When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause (引起)people to die.
In Sweden(瑞典), King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.
Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.
Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.
【小题1】Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.

A.the eighteenth centuryB.the eighteen century
C.eighteenth centuriesD.eighteen centuries
【小题2】What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means________.
A.有趣的B.苦涩无味的C.有害的D.可口的
【小题3】 The brother who had drunk tea every day lived______.
A.until he was over 83
B.until he was 83
C.until the other had been dead for several years
D.until he had drunk tea for a few years
【小题4】. Today the Swedish drink_________.
A.much more coffee than teaB.much tea and coffee
C.little tea and coffeeD.much tea but little coffee


When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”
“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”
【小题1】When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

A.buy a ring for his friend B.ask the way to his friend’s
C.telephone his friendD.call a taxi
【小题2】The old man thought _____.
A.the writer wanted to find a phone box
B.the writer was old enough to get married
C.the writer didn’t know the way
D.the writer wanted to find his girlfriend
【小题3】.At last, the old man _____.
A.understood what the writer wanted to do
B.couldn’t understand the writer
C.bought a ring for the writer
D.took the writer to the phone box by himself
【小题4】Which sentence is wrong according to the passage?
A.The writer’s friend, Danny had a lot of difficulties in the U.S.A. at first.
B.There are some differences between American and British English.
C.British people can’t understand the Americans most of the time.
D.British and American people can understand each other most of the time.


Li Yan is a Chinese girl. She lives in Yangzhou with her grandparents. Her parents are in England now and Li Yan will go there this summer holiday. But her spoken English is not good. She does well in English exams, but she can only write. So Li Yan wants to study hard to speak good English.
Every Saturday evening, Li Yan goes to “English Corner”. It’s a place for people to speak English. There are also many foreign(外国的) people. They come from America, England or Australia. Kitty likes talking with these foreign people. When the summer holidays come, her spoken English is much better! Her parents are so surprised to see her change (变化) and they are very happy.
【小题1】Li Yan’s parents are in         .

A.YangzhouB.AustraliaC.AmericaD.England
【小题2】“Spoken English” means “          ” in Chinese.
A.英语写作B.英语口语C.英语表达D.英语考试
【小题3】Li Yan can         .
A.speak English very well before she practices
B.get high marks(分数) in English exams
C.get high marks in all exams
D.live in the UK after the summer holidays
【小题4】“English Corner” is a place         .
A.to speak English only with foreign people
B.to meet only with foreign people
C.for people to practice speaking English
D.in England
【小题5】What change does Li Yan make?
A.She can go to England
B.She can live with her grandparents and parents.
C.Her spoken English is much better.
D.She likes “English Corner”.

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