Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics (特征)? The Germans are very quiet
and they always keep calm. They don't like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different
kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who
always keep their home clean. In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very
quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say "Thank
you." or "Sorry." The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
     The French's holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other
countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
     Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the
Europeans. They don't like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in
their free time. And in Americans' eyes, success is an important part in their life.

1. According to the passage, ________ are very quiet.

A. only the Germans
B. only the Englishmen
C. only the Frenchmen
D. both the Germans and the Englishmen

2. What does the underlined word "tidiness" mean in Chinese?

A. 整洁
B. 安静
C. 时尚
D. 随意

3. In the writer's eyes, the gentlemen are ________.

A. the Germans
B. the Frenchmen
C. the Englishmen
D. the Americans

4. What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?

A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.
B. It is very easy to make friends with them.
C. They like traveling in their own country.
D. They look serious and are always hard-working.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Foreigners' hobbies.
B. Who are more outgoing?
C. Characteristics of the foreigners.
D. Success is an important part in Americans' life.

    
    Do you think that French fries are really French? French fries are called "pommes frites" in France and
they are not from France. French fries come from Belgium (比利时) originally. French fries are made of
potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were fist seen
by Americans in Belgium, but they were fried in the French way. The French way is to fry potatoes twice
with a small pause in the middle.
     During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France and Belgium. They
ate French fries in Belgium. After the war was over, the soldiers went back home to America. However, they
missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist
introduced to America.
     French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name was finally changed to French fries. Sometimes
French fries are just called fries.
     French fries are one of the most popular potato foods in America. American fast food restaurants such as
McDonald's and Burger King have French fries on their menus. French fries are freshly fried, and usually
served with hamburgers. If you visit any fast food restaurant in America and order a hamburger, you will
probably hear "You want fries with that?" Why don't you think about the history of French fries a little while,
and say "Yes, please. Thank you."

1. What are French fries made of?
    ______________________________
2. Where do French fries originally come from?
    ______________________________
3. Why are the fried potatoes called French fries?
    ______________________________
4. Who first introduced French fries to America?
    ______________________________
5. What does the underlined "that" in the last paragraph refer to?
    ______________________________

     In the modern world, advertising is everywhere! Some people think that ads 1_______ (be) great. But
others hate ads, saying that they make our 2_______ (city) and countryside look ugly. It's 3_______ (truly)
that some ads can be very useful. For instance, they can help you 4_______ (compare) two different
products and save money. When prices 5_______ (list), you can go to the store with the 6_______ (low)
price. However, some advertising can be confusing or 7_______ (leading). Sometimes the picture in an
ad looks a lot better than the real thing. At other times, the words 8_______ (sounds) good but don't really
tell you anything about the quality of the product. So 9_______ (your) have to be careful. 10_______ (let)
their words and pictures fool you.

     When I was a boy, I didn't have any hair on my head. So I was very shy. I liked to watch my friends
play in the park. Sometimes I would join them, but most of the time I just watched them play.
     Every day, we would see an old man walking in the park. He had big ears and no hair. We thought he was
dumb (哑的). Every time when my friends saw him, they would say loudly, "Hey, Mr. Dumb, what's the
time?" But they got no answer.
     One early evening, I was standing outside my house, and I saw the old man coming. I was not with any
of my friends and there were no other kids around to say the usual words of "greeting (问候)".
     But how could I let the old man walk by without saying anything? So for the first time, I asked, "Hey,
Mr. Dumb, what's the time?"
     The old man looked at me. Then he looked at his watch and answered, "It's six thirty." I ran into my
house and never said that "greeting" to the old man after that day.

(     )1. The boy often played with his friends together.          
(     )2. The boy's friends were very polite to the old man.       
(     )3. Neither the boy nor the old man had any hair on the head.
(     )4. Actually, the old man could hear and speak.