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NEW! NEW! NEW! Here’s a nice little day trip— to MEIJER GARDENS in Grand Rapids, Saturday, June 20. We will take a tram(有轨电车)ride through the gardens and sculpture park (see the big horse sculpture), attend the Rose Show being staged there, enjoy an included lunch in the Garden Room, visit the indoor gardens, gift shop, and later stop by Robinette’s Orchard where you might want to taste warm apple pie and ice cream and tour their gift barn. Our motor coach leaves Walmart parking lot in Jonesville at 8 a.m., and it is just $40 for the day.

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68. If you take a Geneva’s trip, you will_______.

A. have to pay for your lunch     B. learn how to ride a horse

C. enjoy the beauty of roses      D. taste fresh apples in Robinette’s Orchard

69.If you want to have a dinner with your family, you may telephone______.

A. 517 -542 – 3505    B. 517-283-2766    C. 419-960-4039   D. 517-278-3172

70. According to the passage, Toni McCormick________.

A. works with Pat Frank to edit the magazine      B. is the name of an entertainment magazine

C. is responsible for ad services of the magazine    D. has the duty of publishing the magazine

71. If you contact Scott Frank, you will lean about ______.

A. a magazine    B. a free website    C. a restaurant    D. a travel agency

If you are ever lucky to be invited to a formal dinner party in Paris，remember that the French have their own way of doing things, and that even your finest manners may not be “correct” by French custom．For example，if you think showing up promptly（迅速地）at the time given on the invitation，armed with gifts of wine and roses，complimenting（称赞）your hostess on her cooking，laughing heartily at the host’s jokes and then leaping up to help the hostess will make you the perfect guest，think again．
Here Madame Nora Chabal，the marketing director of the Ritz Hotel in Paris，explained how it works．
The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours．And，the guest may not ask to bring a guest because the hostess has chosen her own．
Flowers sent ahead of schedule are the preferred gift．They may also be sent afterwards with a thank–you note．It is considered a very bad form to arrive with a gift of flowers vase when she is too busy to do with that．
See，that’s the logic！The type of flowers sent has a code of its own，too．One must never send chrysanthemums(菊花)because they are considered too humble(谦卑)for occasion．Carnations（康乃馨）are considered bad luck，and calla（马蹄莲）are too reminiscent（令人联想）of funerals（葬礼）．A bouquet of red roses is a declaration of romantic intent．Don’t send those unless you mean it，and never to a married hostess．And though the French love wine，you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party．Why？It’s as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand，and that’s an insult（侮辱）．You may，however，offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee．
If an invitation is for eight o’clock，the considerate guest arrives at a quarter past eight．Guests who arrive exactly on time or early are mere thoughtless ones who are not giving the hostess those last few minutes she needs to deal with details and crises．
【小题1】Which of the following is right about sending gifts？

A．If someone in France is dead, send chrysanthemums or calla.

B．If someone in Paris is ill in hospital, send carnations.

C．If you are invited to a dinner party in UK, never bring a bottle of wine, because that’s an insult.

D．If you are invited by a single French hostess whom you love, send red roses.

【小题2】What does the word “considerate” in the last paragraph mean？

A．thoughtful

B．shameful

C．respectful

D．grateful

【小题3】If you are invited to a French dinner, the correct custom is to ______.

A．compliment your host on his cooking

B．arrive fifteen minutes behind schedule

C．hurry to help the hostess

D．show up promptly at the time given on the invitation

【小题4】What is the passage mainly about？

A．Different flowers have different meanings

B．How to send flowers

C．Good manners at a French dinner party

D．Different countries have different manners

To hitch-hike successfully in any country you must be able to do two things: attract attention and at the same time convince the driver at a glance that you do not intend to rob or murder him. To fulfill the first requirement you must have some mark to distinguish you at once from all other hikers. A serviceman, for instance, should wear his uniform, a student his scarf. In a foreign country an unmistakable indication of your own nationality will also arrest a driver’s attention.

When I hitch-hiked 9,500 miles across the United States and back recently I wore a well-tailored suit, a bowler hat and a trench coat, and carried a pencil-thin rolled black umbrella. My suitcase was decorated with British flags. Having plenty of luggage, moreover, I was not likely to be suspected of being a dangerous lunatic(精神病患者). I then had to get across to the driver the idea that I was a real traveler, and needed to get somewhere cheaply.

But even with careful preparation, you must not assume that the task will be easy. You should be prepared to wait a little, for there are drivers who confess to a fierce prejudice against, （not to say hatred of）, hitch-hikers, and would no more pick up a hiker than march from Aldermaston to London. In America, my average wait was half-an-hour, and my longest two hours, but I have heard of people waiting all day; they probably took less pains to make themselves easy to notice.

Nor must you assume that all the drivers who stop for you are nice, normal people. On one occasion I found myself driving with two boys of about nineteen who turned out to be on the run from the police, and were hoping to use me as an alibi. There are also lesser(较小的) risks: you may find yourself in the car of a Fascist fanatic, a Mormon missionary(传教士), or just a bad driver. You cannot tell, of course until you are in the car. But you soon learn the art of the quick excuse that gets you out again.w(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

If the hitch-hiker in the U.S. will remember that he is seeking the willingness of drivers to give him a free ride, and is prepared to give in exchange entertainment and company, and not go to sleep, he will come across the remarkable, almost legendary, hospitality of American of the West. It will also help if he can drive—I think that I drove myself about 4,500 of those 9,500 miles I hitch-hiked in the States.

A hitch-hiking serviceman should wear his uniform       .

