1.From the passage we know that a yenta___________ 

A. is famous for watching people walking 

B.1ikes talking about others

C. can be either a man or a woman 

D. is not a help at all

2.If you live near a yenta，you_________

A. will not be safe         

B. can’t stop yourself from being watched 

C. will be stopped when you pass by  

D. have to pay for their help

3.When you are in trouble，yentas_____________

A. will make a joke on you       

B. will watch you all the time

 C. can sometimes give you a hand 

D. will report that to the police

4.The word “up-to-the-minute” means___________

 A. oldest     B. best      C. latest      D. worst

5.Which of the following is NOT true? 

A. We can get weather reports from yentas. 

B. You can learn things about neighbors from yentas.

C. Yentas are sometimes a help to others.

 D. Yentas care more about themselves than about others.

From the time we were babies we have been taught manners. We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people.
Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else. Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia（波利尼西亚）it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other. So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food.
Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing（祝福）.They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well，or to bless a new-born baby. In most other places，spitting means something completely different. It usually shows an unhealthy habit. In many countries，it may mean that you hate someone.
When we go to visit someone we say “ Hello！” Or “ How are you ? ” or things like that.
But if you are visiting an East African village , everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you, The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly，without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you.
In a village in Arab , a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passes in front , he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It is rude to refuse.

1. 1.

   From this passage we know        .

   1. A.
      it’s good manners to use a knife and fork to eat
   2. B.
      it’s bad manners to stand and talk
   3. C.
      it’s good manners not to talk with our mouths full
   4. D.
      how to shake hands when we introduce people
2. 2.

   In many places，spitting may mean        .

   1. A.
      you give a new-born baby the blessing
   2. B.
      you want a sick person to get well
   3. C.
      you hate someone
   4. D.
      you show your love to your relatives or friends
3. 3.

   If you visit an East African village , you        .

   1. A.
      should say “Hello”or “How are you？”to others
   2. B.
      should talk to the villagers quietly
   3. C.
      should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others
   4. D.
      must wait until your friend has finished his work and then begin to talk to him

1. 1.

   From the passage we know that a yenta______.

   1. A.
      is famous for watching people walking
   2. B.
      1ikes talking about others
   3. C.
      can be either a man or a woman
   4. D.
      is not a help at all
2. 2.

   If you live near a yenta，you______.

   1. A.
      will not be safe
   2. B.
      can’t stop yourself from being watched
   3. C.
      will be stopped when you pass by
   4. D.
      have to pay for their help
3. 3.

   When you are in trouble，yentas______.

   1. A.
      will make a joke on you
   2. B.
      will watch you all the time
   3. C.
      can sometimes give you a hand
   4. D.
      will report that to the police
4. 4.

   The word “up-to-the-minute” means______.

   1. A.
      oldest
   2. B.
      best
   3. C.
      latest
   4. D.
      worst
5. 5.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      We can get weather reports from yentas
   2. B.
      You can learn things about neighbors from yentas
   3. C.
      Yentas are sometimes a help to others
   4. D.
      Yentas care more about themselves than about others

From the time he was a little boy，P．T．Barnum loved to look at strange things．So when he grew up，he opened a museum in New York．In his museum，he put all the strange things he could find．There was a white elephant and a me mermaid（美人鱼）．There were magicians（魔术师）and actors．People came from all around to see the things in the museum．Some things were real，but some were not．Barnum was so clever，no one knew what was real and what was fake．

The museum was a huge Success．But P．T．Barnum was unhappy．He wished that even more people could see the show（展示）．One day he had and idea．Why not take the show to the people? So he loaded（装载）everything onto a train．It took 70 cars and three engines（机车）to move it all．The circus（马戏团）would travel to different cities，get up a big tent，and put on the show．In the show there were three rings（圈）with something different going on in each one．It was a three-ring circus．Barnum called it，“The Greatest Show on Earth”．And it really was．

1．What does fake mean in the first paragraph of this story?

A．Not real．            B．Strange．            C．Clever．                 D．Beautiful．

2．Why did Barnum take the show to different cities?

A．He liked to travel．                                  B．The circus was a huge success．

C．He wanted more people to see it．                D．tie could make more money．

3．What was“The Greatest Show on Each”?

A．The museum in New York．

B．Tile train with animals．

C．The three-ring circus．

D．The museum with a white elephant and a mermaid．

4．What is the main idea of the story?

A．P．T．Barnum liked animals．

B．P．T．Barnum started a circus．

C．P．T．Barnum liked strange stories．

D．P．T．Barnum became the greatest magician．