7. Today in Britain and America _______ .

A. women are quite equal to men

B. men hold all the important positions in politics

C. women hold all the important positions in business

D. women have changed their conditions in many ways

6. If you have had a meal with your friend in a restaurant, ________.

A. you should pay the bill

B. your friend should pay the bill

C. the person who invites the other person should pay the bill

D. you should ask your friend to pay the bill

5. In this passage, the writer tells us ________.

A. not to give any tip to others

B. only to give tip to women

C. only to give tip in restaurants

D. to give tip to the right person

4. It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be ________.

A. funny-looking

B. waterproof

C. easily breakable

D. extremely strong

(B)

"Tipping" (给小费)is always a difficult business. You do not want to give too much or too little, or tip the wrong person.

In Britain and America, people usually tip waiters in restaurants, porters, taxi drivers and hairdressers. They do not tip people in offices, cinemas, garages or airports.

Do you invite your friend to the restaurant? Then you pay the bill. Does your friend invite you? Your friend pays. If there are men and women in the party, the men usually pay.

These days, men and women are equal in many ways. If you work in Britain or America, your boss could be a man or a woman. There are increasing numbers of women in important positions in politics, law, medicine and in the business world.

But it is still polite for men to open doors for women and to ask them to go first.

And it is polite for men to stand up when they are introduced to women.

3. The main function of the shell is _______ .

A. to strengthen the pilings of the house

B. to give the house a better appearance

C. to protect the wooden frame of the house

D. to slow down the speed of the swelling water

2. The award-winning beach house is quite strong because________.

A. it is strengthened by steel rods

B. it is made of redwood

C. it is in the shape of a shell

D. it is built with timber and concrete

1. After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina's shoreline are required _______ .

A. to be easily reinforced

B. to look smarter in design

C. to meet stricter building standards

D. to be designed in the shape of cubes

19. A. produces B. finds C. gets D. helps

18. A. work B. burden C. service D. trouble