag in the middle of the floor, took out a newspaper and began to read. Then a policeman came in. Of course he saw the bag with ducks’ legs at once and said, “Whose is that bag?” Nobody answered. The policeman repeated the question, and said, “I’ll have to take it away from the owner. Food mustn’t be taken out of the country.” “Well, then,” said the small man with a fat stomach. “Hurry up and take it. We want to go home.” The policeman took the bag and went on to the next carriage(车厢).

At the next station, when they were safely across the frontier, the small man got up, smiled at the other passengers and said, “I hope they’ll enjoy the ducks’ feet. The rest of the bag had nothing but rubbish in it.” Then he opened his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying under it. It was tied tightly (紧紧地) over the stomach, which was not really fat. “I have the rest of the two ducks here,” he said. With these words, he got off the train. But while he was happily walking to the exit with the bag in his hands, a policeman came up to him, saying, “Hey, man! Foreign food mustn’t be brought in.”

46. The small man put the bag in the middle of the floor _______ .

A. so that he could make more room for himself  B. so that the policeman could find it easily

C.because the other passengers didn’t like it D.because there wasn’t an empty seat in the carriage

47.The first policeman took the paper bag away because ________ .

A. he wanted to find the owner of the bag  B. he enjoyed the ducks feet in the bag

C. the bag was put in a wrong place in the carriage  D. food can’t be taken abroad

48. The bag the policeman took away had nothing in it except _______ .

A. two ducks    B. rubbish   C. the ducks’ feet and rubbish  D. the ducks’ feet

49. In the end the small man _______ .

A. failed to take his food home   B crossed the frontier with two paper bags

C. took the ducks safely home   D. hid his ducks under his coat again

50. The best title of the story is _________ .

A. Excited Too Early     B. A n Empty Bag   C. Two Fat Ducks    D. A Fat man

In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for conversation.

Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home.

"Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?"

"Hey, we're having a dinner on Friday. Can you come?"

To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept(接受), or say you' re sorry and give an excuse: "Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like us to come?" or "Oh, sorry, I've tickets for a film."

Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but they are not real invitations, such as, "Please come over for a drink sometime." or "Why don't you come over and see us sometime?"

They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't mention a nice time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like this, people just say: "Sure, that would be great!", "OK." or "Yes, thanks."

41. _____ enjoy entertaining at home.

A. Canadian and American people       B. Some friendly people

C. People in English--speaking countries  D. People abroad

42. Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?

A. Please go to the concert with me some day.

B. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening?

C. I've two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me?

D. If you are free now, let's go to Wang's for a drink.

43. If people say, "Why not get together for a party sometime?",  you just say "__________ "

A. I'm glad to hear that.     B. How about this evening?

C. Oh, sorry. I'm very busy.  D. That's great. Thanks.

44. People use "an unreal invitation" in order to show________.

A. they're trying to be friendly  B. they have already got ready for a party or a meal

C. they're trying to make friends with others   D. their spirit of generosity   

45. Which of the following is right?

 A. This passage is mainly about table manners in Canada and USA.

 B. People in Canada are friendlier than those in USA.

 C. "Please come over for a drink sometime."is used to show he or she is friendly.

 D. Poeple in Canada and USA are dishonest.

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