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　 Now students’ English handwriting(书法) gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If 　76 , here are four steps that really work!

◆　　 Use paper with lines

　 Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight 　77 of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to 　78　 the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly.

◆　　 　 Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too 　79 , it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more 　80 .

◆ Hold your pencil right

When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much 　81 . Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student 　82 a good habit.

◆　　 Draw more picture

Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control(控制) your pencil better 　83 you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no change to draw at school, you can practice by 　84 at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your 　85 run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course！

　 Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you.

　 Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

　 Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember－it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

　 In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.

　 You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.

　 Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “thank you, thank, thank you” all the time!

（　）1. If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

　 A. doesn’t like you　　　　　　　　　 B. likes you

C. can’t afford to do so　　　　　 D. is too busy

（　）2. It’s impolite ______.

　 A. to ask about the price of a certain thing

　 B. to say “thank you” to hosts

　 C. take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

　 D. to eat up everything on your plate

（　）3. The meal ends with _______ usually.

　 A. soup　　　　　　　 　　　 B. coffee

　 C. meat or fish　　　　　　　　　 D. dessert

（　）4. When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

　 A. ask what time you should arrive

　 B. take your wife with you

　 C. drink as more as possible

　 D. eat more snacks as you can

（　）5. Which of the following is true?

　 A. The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

　 B. The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

　 C. The husband and the wife usually sit together.

　 D. You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that.

Could you tell me ________.

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　　Also: Art teacher Jan Myers’ first and second grade students at Shady Dell and Watkins elementary schools created more than 100 angels, which are exhibited in the Landers Theater. 55. 

1．When can you see the play?

　　A. At 2∶30 p.m. on Thursday. 　　 B. At 2∶30 p.m. on Saturday.

　　C. At 7∶30 p.m. on Friday. 　　　　 D. At 7∶30 p.m. on Sunday.

　　2．If your parents take you to see the play, you should pay ________ for the tickets.

　　A. $ 14　　　　 B. $ 20　　　　　 C. $ 22　　　　　D. $ 24

　　3．Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. Simon will sing a song in the play．


　　B. You can call 869-1334 to talk to the actors.

　　C. Students will play 100 angels at the theater.

　　D. Students’ works will be shown in the theater.