Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.
When to arrive?
The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you over, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come around 3.00 p.m., that means you can turn up a little late after 3.00 p.m. But usually it is a good thing to arrive at the right time.
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Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet?
When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. This will show them more respect (尊重) and then they may tell you to call them by their first names. Another way to show respect is to call them Madam or Sir.
It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and they will invite you again.
【小题1】If your friend asks you to get to his house around 4.30 p.m., it is polite to arrive at ______.

A．4.00 p.m.

B．4.35 p.m.

C．5.30 p.m.

D．6.00 p.m.

【小题2】 Which of the following can we choose for the blank (空白) in the passage?

A．What to watch	B．What to eat
C．What to bring	D．What to wear

【小题3】 The passage mainly tells us _______.

A．when to arrive at your friend’s house

B．how to greet your friend’s parents

C．what to bring to your friend

D．how to be a good visitor

【小题4】The passage may be from _______.

A．an article in a magazine

B．a letter from a child to parents

C．a TV advertisement

D．a TV news report

仔细阅读，选择正确答案。
Dear Sir,
I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along the line: the number 49 and number 16. But by the time the number 16 bus gets to Souk Road, it is always full, so I can’t get on it. I have to wait for the number 49, because sometimes there are empty seats on it.
The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus every day?
The regulations（规章）say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?
The regulations say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers（乘客）and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted（数）the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 of them.
It is clear that our bus companies break the regulations and think little of their passengers. Can nothing be done to make your service（服务）better?
A. a message        B. a talk       C. a story      D. a letter
【小题1】The writer has to take Bus No. 49 because _________.

A．it arrives on time	B．it is not always full
C．it travels faster	D．it has fewer seats on it

【小题2】How long does the writer usually have to wait for a bus?

A．Ten minutes.

B．One hour.

C．Half an hour.

D．Nearly a day.

【小题3】The regulations say that each bus may carry ______ passengers at most.
A. 20           B. 40       C. 60       129
【小题4】From the passage we can see that __________.

A．the bus service was bad

B．no passengers took their buses

C．no bus passed Souk Road

D．the writer was always the first to get on the bus

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