Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at school. When I made my first visit to the United States, I was sure I could have a nice and easy holiday without any language problem. But how wrong I was!

    At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to tell my friend Danny that I had arrived. An American asked if he could help me. "Yes," I said, '1 want to give my friend a ring."

"Well, that's nice. Are you getting married?" he asked. "No," I replied, "I just want to tell him I have arrived." "Oh," he said, "there is a phone downstairs on the first floor." "But we're on the first floor now," I said.

    "Well, I don't know what you are talking about Maybe you aren't feeling too well after your journey," he said. "Just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better." And he went off, leaving me wondering where on earth I was: At home we wash up after a meal to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?

    At last we did meet. Danny explained the misunderstanding: Americans say "to give someone a call", but we English say "to give somebody a ring". When we say "to wash your hands", they say "to wash up". And Englishmen start numbering from the ground floor so the first floor is the second for Americans.

1.The writer went to America by ______.

A. plane             B. ship               C. bus                 D. train

2.The writer went to America for______  .

A. education       B. business         C. holiday           D. friendship

3.The American thought "a ring" should be a________ .

A. phone call       B. present         C. person                 D. letter

4.Englishmen usually wash up________    .

    A. after dinner         B. after a journey

    C. when they are tired  D. before they telephone someone

5.The third floor in England is the ______floor in America.

    A. first              B. second        C. third                 D. Fourth

      
Reporter: People say that you’re a very brave young man, Wang Tao. I heard you can do 【小题1】  things.
Wang Tao: Not really.
Reporter: Well, I heard you can speak English and you’re good at   【小题2】 .
Wang Tao: Yes. I can speak English because my mother is an English teacher, and I
 【小题3】  learning to draw at the age of five.
Reporter: And what about sports?
Wang Tao: I can   【小题4】  but I can’t swim.
Reporter: I heard you’re good at music, too.
Wang Tao: Well, I can play the violin,  【小题5】  I can’t sing very well.
Reporter: Thank you for your time, goodbye!

Mom:    Daniel, I need to talk to you about your behavior. Dad and I realize there is probably an explanation for why the house is so dirty, but you shouldn’t have run out of the room and closed the door so hard like that.
Daniel:     Mom, I’m sorry, but I was so angry! You want me to act like an adult but you and dad treat me like a child. Why didn’t you just ask me what had happened?
Mom:    Well, I know that grown-ups are supposed to make good decisions but sometimes we make mistakes. We were angry too. None of us stopped to think and we should have. Can you explain to me now why the house was a mess and what you did with the money we left?
Daniel: Spot was sick, Mom. Eric and I didn’t want to call you and dad on your vacation, so I used the money you left and some of my own to take him to the vet. We stayed there and waited for him all day. That is why we didn’t have time to clean the house.
【小题1】 Who is Spot?

Girl; Do you want to go to a movie, Edward?

Boy; 1.

Girl; What kind of movies do you like?

Boy: Well, I like comedies because they're funny. And I think thrillers are great.

Girl; 2.

Boy; No, documentaries are boring. 3.

Girl; I don't like documentaries, either. And I don't like thrillers—they're scary.

Boy_： 4.

Girl; Well, I like action movies.

Boy; 5.

Girl; Uh-huh. They're exciting. And I like Beijing Opera, too. It's very interesting. My father and I like it a lot.

Hi Jane,

    I hope you and your family are all well. I'm e-mailing you to tell you about my new hobby, surfing.

    My brother, Peter, is at home from college(大学)for the summer holiday. He is very good at surfing. We go to the beach every day and Peter teaches me to surf. I don't do well in it but it's fun. Most days we bring a picnic and stay on the beach all day. Surfing is a good exercise and an interesting way to get a suntan(晒黑)! All my friends think it's a great new hobby.

      Bye for now.

Love,

Rose

1.Who is the e-mail from?

A. Jane                     B. Rose                    C. Peter                   D. Love

2.What is Peter?

A. He is a middle school student.             B. He is a surfing teacher.

C. He is a college school student.            D. He is a surfing player.

3.What does Rose like now?

A. exercising          B. e-mailing             C. surfing       D. picnic