Do as the Romans Do

　　The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don't want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks. ” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I'll take some diet, Pepsy-Cola (百事可乐) if you have it. ” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

1．From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.

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2．When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels ________ .

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3．Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?

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A．He has had enough.

B．He is shy.

C．He is afraid that others will laugh at him.

D．He thinks it's polite to do that.

4．When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will ________ .

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5．“When in Rome, do as the Romans do” means “ ________ ”.

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A．When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do

B．When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do

C．When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do

D．Romans can be an example for you

At the age of 61，Daddy Bruce opened his restaurant in a poor area of Denver．There is doubt about whether his ___1___ was the best in town but there is no doubt about the man himself．He was a ___2___ man，and he started a rare and fine tradition to feed people--not just his customers（顾客），___3___ the poor and the homeless．

Every Thanksgiving，Daddy and his son began cooking for the ___4___．He wanted them to have a great ___5___ on this important day of their country．

In the early years he ___6___ for everything by himself．But as ___7___ went on，the crowds grew and the costs rose．That's when Daddy's supporters joined ___8___ in his project．From then on，more and more people began to step in to help．

They donated turkeys and potatoes．And they ___9___ their time to stand behind and beside the old man and offer to cook and serve．___10___ seemed that there was an endless supply of food to feed the poor．No one ever walked away ___11__ from Daddy Bruce．Daddy started the whole thing and he didn't stop it until a few years ago ___12___ he aged towards ninety and had become too old to work on．

He was one of the few people who ___13___ to see a city street named in his honor．In 1991，one of the streets in his hometown was named “Daddy Bruce”．A few years later，he died．

When he was asked why he ___14___ to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years，his reply was simple．“You can't beat love．___15___ beats love．If you give just one thing，you get three things back，That's why I do it．” And he did it well，

1．A．breakfast             B．lunch              C．supper            D．food

2．A．selfish               B．kind               C．serious            D．stubborn

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

4．A．homeless            B．elderly             C．public             D．disabled

5．A．rest                 B．dinner             C．break              D．bath

6．A．looked               B．cared              C．sent             D．paid

7．A．life                  B．time               C．history             D．plan

8．A．actively              B．quietly             C．wildly             D．carefully

9．A．spared              B．spent            C．wasted             D．killed

10．A．What              B．There             C．It               D．This

11．A．satisfied           B．thirsty             C．hungry            D．happy

12．A．when             B．which             C．that               D．while

13．A．came            B．lived              C．wanted            D．wished

14．A．happened          B．had               C．volunteered         D．refused

15．A．Everything          B．Anything            C．Something          D．Nothing