American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit. You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters. “Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others. Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.

1.You should say “Thank you” when ______________.

A．you say something kind to others

B．you help others

C．someone helps you

D．you need others to help you

2.From the passage we know “Thank you” is _________.

A．widely used in the world

B．used more often than “Excuse me”

C．used only by American

D．used only between friends

3.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to __________.

A．cough                                B．make some noise

C．go first                               D．all of the above

4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “_________”

A．Thank you                             B．That’s very kind of you

C．Excuse me                             D．I’m sorry

5.This passage mainly tells us the way _________.

A．to be happy                           B．to be polite

C．to help others                          D．to learn from Americans

 

1用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

so,  true,   kind,   say,   much,   invite,   you,  instead   polite,   activity

When someone asks you to do something you do not feel like doing, what should you do? It’s a good idea to say “no” at this time. It’s better to spend more time on some useful   1   .However, you may worry others will think you impolite or  2  . What should you do? Here are some tips that may help you.

It is OK to make up white lies. That doesn’t mean you are dishonest.   3   , it may make both you and the other person pleased and comfortable.

When   4   to a party or some other events that you do not want to take part in, you can say, “No, but thanks for the invitation. That’s very kind of you.” In this way you can not only refuse  5  but make the person who invited you feel comfortable.

When you don’t want to lie, just tell the   6    . You may say like this, “I want to spend more time on myself,  7  I’ve decided to say‘no’to these activities.” In this way, people will see that you respect yourself, and as a result they’ll also pay you  8  respect.

My last suggestion is to just do it. You may feel uncomfortable at first, but this is not the reason for   9   “no”. Never make anything more complicated （复杂的）than it is.

Feel proud of   10   for being strong enough to say “no”.

 

从对话后的选项中选择适当的选项补全对话，把相应的字母番号填在方框下面的横线上。
A:Hello! May I speak to Mr Smith?
B:I'm sorry._____1____
A:When will he come back?
B:I think he'll be back in an hour.____2____
A:That's very kind of you. I'd like him to come to my birthday party.____3_____
B:Certainly.___4____I'll go and get a pen and a piece of paper. Now please give me your phone number.
A:7667569. My name is Liu Wei.
B:All right. ______5_____
A.Could I take a message?
B.Can I leave my telephone number for you?
C.Wait a minute, please.
D. He isn't here right now.
E.I'll tell him to call you back.
【小题1】________【小题2】_________【小题3】________【小题4】__________【小题5】__________

--Can I get you a drink? --That’s very nice of you. I’ve already got _____.

A．it

B．one

C．that

D．this

 

从方框中选择适当的句子完成下面的对话，并将其番号填入题前括号内。其中有两项是多余的。

A: Have you ever read the novel Jane Eyre?

B:   1

A: What a pity! It’s a wonderful book.

B: Well, I’ve been waiting to read it for a long  time, but I can’t get a copy. The library has only three copies.   2

A: Well,   3  If you like, I’ll lend it to you.

B: Thank you.   4  By the way, when can I get it?

A:   5  Will you please come to my house after school?

B: OK. I’ll go as soon as school is over.

1._________

2.________

3._________

4.________

5.__________

A．That’s very kind of you.

B．I forgot where I had put it.

C．You really should read it.

D．But they are all out.

E.I’m afraid I haven’t.

F.I haven’t had it with me.

G..I have a copy of my own