Social customs (习俗) and ways of behaving change all the time. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t matter? What about table manners (行为)?

The Americans and British people not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to women, and so will most Americans. Promptness (准时) is important both in England and in America. That is, the dinner guest (客人) either arrive close to the time that has been made or calls up to explain his delay (耽误).

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable —especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served (服务), one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

1.The underlined phrase “make a fool of himself” in the first paragraph means        .

    A. make himself strong                      B. make himself rich

    C. make himself comfortable                 D. make himself seemed like a fool

2. If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock, the guest is supposed to arrive at        six.

    A. nearly or a minute or two later than         B. a quarter past

    C. a quarter to                             D. much later than

3.The last example in the passage shows       .

    A. the correct way to use a knife at table     

B. that it is good manners not to make your guest feel foolish or uncomfortable

C. that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D. that different counties have different customs

4.The best title of the passage is         .

    A. Different Customs                        B. Social Customs

    C. Customs Are Changing Fast                D. Different Countries, Different Customs

Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.

Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?

The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.

The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.

1.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____

A．make himself strong                     B．make himself rich

C．make himself comfortable                 D．cause himself to seem like a fool

2.According to the passage , the American and British _____

A．don’t speak the same language

B．don’t have social custom in common

C．do share a lot of social customs

D．do have the exactly same social customs

3.If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six

A．nearly a minute or two later than           B．a quarter to

C．a quarter to                            D．much later than

4.The last example in the passage shows____

A．The correct way to use a knife at table

B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable

C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast

D．promptness is important both in England and in America

5.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A．Social Customs and Customs               B．Social Life

C．American and British Customs              D．Promptness is Important

Mr. Brown, a teacher in a primary school, often fell asleep in class, but he didn't want his  1  to know that．One day he again fell asleep  2  ．When he woke up, one of the  3  ,Tom, asked him, "Why did you fall asleep in class just now, dear sir?"

Mr. Brown's face turned  4  ． "I．．．I．．．The Sungod （太阳神） asked me to visit him in my dream．" he said．

Tom wanted to say something,  5  he said nothing．The next day, Tom also  6  in class．

When the teacher saw him, he  7  Tom up and asked him, "Why did you fall asleep in class and not  8  me, Tom?" 

Tom answered with a smile on his  9  , "The Sungod asked me to visit him, too．" The teacher became  10  when he heard this and asked, "What did he say to you, then?"

He told me he didn't see you yesterday．

1．A．teachers               B．students                       C．parents                  D．workers

2．A．at table                  B．in class                C．in hospital            D．in bed

3．A．boys                     B．girls                  C．men                  D．women

4．A．black                B．red                   C．yellow             D．green

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

6．A．went to bed             B．got up                   C．fell asleep              D．went to work

7．A．woke                 B．threw                         C．hung                    D．brought

8．A．hear from               B．hear of                C．listen to                D．look at

9．A．head                      B．nose                   C．face                 D．ear

10．A．angry                B．happy                  C．sad                     D．pleased

Mr. Brown，a teacher in a primary school，often fell asleep in class，but he didn’t want his 1 to know and do that．One day he again fell asleep  2 ．When he woke up，one of the  3 ，Tom，asked him，“Why did you fall asleep in class just now，dear sir?”

      Mr. Brown’s face turned  4  ．“I…I…The Sungod（太阳）asked me to visit him in my dream．”he said．

      Tom wanted to say something，  5  he said nothing．1he next day，Tom also  6  in class．

      When the teacher saw him，he  7  Tom up and asked him，“Why did you fall asleep in class and not  8  me，Tom?”

    Tom answered with a smile on his  9  ，“The Sungod asked me to visit him，too．”The teacher became  10  when he heard this and asked，“What did he say to you，then?”

    “He told me he didn’t see you yesterday．”

    （    ）1．A．teachers         B．students        C．parents           D．workers

    （    ）2．A．at table           B．in class         C．in hospital       D．in bed

    （    ）3．A．boys            B．girls              C．men                D．women

    （    ）4．A．black           B．red               C．yellow            D．green

    （    ）5．A．but                 B．and               C．or                   D．so

    （    ）6．A．went to bed    B．got up          C．fell asleep        D．went to work

    （    ）7．A．woke            B．threw                  C．hung               D．brought

    （    ）8．A．hear from         B．hear of          C．listen to           D．look at

    （    ）9．A．head           B．nose             C．face                D．ear

    （    ）10．A．angry           B．happy           C．sad                 D．pleased

从方框中选择正确的句子补全对话。

A: What’s wrong with you, Helen?

B:    1.     I have a cold.

A: Bad luck!   2. 

B: Oh, but I’m busy now and I must

finish these exercises in the class.

A:  3.    He will ask you to

have a rest at home.

B:    4.    I don’t want to ask for leave.

A:   5.   You’d better lie down and have a good rest now.

B: OK. I’ll ask for leave at once. Thank you very much.