    A. so as not to look too unusual

    B. to attract attention

    C. to show he is on duty

    D. to put the driver at ease

In paragraph 3, we learn that the writer      .

A. has sometimes failed to hitch a ride

B. has marched from Aldermaston to London

C. has always been successful in hitching a ride

D. has had to wait for long hours for a ridew(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

The main idea of Paragraph 4 is that       .

A. it is dangerous to be in a car with strangers

B. hitch-hiking may turn out to be risky sometimes

C. a hitch-hiker must also learn the art of quick excuse

D hitch-hikers might come across bad drivers

In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to tell us that a hitchhiker should      .

A. not talk to the driver too much

B. fall asleep to make it a peaceful ride

C. try to make himself pleasant and entertaining

D. seek the willingness of drivers

A suitable title for the passage would be      .

A. “The Art of Hitch-hiking”

B. “An Englishman’s View of the U.S.”

C. “An English Hitch-hiker”

     D. “The joys and Dangers of hitch-hiking

If you are ever lucky to be invited to a formal dinner party in Paris，remember that the French have their own way of doing things, and that even your finest manners may not be “correct” by French custom．For example，if you think showing up promptly（迅速地）at the time given on the invitation，armed with gifts of wine and roses，complimenting（称赞）your hostess on her cooking，laughing heartily at the host’s jokes and then leaping up to help the hostess will make you the perfect guest，think again．

Here Madame Nora Chabal，the marketing director of the Ritz Hotel in Paris，explained how it works．

The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours．And，the guest may not ask to bring a guest because the hostess has chosen her own．

Flowers sent ahead of schedule are the preferred gift．They may also be sent afterwards with a thank–you note．It is considered a very bad form to arrive with a gift of flowers vase when she is too busy to do with that．

See，that’s the logic！The type of flowers sent has a code of its own，too．One must never send chrysanthemums(菊花)because they are considered too humble(谦卑)for occasion．Carnations（康乃馨）are considered bad luck，and calla（马蹄莲）are too reminiscent（令人联想）of funerals（葬礼）．A bouquet of red roses is a declaration of romantic intent．Don’t send those unless you mean it，and never to a married hostess．And though the French love wine，you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party．Why？It’s as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand，and that’s an insult（侮辱）．You may，however，offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee．

If an invitation is for eight o’clock，the considerate guest arrives at a quarter past eight．Guests who arrive exactly on time or early are mere thoughtless ones who are not giving the hostess those last few minutes she needs to deal with details and crises．

Which of the following is right about sending gifts？

A. If someone in France is dead, send chrysanthemums or calla.

B. If someone in Paris is ill in hospital, send carnations.

C. If you are invited to a dinner party in UK, never bring a bottle of wine, because that’s an insult.

D. If you are invited by a single French hostess whom you love, send red roses.

What does the word “considerate” in the last paragraph mean？

      A. thoughtful               B. shameful     C. respectful    D. grateful

If you are invited to a French dinner, the correct custom is to ______.

A. compliment your host on his cooking

B. arrive fifteen minutes behind schedule   

C. hurry to help the hostess

D. show up promptly at the time given on the invitation

What is the passage mainly about？

A. Different flowers have different meanings    

B. How to send flowers

C. Good manners at a French dinner party 

D. Different countries have different manners

If you are ever lucky to be invited to a formal dinner party in Paris，remember that the French have their own way of doing things, and that even your finest manners may not be “correct” by French custom．For example，if you think showing up promptly（迅速地）at the time given on the invitation，armed with gifts of wine and roses，complimenting（称赞）your hostess on her cooking，laughing heartily at the host’s jokes and then leaping up to help the hostess will make you the perfect guest，think again．

Here Madame Nora Chabal，the marketing director of the Ritz Hotel in Paris，explained how it works．

The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours．And，the guest may not ask to bring a guest because the hostess has chosen her own．

Flowers sent ahead of schedule are the preferred gift．They may also be sent afterwards with a thank–you note．It is considered a very bad form to arrive with a gift of flowers vase when she is too busy to do with that．

See，that’s the logic！The type of flowers sent has a code of its own，too．One must never send chrysanthemums(菊花)because they are considered too humble(谦卑)for occasion．Carnations（康乃馨）are considered bad luck，and calla（马蹄莲）are too reminiscent（令人联想）of funerals（葬礼）．A bouquet of red roses is a declaration of romantic intent．Don’t send those unless you mean it，and never to a married hostess．And though the French love wine，you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party．Why？It’s as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand，and that’s an insult（侮辱）．You may，however，offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee．

If an invitation is for eight o’clock，the considerate guest arrives at a quarter past eight．Guests who arrive exactly on time or early are mere thoughtless ones who are not giving the hostess those last few minutes she needs to deal with details and crises．

1.Which of the following is right about sending gifts？

A．If someone in France is dead, send chrysanthemums or calla.

B．If someone in Paris is ill in hospital, send carnations.

C．If you are invited to a dinner party in UK, never bring a bottle of wine, because that’s an insult.

D．If you are invited by a single French hostess whom you love, send red roses.

2.What does the word “considerate” in the last paragraph mean？

A．thoughtful

B．shameful

C．respectful

D．grateful

3.If you are invited to a French dinner, the correct custom is to ______.

A．compliment your host on his cooking

B．arrive fifteen minutes behind schedule

C．hurry to help the hostess

D．show up promptly at the time given on the invitation

4.What is the passage mainly about？

A．Different flowers have different meanings

B．How to send flowers

C．Good manners at a French dinner party

D．Different countries have different manners