—Mr. King, we have finished planting all the trees.

— _________

    A. Never mind.  B. That’s too bad. C. Don’t mention it. D. Well done!

“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.
“That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”
“Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter again. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小题1】From the reading we learn that _______.

A．the Browns have never had a pet before.

B．the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.

C．Shadow is a small and healthy dog.

D．Mr Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife.

【小题2】The word shelter in the reading means _______.

A．a place to sell small dogs

B．a place to keep homeless animals

C．a place to study animals

D．a place to sell books on pet care

【小题3】Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.

A．see if they had moved to a new house

B．find out how rich the Browns were

C．know where they’d keep their new pet

D．make sure they’d take care of pets

【小题4】The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.

A．doesn’t need any room to keep

B．can help them watch their house

C．eats less food than a bigger one

D．usually has a beautiful name

【小题5】It’s clear that _______.

A．Shadow will not be easy to get ill

B．the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow

C．Mr Snow didn’t check Shadow at all

D．Shadow likes barking a lot

Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English, "Where are the restrooms?" and "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?" are similar requests—both are correct English, but the first could sound rude. It's important to use correct language, but sometimes this alone is not enough—we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.
In English, just like in Chinese, we change the way we speak when talking with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, "Where is my book?" this will sound rude. But if you say, "Excuse me, Mr West. Do you know where my book is?" your question will sound much more polite. On the other hand, it might be alright to say "Where is my book?" in some situations, perhaps with people you know well.
And you would not usually say, "Peter, lend me your pen. " A very direct order like this can sound rude in English. Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language, such as "Could you please...?" or "Can I ask...?" It sounds more polite to say, "Peter, could you please lend me your pen?" Sometimes we might even need to spend some time leading in to a question or request. For example, if you stop a stranger in the street, we might first say, "Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me. " or "I'm sorry to trouble you but," before asking them for help.
It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct, and in a way this may be true. However, in order not to offend people, learning about the language etiquette is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak.
【小题1】 It's important to know how to_     _in English when we visit a foreign country.
【小题2】 When you talk with different people, you need to__      _.
【小题3】 Extra words are used to help__     ___.
【小题4】._      _is as important as learning language structure.
【小题5】 How do you say " Don't smoke here. " politely? "_        __*

My friend Tony is an American 1  . He is ten years old. He lives 2   his family in China now. There are 3   people in his family; his mother Mrs Green, his father Mr. Green and his little sister Amy. He has a white cat. 4   name is Betty. Look ! Amy is playing 5    Betty. His father, Mr. Green,is watc­hing TV. His mother is doing housework. What about Tony? He is doing 6   Chinese homework. He can’t 7    Chinese well, but he likes Chinese very much.
Tony’s 8   works in a TV station. His father works in a school as an 9    teacher. Tony and his sister 10     to the same school.

【小题1】

A．girl B．boy C．cat D．dog

【小题2】

A．on B．after C．with D．in

【小题3】

A．two B．three C．four D．five

【小题4】

A．His B．Her C．It’s D．Its

【小题5】

A．to B．with C．from D．at

【小题6】

A．her B．it’s C．a D．his

【小题7】

A．say B．tell C．speak D．talk

【小题8】A. father   B. mother     C. sister       D brother

【小题9】

A．Chinese B．Japanese C．English D．Australian

【小题10】

A．go B．goes C．going D．to go