Sophie whispered to me,” Martin is said to          the murder.”

A. be related to             B. link to

C. be relating to            D. be linking to

During the tourist season, there are many people wandering in this city to see the old

castles _____ in the sixteenth century.

A. to be built   B. being built   C. having been built        D. built

----How did you find the party ?

----Perfect ! It ______ very well .

A. turned off    B. went off  C. got off   D. put off

American is an ________ country. You can hear _______ every where.

A. English-spoken ; English speaking

B. English-speaking ; English spoken

C. speaking English ; English spoken

D. spoken-English ; English speaking

You are driving too fast. Can you drive_________?

A. more slowly a bit                                                B. slowly a bit more

C. a bit more slowly                                                 D. slowly more bit

—Where are we going for the National Day,the mountains or the sea?

—        Either will be fine with me.

A.Definitely!    B.It’s up to you

C.You’ve got it     D.That’s great!

I have learnt a lot about Chinese life and culture while teaching in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and found them very interesting．

First, family life is quite   1   in China． In the USA, many young people   2   home after they finish their education and start working． However, in China, it is   3   for people to live with their parents until they get married．   4  , many of my Chinese friends told me that their  5   lived with them and helped take care of them when they were children． It seems that Americans think independence is more important   6   the Chinese think family relationships are more important．

Bargaining is another   7   that I have tried to learn． In the USA, prices are   8   and you can’t ask for a lower price． However in some small Chinese stores and tourist places, you are   9   to bargain． My Chinese friends taught me to ask for 40 percent or 50 percent   10   the original price． If the salesperson doesn’t agree to my price, I should   11   to leave and he might let me come back and sell me the item． It is a skill that you have to   12   if you live in China．

Tipping hasn’t been easier to   13  ． In the USA, many people in the service   14   want to get   15   money for serving customers． Tipping is not a part of Chinese culture．   16   I tried to tip a taxi driver． He looked a little   17   and refused to take the money．

In dinners, perhaps what surprises an American visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their   18  ． Actually, this is a   19   of true friendship and politeness． My Chinese friend told me if I didn’t want to eat it, I should just   20   the food in the plate．

1.A． unique   B． different   C． private       D． harmonious

2.A． come      B． build C． leave          D． abandon

3.A． regular   B． true          C． common    D． usual

4.A． Also        B． However   C． Therefore D． Although

5.A． parents  B． relatives    C． babysitters         D． grandparents

6.A． while      B． since C． when         D． as

7.A． way             B． custom        C． lesson        D． habit

8.A． made      B． agreed       C． charged     D． set

9.A． expected        B． taught        C． suggested D． required

10.A． up             B． away  C． off           D． on

11.A． promise        B． pretend     C． decide       D． hope

12.A． tolerate        B． understand        C． practise     D． consider

13.A． adjust to       B． turn to       C． refer to     D． stick to

14.A． area         B． department         C． branch       D． industry

15.A． easy  B． extra C． pocket       D． prize

16.A． Often   B． Once        C． Sometimes       D． Before

17.A． excited         B． satisfied   C． frightened        D． confused

18.A． own           B． children    C． neighbors         D． guests

19.A． signal   B． mark        C． sign    D． feature

20.A． leave    B． remain     C． put         D． taste

At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop．I thought the job would be easy and stress-free．I pictured myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with regular customers．

   I wasn’t expecting the people with enormous orders, the women who complained that the coffee was much too creamy (含乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again until they reached perfection．I couldn’t seem to please anyone．

   One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking upset．He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years．I knew exactly how he felt．

   Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee．He was surprised, since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee．I had given him his favorite type of droughnut．

   “It’s on me,” I told him．“Have a nice day．”

   He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the rain．

   The next day, it was still raining．I spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their orders．I was completely wet and freezing cold．Worse, no one was tipping that day．Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more depressed．

   In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window．He handed me a pink rose and a note．He said that not many people took time to care about others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．

   I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

   Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It is so nice to meet someone who’s indeed nice．Please don’t change your ways! Have a great day! –Hank

    After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

1.Why wasn’t the writer happy with her job at first?

A．The customers didn’t tip her enough

B．It was difficult to make iced coffee perfect

C．Everybody had an enormous order

D．The job didn’t turn out as she had expected

2.The man came to the coffee shop to ______

A．buy his favorite doughnut              B．complain to the author

C．buy a cup of iced coffee         D．get out of the rain

3.The man felt thankful for the writer because ______

A．she was indeed kind to him in a time of need

B．she knew exactly how the man felt

C．she offered him coffee and food for free

D．she comforted him by sharing his pain

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Don’t count your eggs until they are hatched

B．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path

C．The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships

D．A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy