If you happen to find “On the Road” at a gas station or “Who Moved My Cheese?” in your grocery store, it might not be and accident. You could be the unwitting beneficiary of a “bookcrosser”---- a person who on purpose leaves books in public places hoping they’ll be found by strangers.

The idea o leaving a book for someone else to find and enjoy is not new ---- some people have been leaving just-finished books in airports and on buses since the dawn of the hurry-up-and-wait. Creating a system for book-leavers to find out what happened to those books adds a new way to the practice. Bokcrossing.com, the website that encourages books to be “released into the wild”, has more than 18,000 members since its start last year, and averages 112 new participants daily.

Its members have scattered(分发) more than 42,000 novels, self-help books, memoirs, technical manuals and biographies in 45 countries, leaving them in public restrooms, movie theatres, coffee studios or anywhere that they can imagine. The result: a worldwide living library.

Peri Doslu, a California yoga instructor, has dropped three--- one on top of a telephone booth, one on a rock wall at remote Mono Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and another in one of the studios where she teaches.

“I’m always looking for paces to pass on books,” said Doslu. “To think my book’s going to go off and have this future, and I might even get to know a little bit about it down the road.”

1.If you are an unwitting beneficiary of a bookcrosser, that means_____.

A．you get a book on how to avoid accidents

B．you know where to get a book for free

C．you get a book somewhere for free without knowing in advance

D．you get a card with which you can borrow books at a gas station or somewhere else

2. Bookcrossers are the people who ____.

A．have lots of books

B．have lots of money

C．release books in public places on purpose

D．like reading books very much

3. A bookcrosser may not leave books in _____.

A．toilets

B．a studio

C．the fields

D．his bed

4. Which of the following about Doslu is true?

A．She dropped her first book on top of a telephone booth.

B．She had no idea who took her books away

C．She always left books to her students

D．She is a bookcrosser traveling around the world

 

A young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness（不治之症）and given three months to live. So as she was getting her things “in order”, she asked her pastor（牧师）to come to her house to discuss her final wishes. With everything in order, the pastor was ready to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.

       “What’s that?” asked the pastor.

       “I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.”

       The pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing what to say.

       “That surprises you, doesn’t it?” the young woman asked.

       “Well, to be honest, I’m puzzled by the request,” said the pastor.

       The young woman explained, “In all my years of going to church meetings and dinners, I remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would always lean over and say, ‘Keep your fork.’ It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming, like chocolate cake or apple pie，some dessert like that. Something wonderful! I just want people to see me there in that casket（棺材）with a fork so that when they ask you why I have a fork, you can tell them: ‘Keep your fork—the best is yet to come.’”

       The pastor hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew that the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of what heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge.

       At the funeral people were walking by the young woman’s casket and they saw the pretty dress she was wearing and the fork placed in her right hand. Over and over, the pastor heard the question “Why does she have a fork?” And over and over again he smiled.

       So the next time you reach down for your fork, let it reminded you of this young woman gently. Send the message to everyone you consider a friend even if it means sending it back to the person who sent it to you.

       And, keep your fork!!

In the author’s opinion, the woman in this passage is _______.

A. bored                                                          B. optimistic         

C. pessimistic                                                   D. crazy

When enjoying a Western dinner, in the later part you have to “Keep your fork.” This usually mean “____________”

       A. Watch out for your fork.

       B. I wish you good luck with the fork

       C. Prepare your fork so that you can enjoy the dessert

       D. You can not take away your fork

Which of the following is WRONG about the young woman?

       A. She is optimistic about life and diseases.

       B. She loves sweet food.

       C. She wants her friends to remember her forever.

       D. She is a regular church-goer.

According to the passage, “Keep your fork”, the message may mean “__________”

       A. Don’t be discouraged. Everything will be better.

       B. What is the matter? I am worried.

       C. Have you heard the story of a young woman?

       D. Enjoy your dinner.

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A.    Pasta House --- New Italian restaurant located in the heart of the city. Simple but delicious inexpensive meals. Also has a good range of vegetable-only meals. It's always crowded so be ready to order take-away or share a table.

B.     A Taste of India --- Famous for its spicy curries and many southern Indian dishes using chilli. You will usually be able to find a table during the week but if you're planning to go on the weekend,  make sure you book a table in advance. Open noon to midnight.

C.     Paris Match --- This is the finest French restaurant in the city. Wonderful food you can enjoy in luxurious surroundings. The perfect place to have a romantic meal or impress a business partner, but be prepared for a large bill. Open noon to 2 a.m. Booking essential.

D.    Mountain Dinner --- Not fancy but tasty. Excellent Asian and European dishes. Countryside location surrounded by forest. It's at least an hour's drive form the city so you might want to stay at the nearby Mountain Hotel overnight. Open 7a.m. to 10 p.m.

