If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to smoke without first asking if it will disturb them.
At American restaurants and coffee shops, cold water is usually served before you order. You may find the bread and the butter are free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores and restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in big cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Servings in restaurants are often large. If you can’t finish the meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask the waiter or the waitress for a “doggie bag”(剩菜袋). It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you are taking the food for yourself.
Tips are not usually added to the check. You should leave a tip of about 15% on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a waiter or waitress often bring your check on a plate, and you can put your money there. Then the waiter or the waitress brings you your changes.
【小题1】______ is usually served before you order at American restaurants or coffee shops.

完成句子 （本大题共9分，每小题1.5分）按所给汉语，用英语完成下列句子。
【小题1】我妈妈去美国三个星期了。
My mother ____________________________________________________________________________ .
【小题2】你什么时候动身去广州？
When ____________________________________________________ Guangzhou?
【小题3】你们是通过发邮件相互保持联系的吗？
Do you _______________________________________________________ by mail?
【小题4】这里曾经有一个非常美丽的湖，但是现在它已经变得非常脏了。 
There _____________________a very beautiful lake, but now it ________________________________.
【小题5】对我来说，想和以前那样经常看电视是不可能了。
It is __________________________________________________________________________.
【小题6】你的电脑买了多久了？
_______________________________________________________________________ your computer?

Bamboo (竹子) is one of nature’s (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1. 5 metres(4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green.
Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools( 厨房用具). Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.
Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting (支撑) new buildings and bridges while they are being built.
In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes( 管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.
【小题1】 How is bamboo like grass?

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共9分，每格1.5分）
1. 想要获得成功，不要轻易放弃是很重要的。
In order to achieve success, it’s very important ____________________________.
2. 这张地图很重要，值得一看。
This map is of ____________________________________________.
3. 我们都想知道这位病人多久以后能醒来。
We all wondered ____________________________________________.
4. 世界杯使Dick对足球更加痴迷得多。
The World Cup makes Dick                               football .
5. 公众场合应该注意行为举止。
Attention should _________________________________________ in public places.
6. 据说，到2015年，印度的人口将超过中国。
It is said that the population of India _______________________________ China by the year of 2015.

Mary’s Timetable

History (历史)  Geography（地理）  Physics(物理)

 阅读表格，选择正确答案

1.Which lesson does Mary have every day?

A. English         B. Chinese         C. History   D. Math

2. Mary has a rest at noon for_______.

A. 2 hours         B. 1 hour          C. 1.5 hours   D. 2.5 hours

3. How many music lessons does Mary have in a week?.

A. three           B. four           C. two     D. one

4. The third class begins at _____in the morning.

A. 9:35           B. 9:55           C. 9:50    D. 9:40

5.When does Mary have history?

A. Tuesday        B. Friday     C. Tuesday and Wednesday    D. Monday