People from other contries will find many different suprising things in Britain.

Greek: A man from Greece sees a special way of driving in Britain. People drive on the left in the British street, but the British people never feel surprised. The Greek man said,“I’ve been in Britain for nearly a month now. But at first, I couldn’t always remember to drive on the left. Every time,my friend reminded me.”

Japanese:Japanese people can’t ucderstand why British people keep their shoes on at home. In Japan,people walk in the room without shoes. If visitor keeps his shoes on at home in Japan, the Japanese people think he is very impolite.

Spanish:The Spanish people mind the way that the British people greet each other. They themselves seem to be afraid of touching（接触）.When they meet,they just smile or nod but never kiss or hug（拥抱） in Spain. But the British people think kissing is a very usual greeting when they meet!

There is an old saying,“When in Rome,do as Romans do.”When we go to a foreign country, we should follow the etiquette of country.

1.The Greek visitor________.

  A.always drives on the left

  B.used to drive on the left

  C.drove correctly in Britain with his friend’s help

2.______think it’s impolite to wear shoes at home.

  A.The Japanese          B.The Greek           C.The English

3.When greeting,the Spanish _______.

  A.kiss each other         B.hug each other        C.smile at each other

4._____seem not to be afraid of touching each other.

  A.The Spanish           B.The British           C.The Japanese

5.Etiquette in the world______.

  A.is the same            B.is important         C.is sometimes different and interesting

It is getting colder by the day. When I was putting out my autumn clothes, a brown woolen*  sweater caught my eye and reminded       of this time last year.

It was on a cold morning that my mother came into my bedroom with the sweater. She said it was rather cold outside and asked me to wear it to school. “I spent the whole        weaving* the sweater,” she told me.

   The sweater was so unfashionable and       that I was not pleased with it. After mom went out to work, I         the ugly sweater to a corner. I would rather catch a cold than wear it. I thought my classmates would laugh at me. I       a thin uniform and went to school.

   Before I walked into the classroom, I heard Lana’s voice: “Look at my overcoat. My father bought it in Hong Kong.” Connie said: “My scarf is      , too”

   I looked through the window and was surprised to see all the girls in colorful winter clothes        me. They showed their clothes to each other and laughed     . Suddenly, I felt inferior* to them.     wasn’t my family as rich as theirs? I wanted to wear beautiful clothes, too.

  A strong cold wind blew and I sneezed. During class I felt terrible. The       said I had caught a cold. “ You should wear thick clothes today, ” she said. I suddenly thought of my mom. She said the same thing to me      I didn’t listen.

  As soon as I got home I fell asleep on the sofa. I     of a woman weaving. She was my mother! She spent the whole night making a sweater for me. But I neither thanked her nor wore it.

  When I opened my _______, my mother was smiling at me. Her eyes were full of worry and care. I held her in my arms. “Sorry, mom, I should        have complained about that sweater. ”

   Two days later, I wore the warm and comfortable woolen sweater to school. Some of my classmates laughed at me. But I didn’t      . I know mom’s love is more important than money.

1.A. me                B. him         C. her           D. you

2.A. morning            B. afternoon          C. night       D. day

3.A. comfortable          B. beautiful    C. ugly     D. thin

4.A. threw                B. gave      C. stored      D. showed

5.A. put up               B. put on           C. put off      D. put away

6.A. cheap         B. expensive      C. usual           D. soft

7.A. with          B. without       C. except     D. against

8.A. sadly         B. quietly            C. luckily               D. happily

9.A. How          B. Why      C. When       D. Where

10.A. doctor             B. reporter        C. actor            D. player

11.A. and         B. but            C. so            D. or

12.A. heard              B. talked             C. thought             D. dreamed

13.A. books              B. doors              C. windows         D. eyes

14.A. always             B. usually            C. sometimes      D. never

15.A. care                 B. agree              C. refuse    D. realize

完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

根据中文意思完成句子。

1.会议室太小了。容纳不了这么多来访者。

The meeting room ________________________ hold so many visitors.

2.要不是我提醒她时间，她会一直在看书。

She didn’t ____________________ I reminded her of the time.

3.你们最好尽快为这次旅行做好准备。

You’d better __________________ the trip _______________.

4. 油炸的食品对你的健康不利。何不多吃些蔬菜呢？

Fried food _____________ your health. ______________eating more vegetables?

5.昨晚的噪音吵得我一夜未眠。刚才开会时我累得睡着了。

The noise_________________________last night. As a result,

I ___________________________________ at the meeting just now.

Reading B

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped(绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.

Mark knelt(跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.

As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.

They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I took away all my things form school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills. I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. _____________.”

1.When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark __________.

A．didn’t notice that                      B．went away quickly

C．helped him pick up the things              D．carried all the things for him

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mark was a warm-hearted boy.

B．Bill was good at all of his subjects.

C．Bill and Mark were in the same school.

D．Bill loved video games, baseball and history.

3.At Bill’s home, they didn’t _________.

A．drink some Coke                        B．watch TV

C．have a pleasant talk                      D．play video games

4.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he __________.

A．wanted to tell him his story                B．wanted to kill himself again

C．hoped to have lunch together              D．hoped to go on holiday together

5.What would Bill probably say at last?

A．I should die.                           B．You saved my life.

C．You did a good job.                      D．You helped me a lot.

Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw a boy in front of him. He had dropped all of the books he was   16 , along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman (随身听).
Mark stopped and helped the boy pick the things up.   17  they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark   18  that the boy’s name was Bill. He loved computer games, basketball, music and history,   19  he was having trouble with some of his   20  in school.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was   21  in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   22  with a few laughs and some small talk, then Mark went home.
They continued to   23  each other at school, had lunch together once or twice a week, and then they   24  finished middle school. Three weeks before they left school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first   25 . “Did you ever wonder   26  I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.
“You see, I cleaned out my locker (锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave   27  for anyone else. I was going home to kill myself. But after we   28  some time together talking and laughing, I   29  that if I killed myself, I would have missed many good times. So you see, Mark, when you   30  those books that day, you actually saved my life.”