E.     Owl Cafe --- Open 24 hours a day. The cafe has a large selection of set breakfast, lunch and dinner meals for you to choose from, or you can enjoy one of their many delicious snacks and desserts over a cup of freshly made coffee.

F.  Greek Bistro --- A lively restaurant that serves great-value Greek food and has live Greek music played by a local band. Customers are encouraged to take part in the entertainment so be ready for a night of loud fun and laughter. Open 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

以下是五个人的选择要求，请匹配每个人拟选择的地方。

1.Bill --- was late getting up today so hasn't had time to make breakfast. He wants to pick up something to eat before he goes to work so that he has enough energy to last through to lunch time.

2.Julie --- works in the city and wants to get some lunch. She doesn't want anything too special so long as it is tasty and not too expensive. Julie likes all kinds of food but because she is on a diet she wants to avoid anything containing meat.

3.Sally --- has friends visiting her from out-of- town and wants to take them to dinner. She wants to take them somewhere they can enjoy the atmosphere and have fun. She is a university student so doesn't have a lot of money and doesn't like her food too hot.

4.Albert --- is a businessman who will meet an important European client for a business dinner next week. Want to book a table at a quiet restaurant that will impress his gust with both its food and its suroundings.

5.Robert --- is meeting his friend Ben for lunch today (Tuesday) and wants to take him to a nice restaurant. Both Robert and Ben enjoy good quality spicy food. Robert doesn't like arranging things in advance so he hasn't booked a table.

 

 A well-known English magazine invited five people to answer a series of

questions. One of the questions is: Do you enjoy foreign food? Match the name of each person to one of the statements given below.

56. John Harvey:

  In fact if you go out to a restaurant, it’s very difficult to find the “British” cooking, but you can find almost anything else: French, Italian, Chinese, Indian and so on. London is full of foreign restaurants. I love trying “new dishes.” I think you can understand a lot about another culture from its food.

57. Jo Baker:

  I like foreign food, but not all. I particularly do not like Indian food, although I quite enjoy a mild curry I make myself. I like most European dishes, but Spanish food is quite low down on my list. However, I think you have to travel a long way to beat good old English cooking. What can be nicer than the aroma of a piece of beef roasted in the oven, surrounded by crisp roast potatoes and served with piping hot Yorkshire puddings, vegetables and gravy? From my point of view, I think foreign food is all right when you are abroad. You see, that’s just part of the enjoyment of travelling to another country. Foreign food is also fine for an odd night out to restaurant, but for every day please give me good old English food.

58. Gabby Macadam:

  On the whole I enjoy foreign food, but having said that I can think of dozens of foreign dishes which I simply can’t stand. You see, they have fish in some way or other and I never eat fish in any form. I have found that many foreign dishes are served with a kind of sauce. I think it is the accompanying sauce that hides all sorts of problems. I am not so sure that I would be as fond of them as I am if they were served without the sauce.

59. Len Dangerfield:

  When we English people travel abroad, we always make a great fuss about studying the menu but always end up with steak. You see, when I’m abroad I always miss our home cooking. I mean, I’m used to English food. Sometimes I do go to restaurant to taste some exotic dishes, but most of the time I still prefer to have English food. You know, it’s always difficult to get used to food in other countries.

60. Peter Hawke:

  I like foreign food. I particularly like Indian food. Well, I’m married to an Indian girl. She is a good cook. I’m so lucky to have her cook for me every day. I think Indian food as well as other foreign foods is generally tastier and spicier than English food. Traditional English dishes, like roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and fish and chips, are quite well-known abroad. But I must say as a nation we are not particularly good at catering. As far as I’m concerned, I think we should learn to cook more interesting dishes and make our food tastier and more varied.

A. Cooking varies from country to country even though the basic gradients may be very much the same.

B. I can’t stand those foreign dishes which contain fish in some way or other, and I’m not so sure that I’m fond of many foreign dishes which are served with a kind sauce.

C. I think foreign food is all right when you are abroad, but for every day, traditional English food is always my first choice.

D. Foreign dishes can be tasted occasionally, but I find it difficult to adjust to the tastes. So I still prefer English food.

E. I love foreign food, and I think people can understand a lot about another culture from what they eat.

F. English people should learn to cook more attractive dishes and make their food more delicious and varied.

 

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What on earth does happiness mean? I can’t give you its exact definition, but I’m sure if you love and help 1.        , you’ll get it.

I’ll never forget an old lady. She lives in 2.    small house alone. It is said that her husband and her son 3.   （die）in a road accident years ago. Her life is bitter, but she often helps others 4.    a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of5.   （laugh）and love.

But I’m sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways. They talk 6.  （noisy）in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others’ shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time,  7.  they will never get true happiness because they 8.   （lose）their personality already.

Now I know what happiness is.  9.  means kindness, love and unselfishness. Above all, I have come to understand that10.   （bring）happiness to others is getting ourselves happiness.