In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless(除非) the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. In the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host or hostess or both of them come in a car to get their guest(客人) for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though（尽管）there is no people sitting on it.

1. In America men usually ______.

A．walk ahead of women                    B．eat in a restaurant

C．walk behind women                     D．drive a car to work

2.  If a man invites a lady for dinner, he should _________.

A．walk behind the lady

B．walk ahead of the lady

C．ask the lady to choose the table

D．ask the man to open the door

3. In the street men ______.

A．cross the street

B．walk on the right side of the ladies

C．walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic

D．walk near the ladies

4. If a man walks with two ladies, he should ______.

A．walk between them                      B．run before them

C．follow them                            D．go away

5. If Mrs. Green wants you to visit her house in a car, you should ______.

A．sit beside a guest                        B．sit at the front seat

C．sit at the back seat                       D．drive the car

Visit Mineral City!

Mineral City is an interesting place to visit. It is a beautiful little town with many old buildings.

Take a walk through the center of the town on Main Street. Look first at the Mineral City Hotel. It is on the corner of Main Street and Glenn Avenue. It is about 150 years old and people still stay there. There is an interesting old building across the street from the hotel. This is the old post office. Now it is a store for books and videos. There are many places to eat on Main Street. You can get lunch or dinner in one of these places. There is a park between Main Street and Oak Street. You can sit on a bench(长凳) in the park. It’s nice and quiet, and you can enjoy the trees and flowers.

You can also take a walk down Glenn Avenue. Look at the old buildings and interesting little stores on this street.

51. How old is the Mineral City Hotel?

　 A. About 50 years old.　　　 　 B. About 100 years old.

　 C. About 150 years old.　　 　D. About 200 years old.

52. What’s the old building across the street from the hotel?

　 A. A post office.　　　　 B. A park.　　　 C. A bank.　　　　　 D. A school.

53. What can you do in the park?

　 A. Get lunch or dinner.　　　　　 　　　　 B. Buy some books and videos.　

C. Enjoy the movies.　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. Sit on a bench.

Zheng Lin is a Junior 3 student in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. Earlier this month, Zheng and his classmates stood on the street with a box asking people for donations(捐款).Later they gave the money they got to the poor students in their school.

    Many Chinese students raise money to help people in need. Most of the time, they hold a box and ask for donations on the street or in the park. Or they sell things like old books and CDs. Those students have done a great job so far. The money helps the students in poor areas like Yunnan and Gansu with new clothes, pens and pencils.

    Teenagers in the US make donations, too. But they raise money in a different way—they raise money by doing something for others. For example, they sell home-made food or play musical concerts in their neighborhood to raise money.

    “Chinese students like to wait for people to donate, or sell things that they buy with their parents’ money,”says Ge Daoshun, an expert.“While US kids get donations and give people something useful in return.”

    Ge says Chinese teenagers should learn to raise money in the US kids’ ways.“That way, they can show their talents and practice communication. More importantly, they can learn every coin counts(有价值).They have to work hard to get a donation.”

(  )16. How did Zheng Lin and his classmates raise money?

   A. They asked for donations on the street.  B. They asked rich people for money.

   C. They made some toys and sold them.  D. They worked for other people.

(  )17. Zheng Lin and his classmates raised money to help ______.

   A. the poor people on the street                B. the poor students in their school

   C. the homeless people in some areas        D. the students in the earthquake areas

(  )18. Teenagers in the US make donations by ______.

   A. standing on the street with a box  B. asking their parents for money

   C. waiting for people to donate    D. doing something for others

(  )19. Ge Daoshun thinks the US kids’ ways of raising money ______.

   A. can help them learn how to play music  B. are not fit for Chinese students

   C. are good for practicing communication  D. take students more time to get a donation

(  )20. The best title of this passage should be ______.

   A. Better ways of making donations     B. Importance of donations

   C. Differences between the two countries  D. Good ways of making money