I am going to have a party tomorrow night. I told my mother that she needn’t do   42  for me. My friend Jane is coming, too. She would like to help me,   43  she can’t. Because she has a piano lesson in the morning and in the afternoon she has to babysit her sister. So I will do everything by myself. I try to make   44  party nice.
I sent invitation to my friends   45 . Now I am thinking about what I need to do tomorrow. Yes! I have to clean the room and do some shopping. I am going   46  some food, drinks and some fruit in the supermarket. I am going to make a shopping list   47 I go. I also have to decorate（装饰）the room. I need to do so many things, so I   48  see the movie “Da Vinci Code” after lunch. A terrible thing! The party begins   49  8 pm, so I must have my dinner   50 . I am tired after I finish   51  so many things and after dinner I can have a short rest.

Mr Brown works in a hospital.  He is a good doctor.  Mr Brown is shortsighted(近视), but he doesn’t like wearing glasses(眼镜) when he has his meals.

Mr Brown is very strict with his son,  Peter.  Peter is a good student.  He likes talking with others very much.  He often talks about his teachers and his classmates at the table.  Mr Brown says,  “Don’t talk when you have meals.  It’s dangerous and not good for your health. ”

One day,  when they’re having dinner,  Peter sees a fly (苍蝇) in his father’s bowl(碗).  He wants to tell his father about it.  His father looks at him and says, “ Don’t talk! ”

After dinner his father asks him, “ What do you want to say? ” “There is a fly in your bowl! ”

1.What does Mr Brown do?

A. He works in a hospital.              B. He is a doctor.

C. He is shortsighted.                  D. He has a son.

2.Mr Brown is a ________ father.

A. good             B. bad          C. dirty            D. strict

3.Peter likes ________.

A. talking in class                     B. talking about flies

C. having dinner with a fly             D. talking with others

4.Why doesn’t Mr Brown let Peter talk at table?

A. Because he is very strict.

B. Because he doesn’t like Peter.

C. Because he thinks it’s dangerous and not good for health.

D. Because he is a doctor.

5.Which is NOT true?

A. Mr Brown doesn’t have glasses.

B. Mr Brown is a good doctor.

C. Peter knows a lot about his teachers and classmates.

D. Perhaps(或许),  Peter had the fly that day.

My name is Jim Smith. I come from Canada. I teach English in a high school in China. I like my work. I have a son, Mike and two daughters, Jane and Jenny. They are all in China. We lived in a tall building of the city center one month ago. But now we live in the countryside. We think the cost of living is high and the traffic is heavy in the city. And there is a beautiful park. It’s not far from my home. It is convenient. Many people take a walk there after dinner. My home is a little far from my school. So I usually go to work by car.
【小题1】 Jim’s family lives in ____ now.

Dinner customs are different around the world. If you are a guest in Ghana( 加纳), this information will help you a lot.
In Ghana, dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. But there are no strict rules about time. Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food. When you go to a home, the person who receives guests takes you to the living room first. At this time everyone welcomes you. Then you go to the dinning room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.
In Ghana you usually eat with your fingers. You eat from the same dish as everyone else .But you eat from one side of the dish only. It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.
Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu. People in Ghana make fufu from the powder(粉末) of some plants. Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw(锯子) because it is very hard. You must chew(咀嚼) fufu well, or you may get sick. You eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only.
【小题1】From the passage we know that in Ghana ______________.

When I was small, my mum used to give the family something special for meals — she would make breakfast food for dinner.

I still remember one night my mum some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt. I waited to see if anybody noticed. To my surprise, my dad just took his , smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been. I’ve what I told him that night. I do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. He as usual, every single bit.

After dinner, my mum said to my dad for burning the bread. And I never forget what he said, “I burnt bread, dear. It doesn’t matter at all. ”

, I went to kiss Dad good night. I asked him if he really liked his bread burnt. He held me in arms and , “Your mum worked very hard all day. She's really . And you see — a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!”

Now I know life is not perfect. is perfect, either. As for me, I often forget birthdays or some other special days. But I’ve learned something over these years. What we really need is the understanding of each other, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and or just between two friends. This is the key to a happy .

So don’t get angry if the bread gets burnt. Remember, bread never hurt anyone. Be kind to those around you and a happier life will surely come closer to you.

1.A. cooked B. put C. found D. bought

2.A. glass B. milk C. spoon D. bread

3.A. decided B. known C. forgotten D. imagined

4.A. But B. So C. Because D. And

5.A. threw it away B. ate it up C. put it away D. looked it up

6.A. hello B. goodbye C. no D. sorry

7.A. hate B. love C. make D. save

8.A. The next morning B. Before dinner C. Later that night D. After school

9.A. shouted B. said C. laughed D. continued

10.A. tired B. excited C. worried D. interested

11.A. Everybody B. Anybody C. Nobody D. Somebody

12.A. important B. difficult C. funny D. easy

13.A. student B. brother C. sister D. child

14.A. class B. party C. life D. story

15.A. burnt B. cheap C. fresh D. cold