In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的). No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty. In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means ‘no’. At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
In Europe it’s quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult ——it's just not done in Thailand .
【小题1】 The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _________.

Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that     16  felt like big pieces of ice.Have you    17  seen snowmen ride bicylces? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were    18   long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late  19   
we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰).However, the lakes    20 like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirt and I knew I didn’t need to    21  her.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we    22  us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going  23  the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much    24   .At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to   25  
Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we stopped to    26    .We put up our tent and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed    27  .At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.As I    29   below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We     30  hardly wait to see them!

Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that     16   felt like big pieces of ice.Have you    17   seen snowmen ride bicylces? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were    18    long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late  19   

we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰).However, the lakes    20  like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.

Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirt and I knew I didn’t need to    21   her.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we    22   us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going  23   the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much    24    .At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to   25  

Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.

In the early evening we stopped to    26     .We put up our tent and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed    27   .At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.As I    29    below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.

We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We     30   hardly wait to see them!

1.A.we             B.you               C.they               D.it

2. A.never                          B.ever                                  C.even                            D.yet

3.A.dressed in                   B.put on                                       C.taken off                          D.dressed up

4.A.morning                      B.afternoon                       C.evening                            D.night

5.A.shine                            B.shining                             C.shines                               D.shone

6. A.follow                          B.encourage                       C.remind                             D.discover

7. A.looked at          B.looked after                    C.looked for                        D.looked around

8. A.up                                B.down                                C.around                             D.into

9. A.colder                         B.drier                                  C.warmer                                     D.wetter

10.A.charge                       B.check                                C.chase                                D.change

11. A.make beds              B.make friends                  C.make camp                     D.make money

12.A.alive                           B.alone                                C.away                                 D.awake

13. A.cloudy                     B.foggy                                C.noisy                                 D.quiet

14.A.lie                               B.lied                                    C.lay                                     D.laid

15. A.may                           B.can                                   C.must                                 D.shall