Once there lived in our town a poor family．They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a pot under a   1    table．In it there was a little rice   2   from their neighbour for the coming New Year．On New Year's Eve（除夕夜），the wife had already fallen asleep，but the husband was   3   in bed，worrying about their life．Suddenly he heard someone breaking into the room．

“It must be a thief，” he thought，“but it doesn’t matter．The thief can   4   nothing．” He didn't shout or move．But he kept watching over the thief．

The thief came into the house and was only interested in the rice under the table．

“But   5   can I take it away?” the thief thought hard．Then he had an idea．He  6   his coat，put it on the ground between the bed and the table and turned around to take the pot．

Now the husband knew what the thief would do．He picked up the coat quickly and  7   himself with it   8   the thief turned back．

The thief took the pot，and put the rice onto the coat．Then he began to feel it．But he was  __9   to find that his coat had gone．

“Hey，” he shouted out．The voice woke up the wife．She asked her husband，“Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room．”

“Shut up!(闭嘴)” replied her husband，“  10   to sleep．There is no thief in the room．”

“That’s impossible，”the thief shouted loudly，“If there isn’t a thief，then，where is my coat?”

1．A．good                     B．bad                      C．nice                       D．broken

2．A．borrowed              B．asked                   C．lent                        D．taken

3．A．thinking                 B．1ying                   C．talking                   D．looking

4．A．lose                       B．bring                   C．carry                     D．steal

5．A．what                     B．why                    C．how                             D．when

6．A．took off                 B．put on                  C．brought                  D．used

7．A．hung                     B．enjoyed                C．covered                 D．provided

8．A．before                   B．after                    C．until                D．because

9．A．afraid                    B．surprised              C．pleased                  D．excited

10．A．Get out                B．Get up                 C．Go down                      D．Go back

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 (点头) 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 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 (成人) ——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______

A．were foreigners	B．didn't have tickets
C．made a loud noise	D．didn't line up for the bus

【小题2】 According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ____ 

A．learn the language of the country

B．understand the manners and customs of the country

C．have enough time and money

D．make friends with the people there

【小题3】In India it is considered impolite ___________.

A．to use the right hand for passing food at table.

B．to pass food with the left hand.

C．to eat food with your hands.

D．to help yourself at table.

【小题4】To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.

A．a common (平常的) habit	B．an important manner
C．a serious (严重的) trouble	D．a bad manner