3. How much did Mr Black first ask each man for the room?

A. $ 30.　 B. $15.　　 C. $10.　　 D. $9.

2.　 Why didn’t Mr Black offer Room 112 to the three men at first?

A. The key had been lost.

B. It was too small for three men.

C. No one had stayed there before.

D. It was not bright enough.

1.　 Why were there no hotel-rooms available in town?

A. There were no rooms available on Sundays.

B. The hotels were closed.

C. A business meeting was being held.

D. h was too late.

5.　 In a Malay house, a guest leaves a little food _______.

A. to show that he has enjoyed it

B. to show that he can’t have any more

C. to show that he is not hungry at all

D. to show that he needs some drink

答：1.C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B

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Mr Black was the manager of a hotel in Atlanta. One weekend all of the hotels were full because of a large business meeting being held in the city. On Sunday night, three men came into Mr Black’s hotel and asked for rooms. Mr Black told them that there were no more rooms available. The men didn’t know what to do because they had no place to stay in.

Mr Black wanted to help them. He remembered that there was an empty room at the far end of the first floor - Room 112. It was a very small room, and had rarely been used as a guest room before. So, be asked the three men if they would mind sharing that small room. They replied that they would be very much satisfied so long as there was a room for them to stay in for the night.

Mr Black then told them that the room would cost them $ 30 in total. On hearing this, each of the three men gave Mr Black 5 10 before they left for their room.

However, Mr Black soon began to think that 5 30 was really too much for that small room. He called his assistant over and said, “Here is $ 5. Give it back to the three men in Room 112. Each of them paid me $10. That’s too much.”

The assistant took the money. While he was on the way to that small room, he thought, “How can three men divide $ 57 I’ll give each of them only $ 1 and keep the $ 2 left to myself. The men will be happy to get anything back, and I can also make some money that way. After all, Mr Black will never know anything about it.” So, the assis tant returned only $1 to each of the three men.

Each man had first paid S 10. After the assistant returned $1 to him, each man had actually paid only $ 9. There were three men. $ 9×3=$27. The assistant kept $ 2. $ 27 + $ 2= $ 29. Where is the missing dollar?

4. In European countries, _______ when you get into a house.

A. you needn’t take off your shoes

B. you must take off your dirty shoes

C. you are not allowed to wear dirty shoes

D. you should put on clean shoes

3. In Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes _______.

A. before your host enters the house

B. before you enter your host’s house

C. before you visit a family

D. before you sit down and receive a cup of tea

2.　 In China, when the host opens the door, _____ before he says “Come in, please !”

A. you won’t leave　　　　　

B. you won’t walk

C. you won’t stand in front of him　

D. you won’t get in

1.　 We must find out what the different manners are in different countries so that _____.

A. we won’t be thought in poor health

B. they won’t think we are ill

C. we can know what to do and what not to do when we go there

D. we can give some examples

10. _______

Key: 1. 在30th前加the。序数词前应加定冠词。2. for改为as。be famous for ...为……而出名；be famous as ...作为……而出名。3. what改为when。从下文and when的信息可知。4. 把of改为for。It is +adj. +for sb. to do...为固定用法。5. 将inviting改为invited。应为被动语态。6. past改为passed。 pass为动词，而past为介词。7. 将me改为mine。我的一个朋友，应说a friend of mine。8. 把much改成more than为搭配。9. can改为could。为时态错，从said可知。10. 正确。

10. _______

Key；1．去掉school前的the，finishschool毕业。2．month改为months。3．mterest-ed后加in。be interested in为固定短语。4．him改为himself。表“自称为……”用反身代词。5．正确。6．在I之前加so。从上下文的逻辑关系可知。7．heaten改为beating。意为“一颗在跳动的心”。beat作“跳动”解时，为不及物动词。8．will改为would。应用过去式。9．surprised改为surprise。to one’s surprise为固定用法。10．在disappointing前加was。意为“他所说的是令人失望的。”

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Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States, was famous for a man of few words. He knew what he should talk and when he should not. It was very hard of anyone to enjoy talking with him. One evening he was inviting to dinner. A lady sitting next to him past the sugar for his coffee. “Mr President,” she said.”Today a friend of me said that I couldn’t get much than two words out of you. I said I can, and we made a bet.” “You lose,” answered the president.