In America, on school and work days, breakfast in most homes is often a hurried meal of milk, bread, juice or coffee. Some people even don’t have it in order to get to __1___ or school on time. Others just stop at coffee shops for coffee. But on weekends, ___2___ are quite different. People usually get up late, and they have enough time to have a large breakfast with eggs, home-fried potatoes and bread.

Lunch is just a ___3___ break from the day’s work rather than a large, long meal. It usually lasts ___4___ half an hour or an hour, so family members do not have time to ____5___ home. Most people have a sandwich or a hamburger , and fruit or ice cream for lunch. ___6____ people either take their lunches to work in the brown paper “lunch bag”, ___7___ eat a sandwich at a fast food restaurant. Children ____8____ to bring the “lunch box”.

Dinner is the most ___9___ meal of the day in the United States. At this meal, most American families can sit down ____10___. It is usually a hot, large meal and it is quite different from lunch. Lunch is often cold and quick. ____11___ usually cooked dinner for their families in the past. Nowadays, ___12____, with more women working and as a result of “Women’s liberation (解放)”, Men are doing more in the ___13___. Dinners throughout America are quite ____14___, but most people have a meat dish, rice or bread. Milk, water and soft drinks are common at dinner, but wine is only for ___15___ occasions (场合). Dinner is usually eaten between 5:00 p.m and 7:00 p.m and often later in restaurants. Most Americans enjoy themselves at this time.

1. A. hospital　　　　　　 B. shops　　　　 　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　 D. factories

2. A. things　　 　　　 B. activities　 　　　 C. reports　 　　　　 D. prices

3. A. real　　 　　　　　 B. long　　 　　　　　 C. boring　 　　　　 D. short

4. A. only　　 　　　　 B. exactly　 　　　　 C. nearly　　 　　　　 D. almost

5. A. leave　 　　　　　 B. get　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. return　 　　　　　 D. drive

6. A. Careful　　 　　 B. Clever　 　　　　 C. Famous　 　　　　 D. Working

7. A. and　　 　　　　　　 B. or　　 　　　　　　　 C. but　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

8. A. forget　　 　　　　 B. stop　　 　　　　　 C. prefer　 　　　　　 D. decide

9. A. important　 　　 B. serious　 　　　　 C. terrible　　 　　 D. common

10. A. quietly　　 　　 B. straight　 　　　　 C. early　　 　　　　　 D. together

11. A. Men　　 　　　　　　　 B. Parents　 　　　　 C. Women　　 　　　 D. Children

12. A. whenever　　 B. however　 　　　 C. whatever　　 　　 D. wherever

13. A. dining- room B. kitchen　 　　　　 C. study　　 　　　　 D. garden

14. A. strange　　 　　 B. simple　 　　　　 C. healthy　　 　　　 D. different

15. A. special　　 　　 B. usual　　 　　　　　 C. traditional　　 　 D. ordinary

5. 他们同意你的意见吗？

Did they _______ _______ you?

4. 爸爸允许我周日上网。

Father ______ ______ ________ play on the Internet on Sundays.

3. 睡眠专家说不强制睡眠更好。

Sleep experts say that _______ ______ ______ ______ try too hard to go to sleep.

2. 为了以最佳状态工作，大脑需要休息。

The brain needs to rest _______ ________ _______ work at its best.

1. 日常生活中我们睡眠越少，我们就表现得越差。

________ _______ we sleep, _______ _______ we perform in everyday life.

8. We find it is difficult to learn English well. (改为同义句)

We find ______ _______ ______ learn English well.

7. He wants to be healthy. He needs to get enough sleep. (连成一句)

He needs to get enough sleep ______ ______ _______ be healthy.

6. Don’t meet strangers. His parents told them. (连成一句)

His parents told them ________ _______ meet strangers.

5. Can you tell me when they will leave? (改为简单句)

Can you tell me when _______ ________?