In America, on school and work days, breakfast in most homes is often a hurried meal. Some people even don’t have it in order to　 16　 　work or school on time. Others just stop at coffee shops for coffee. But on weekends, 　17　 　are quite different. People usually get up late, so they have enough time to have a large breakfast.

Lunch is just a 　18　 break from the day’s work rather than a large, long meal. It usually lasts　 19　 half an hour or an hour, so family members do not have time to 　20　 　home. Most people have a sandwich or a hamburger, and fruit or ice-cream for lunch. 　21　 　people either take their lunches to work in the brown paper “lunch bag”, 　22　 　eat a sandwich at a fast food restaurant. Children　 23　 to bring the “lunch box”.

Dinner is the most　 24　 　meal of the day in the USA. At this meal, most American families can sit down together. It is usually a hot, large meal and it is quite different from lunch. 　25　 usually cooked dinner for their families in the past. Nowadays, however, with more women working and as a result, men are doing more in the kitchen.

16.(　　 ) A. reach to　　　　 　　 B. get to　　　　　 C. goes to　　　　　 　 D. reaches to

17.(　　 ) A. things　　　　 　　　 B. prices　　　　 C. reports　　　　　 　 D. life

18.(　　 ) A. long　　　　　 　　　 B. boring　　　　 C. short　　　　　　 　 D. happy

19.(　　 ) A. almost　　　　 　　　 　　B. nearly　　　　 C. only　　　　　　 D. less than

20.(　　 ) A. drive　　　　　 　　 B. leave　　　　　 C. return　　　　　　 　　　 D. walk

21.(　　 ) A. Famous　　　 　　　　 B. Clever　　　　 C. Working　　　　　 　　　 D. Poor

22.(　　 ) A. or　　　　　　 　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　 D. nor

23.(　　 ) A. forget　　　　 　　　 B. decide　　　　 C. prefer　　　　　　 　　　 D. have

24.(　　 ) A. important　　　 　　　 B. common　　　 C. serious　 　　　　　 D. hurried

25.(　　 ) A. Men　　　　　 　　　 B. Women　　　　 C. Children　　　　 　 D. Cooks

15.(　 )　 - I want to ask Mrs Anders if she would like to join our dance.

-　　 ______

A. Good luck, Peter.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. You bet, Peter!

C. How did you get on, Peter?　　　　　　　　　　 D. What’s up, Peter?

14.(　 ) It’s great fun imagining what life 　　　　in future.

　　　 A. is　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will be　　　　　　　 C. is like 　 　 D. will be like

13.(　 ) I think junk food should 　　　　from schools.

　　　 A. ban 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be ban　　 C. be banned　 D. be banning

12.(　 ) Look at that woman! She’s the woman ______ son is a famous film

star.

　　　 A. which　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　 C. whose　　　　 D. who

11.(　 )　 - Mum, please help me prepare the things that I will take to school.

- You are 　　　　to do this kind of thing by yourself, aren’t you?

A. enough old　　　　　 B. old enough 　　 　C. enough kind　　　　　 D. kind enough

10.(　 )　 - Why did you persuade me _____ that dress?

　　　 　　 - Because I think it’s suitable for you.　

　　　 A. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. buying　　　　　　　 C. to buy　　　　 D. bought