Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here’s a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they’ll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don’t drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

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1 What do the Germans prefer when they go to a meeting?

A. They prefer to be on time.                       B. They prefer to arrive very early.

C. They prefer to arrive very late.                D. They prefer to arrive a little late.

2According to the text, if a group of Englishmen, Americans and Italians hold a meeting, who will be the last to arrive?

   A. The Englishmen.                                     B. The Americans.

   C. The Italians.                                           D. Both the Englishmen and the Italians.

3 What do the Japanese like to do at lunchtime?

   A. To drink.                                               B. To get to know each other.

   C. To talk business.                                     D. To eat only.

4 According to the writer, the British like to ________.

   A. arrive on time and talk business during the meal

   B. arrive earliest and hate talking business at a meal

   C. arrive 15 minutes late and talk business after the meal

   D. arrive a few minutes late and discuss business during the meal

5 By giving us the two examples, the writer means to show us that _______.

   A. different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world

   B. the Germans are more serious and have good living habits

   C. the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything

   D. the French people are very lazy. They prefer eating and drinking more

       Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service(服务).

·Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.

·Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.

·Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.

·Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.

·Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00,  20:00 to 23:30.

·Other services: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours.

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6 If you want to have a meal at 5:30 a.m., what would you do?

A. Phone the service desk.                          B. Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.

C. Go to the hotel dining room.                    D. Put a message outside the room.

7 The underlined word “dial” means _______.

A. 划                       B. 打 C. 拨                                  D. 摸

8 If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at

________.

A. 12:00                     B. 1:00 C. 10:00                              D. 11:30

9 The instructions tell us that you can _______.

A. go shopping at any time in the hotel B. get at least seven services

C. see a film when you want to                   D. go to the coffee house twice a week

10 Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. Franklin Hotel offers supper from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

     B. If you want to make a call in Franklin Hotel, you must dial “0” first.

     C. You can go shopping at 5:30a.m. in Franklin Hotel.

     D. You can get your breakfast without leaving your room in Franklin Hotel.

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A. ourselves B. left  C.rich    D.whenever  E.enough  F.remembered

G. surprise  H. car  I. nothing  J. poor      K. took   L. baby

       On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her ___1___ had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.

       The lady wondered, “Is the man going to help me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her ___2__, he stopped and said with a smile, “What’s wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.

       After forty minutes, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.

“No, that’s ___3___, madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in need. If you really want to pay me back, I hope ___4___ you see someone in trouble, please give him a hand.” A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby(破旧的) house by the road. She __5___ Robert’s words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was a ___6___ family and they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady __7___ 500 dollars on the table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how hard their life was. Their ___8___ was to be born the next month but there wasn’t ___9___ money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’s going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out.”

       Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ___10___.

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