A The custom of giftgiving 

You know giftgiving plays a very important role nowadays.   Let's see what's happened in some countries.

Australia 

Australia is known for its friendliness and frankness (坦诚) .At a business show,T-shirts,ties,baseball caps,or a pin may be good gifts. Anything more than these types of gifts could cause embarrassment.

Greece 

The most common form of showing thanks inGreeceis probably an evening's entertainment. If you do want to give a gift,dont give personal things,such as ties and shirts. If you are invited to a Greek home,flowers or a cake for the hostess are good gifts.

Germany

A West Virginia manager who was visitingGermanyfor the first time was invited to the home of his largest customer. He decided to bring his hostess a bouquet of flowers. He bought a dozen red roses.

Oops!Terrible mistake!Flowers are often taken to a hostess of a dinner party at her home,but there are three taboos (禁忌) to remember; (1) Red roses stands for (象征) a romantic interest. (2) An even number (偶数) of flowers stand for bad luck,so does the number thirteen. (3) always unwrap (不要包扎) the flowers before giving them away. What this manager did made others think he fell in love with his customer's wife.

Italy

When you are invited to a person's home for dinner,it might be nice to bring flowers or a box of chocolates for your hostess. And inItalynever give chrysanthemums (菊花) as presents,because they suggest death.

(   ) 26. Australiais known for it's         .

   A. friendliness and frankness   B. beautiful roses and ties

   C. friendliness and pins   D. business shows

(   ) 27. The most common form of showing thanks inGreeceis         .

   A. T-shirts and ties   B. an evening's entertainment

   C. a dozen of flowers   D. some flowers and a cake

(   ) 28. What does an even number of flowers mean inGermany?

   A. Good luck. B. Bad luck.

   C. A romantic interest. D. Death.

(   ) 29. InItaly,chrysanthemums stand for         .

   A. love   B. death   C. happiness   D. illness

(   ) 30. From the passage,we can learn that         .

   A. different countries have different culture

   B. red roses stand for love inItaly

   C. the number "13” is a luck number inGermany

   D. chrysanthemums are good gift for the hostess in the whole world

In our lives,we often get presents,like birthday presents,Christmas presents and so on. 11       all the presents that you have got,which one has ever 12        you most? The best present for me was the one that I 13        from one of my friends. It was a box 14        was packed very well. Inside it,there were one hundred and twentynine paper cranes (鹤) .At that time,giving paper cranes as gifts was quite 15       ,so I wasn't very impressed with the present when I first saw it.16      ,I was surprised when I got back home and watched the paper cranes more 17        There was a sentence of 18       on the wings (翅膀) of each crane.  Inside the box,there was also a card.  It said; "Every day a bird will flap (拍打) its wings to bring you happiness and good luck!" Seeing these words,I was 19        joy and excitement. I picked up the phone to call my friend,but I had 20        to say when she answered the phone. Time flies and 21        comes back. However,the memory (回忆) of that present has 22        in my heart all the time.   Over the years,the box of paper cranes has been kept under my desk. Whenever I have some 23        or I am unhappy,I take out some of the cranes and read the wishes on them.     24          I see them,I become 25        and confident. They help me every day. The present has been very important in my life.

(   ) 11. A. Among   B. Between   C. In   D. For

(   ) 12. A. hurt   B. improved   C. impressed   D. annoyed

(   ) 13. A. borrowed   B. bought   C. stopped   D. received

(   ) 14. A. that   B. where   C. what   D. who

(   ) 15. A. strange   B. common   C. expensive   D. interesting

(   ) 16. A. Luckily   B. Unfortunately

   C. Recently   D. However

(   ) 17. A. quickly   B. angrily   C. carefully   D. wonderfully

(   ) 18. A. dreams   B. wishes   C. thanks   D. compliments

(   ) 19. A. surprised by   B. interested in

   C. terrified of   D. filled with

(   ) 20. A. anything   B. something   C. nothing   D. everything

(   ) 21. A. sometimes   B. ever   C. never   D. hardly ever

(   ) 22. A. refused   B. stayed   C. destroyed   D. developed

(   ) 23. A. slogans   B. instances   C. trouble   D. thought

(   ) 24. A. Before   B. After   C. Though   D. If

(   ) 25. A. comfortable   B. serious   C. nervous   D. mysterious

(   ) 6. ―Why did the teacher make these rules?

―They are        the students who behave badly at school.

   A. started with   B. aimed at   C. depended on   D. cared about

(   ) 7. ―Can you tell me        that dress?

―I don't like it.

   A. what's the price of   B. why you bought

   C. why you are wearing   D. what you think of

(   ) 8. They make        clear to the public that they are doing a necessary job.

   A. that   B. it   C. themselves   D. this

(   ) 9. He has eight shirts. One is blue,         are white.

   A. another   B. others   C. the other   D. the others

(   ) 10. The speaker raised his voice but still couldn't make himself         . He felt disappointed.

   A. hear   B. to hear   C. hearing   D. heard

(   ) 1. ―How do you        Sichuan food?

―It's hot,but it tastes delicious.

   A. feel about   B. think of   C. make   D. cook

(   ) 2. Soft colors make people feel         ， so I like wearing clothes in soft colors.

   A. tense   B. guilty   C. boring   D. relaxed

(   ) 3. The chair is so        that I don't like to sit on.

   A. soft   B. big   C. hard   D. beautiful

(   ) 4. That girl's clothes don't        beautiful. I think she has a bad        in clothes.

   A. taste; taste   B. look; look

   C. taste; look   D. look; taste

(   ) 5. I take some exercise every day        I can keep healthy.

   A. even though   B. because

   C. as soon as   D. so that

25. I used to wear my purple dress every time I visited my grandparents.  (used to do sth.)

我过去留长发，但现在是短发。

24. It's hard to buy personal things for other people. (It's+adj. +to do sth.)

横渡太平洋太难了。

23. The sad movie makes me cry sadly (make sb. do sth.)

这部喜剧使我开心地大笑。 

22. Restaurant owners also have to know how to make money (how to do sth.)

那个学生不知道怎样上网。

21. Listening to soft music makes me sleepy(make sb. +~adj.)

喝绿茶可以使我充满活力。

20. Mr King was made to go to Tokyo by plane.(改为主动语态)

 Mr King's boss        Mr King        to Tokyo by plane.