Most people like having a picnic. But what does the word mean? Where does it come from? What is a picnic?

     For most people a picnic is a meal they eat outside the home, usually in a park, by a river, or even sitting in a car if the weather is cold and wet. At one time, however, (66)people had picnics at home at their own dinner tables.

     The word picnic comes from the French words piquer which means “to pick” or “take” and pique-nipue which means “a small coin”. (67)Everyone who came to a picnic brought something to eat. They took or picked small pieces of food from each plate. They had a pique-nique. This kind of meal was popular in Britain, The British used the French words for it but changed the letters to make “picnic”. This is the way we write it today.

    (68)In some countries there are big picnics on special days. Lots of people go to parks on these picnics. For most people, however, a picnic is a family party. The family puts some food and drink in a basket, gets in the car and goes off to a nice place in the country or by the sea.

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What do you do in a situation like this? You’re calling dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!
Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:
Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places. If a sign says “turn off cell phones”, don’t use your phone. If you are allowed, speak softly and for a short time and try to move away form other people.
Lights off, phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.
Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.
As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.

【小题1】 The man talking on the cell phone loudly in the restaurant will ________.

    Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play ．All over the world men and women，boys and girls enjoy  l ．Since the days of long ago，adults(成年人)and children have called their friends together to spend 2  even days playing games．

Sports help people to live 3 ．They help to keep people healthy and feeling good．When they are playing games，people a lot  4．This is good for their health．Having  5  with their friends makes them happy．

Many people enjoy sports by watching others    ．In small towns，crowds(人群)meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games．In big cities，thousands of people 7   to see an ice-skating show or a baseball game．

What are your favorite sports? Is the weather 8 where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports．Boys and girls in China love to  9 ．There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful 70 and lakes across the country．The weather is also good for swimming．

　 Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play ．All over the world men and women，boys and girls enjoy 6l ．Since the days of long ago，adults(成年人)and children have called their friends together to spend 62　 even days playing games．

Sports help people to live 63 ．They help to keep people healthy and feeling good．When they are playing games，people a lot 64．This is good for their health．Having 65 with their friends makes them happy．

　 Many people enjoy sports by watching others 66 ．In small towns，crowds(人群)meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games．In big cities，thousands of people 67　 to see an ice-skating show or a baseball game．

What are your favorite sports? Is the weather 68 where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports．Boys and girls in China love to 69 ．There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful 70 and lakes across the country．The weather is also good for swimming．

61．A．music　　 B．movies　 C．sports　　 D．trips

62．A．hours　 B．weeks　　 C．months　 D．years

63．A．alone　　 B．busily　　 C．carefully　 D．happily

64．A．speak　　 B．think　　 C．move　　 D．eat

65．A．fun　　　 B．jokes　　 C．dinner　　 D．1essons

66．A．walk　　 B．play　　 C．jump　　 D. run

67．A．buy tickets　 B．take turns C．read newspapers　 D．hold meetings

68．A．cool　　 B．cold　　　 C. hot　　　 D．warm

69．A．skate　　 B．swim　　　 C．surf　　 D．dance

70．A．mountains B．cities 　　　C．rivers 　 D．seas