Some British and American people like to invite their friends for a meal at home. You should not be unhappy if your English friends don’t invite you to their houses. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you!

Dinner parties usually start between 7:oo pm and 8:00 pm and end at about 11:00 pm. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or wine as a small gift.

Usually dinners start with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be more polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall . But remember it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end . They eat with their guests.

You ‘ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables , and the dessert , followed by coffee. It ‘s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want.

Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “ thank you” letter. British and American people like to say “ thank you” all the time.

42. A dinner party usually begins _________.

A. at about 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning

B. at about 11:00 in the morning

C. between 7:00 and 8:00 in the evening

D. at night

43.It’s polite to________.

A. get to your friend’s home as early as possible

B. bring something expensive to your friends

C. bring some small presents to your friends

D. help the hosts do some cooking

44.Dinners usually begin with______ in English and America.

A. meat   B. soup    C. vegetables     D. dessert

45.What do we know from this passage?

A. British and American people will invite you to dinner if they like you.

B. The hosts often sit at one side of the table and the guests sit at the other side.

C .British and American people often say “ thank you’.

D. You must drink some coffee before the dinner.

Once there was a man who had two children ,a boy and a girl.The boy was good-looking but the girl was not . One day they found a mirror for the first time and they saw what they looked like.The boy was very pleased and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”The girl didn't like what her brother said and give him a hard push.“Go away!”She said. Their father saw what was happening .He went up to them and said to the boy,“You must always be good as well as look good.”Then the father said to the girl, “My dear,if you help everyone and do your best to please him ,everyone will love you.It doesn't matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”

(　 )41. O nce a man had ______.

A. A good-looking girl　 B. an ugly boy C.two good-looking children D. a boy and a girl

(　 )42. The boy saw what he looked like in the mirror and was pleased because he ______.

A. found a mirrior B. knew he looked as nice as his sister

C. and his sister were good-looking. D. was handsome.

(　 )43.The girl gave the boy a hard push because ______.

A. She was stronger　　 B. what he said was wrong.

C.she wasn't pleased with what he said　 D.her father loved her.

(　 )44. Father told the girl that______.

(2)It was important to be good-looking B. It was a good thing to be ugly.

C.If she did her best to help people ,she would enjoy people's love.

D. she was as good-looking as her brother.

(　 )45. What can we learn from the story?　 ______

A. To be good-looking is very important.

B. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.

C. If you want to make yourself look good,you must be good to people.

D. If you often help people,you will become more and more beautiful

　 Everyone needs friends. We all like to __36__ close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. ___37__sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people __38__. But we could feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are just the same. Friends __39__don’t get on well. It doesn’t mean that they no longer __40__each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very __41__. We miss them very much, but we can __42__ them and write to them. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out __43__ we like our new friends when we get to know them.

There is more good __44__ for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It __45__ be that they are happier. Being happy helps people stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

(　　 )36. A. watch 　　　　　　 　B. feel 　　　　　　 C. look 　　　　 　D. see

(　　 )37. A. Nearly 　　 　B. Hardly 　 　　C. Certainly 　 　D. Suddenly

(　　 )38. A. around 　　 　B. alone 　　 　　C. away 　　　 　D. above

( )39. A. always 　　 　B. never 　 　　C. sometimes 　　　 　D. usually

(　　 )40. A. know 　　　 　B. think 　　　　　 C. hate 　　　　 　D. like

(　　 )41. A. angry 　　　 　B. sad 　　　　　　 C. happy 　　　 　D. surprised

(　　 )42. A. ask 　　　　　 　B. call 　　　　　　 C. tell 　　　　　 　D. order

(　　 )43. A. how much 　　　 　B. how long 　 C. how many 　D. how often

(　　 )44. A. time 　　　　 　B. thought 　　C. knowledge 　D. news

(　　 )45. A. must 　　　　 　B. will 　　　　　　 C. couldn’t 　 　D. need

Many students now like the Internet very much. Lin Gang likes 41 , too. What does he like doing on the 　42 ? He likes playing games and 　43 music. He often 44 some nice songs from the Internet. Does he use it for 　45 ?Yes, sometimes he 　46 English on it. 　47 does Lin Gang play games on the computer? 48 Saturday and Sunday. And he often does that 　49 . Because he doesn’t 　50 a computer at home. He asks his 51 to buy one for him, 　52 she doesn’t agree（同意）.Her mother 53 to him, ”It’s not 　54 for you to play computer games too 　55 .”

(　　　　　　 )41.A. them　　　　　 B. they　　　　　 C. its　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

(　　　　　　 )42.A. computer　　 B. table　　　　　 C. mouse　　　 D. printer

(　　　　　　 )43.A. singing B. writing　　　 C. listening to D. making

(　　　　　　 )44.A . buys 　　　 B. downloads（下载） C. opens D. sings

(　　　　　　 )45.A. play　　　　　 B. studying　　　　　 C. emails　　　　　　　 D. talking

(　　　　　　 )46.A. needs　　　　 B. takes　　　　　　　　 C. brings　　　　　　　 D. learns

(　　　　　　 )47.A. How　　　　　 B. Where　　　 C. What　　　　　　　　　　　 D. When

(　　　　　　 )48.A. In　　　　　　　 B. To　　　　　　　　　 C. On　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. From

(　　　　　　 )49.A. at home　　　 B. at school　　　　　 C. at work　　　　　　 D. in his bedroom

(　　　　　　 )50.A. have　　　　　 B. has　　　　　　　　　 C. plays　　　　 D. know

(　　　　　　 )51.A. mother B. father　　　　 C. sister　　　　 D. grandmother

(　　　　　　 )52.A. but　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. because

(　　　　　　 )53.A. likes　　　　　 B. calls　　　　　 C. sounds　　　　　　 D. says

(　　　　　　 )54.A. bad　　　　　　 B. careful　　　 C. unhealthy　　　　 D. good

(　　　　　　 )55.A. many　　　　 B. well　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　 D. only

How do you get on with your teachers? Every day, we spend hours with our teachers at school. We 41　 them, and they teach us to be good people. The relationship between students and teachers is very important.

　　 Teachers care about our studies and lives, and it seems they know everything about the subjects they teach. They also have the right (权利) to decide　 42　 should be the class leaders or represent the class to take part in the activities.

　　 So, many students want to be the teacher' s pet. We 43 teachers great respect. In class, we obey the rules and keep　 44　 if the teacher doesn' t ask us to speak. We　 45　 have opinions different from our teachers'. When they make a mistake, we are afraid to point it out. Some of us don ' t want to contact teachers after class because we don' t want to bother (打扰) them.

　　 At American 46. , the situation is a little different. Teachers and students are more like friends.　 47　 a teacher by his or her name is common. In class, students express their opinions 　48 and challenge (挑战) teachers when they don' t agree. If it lures out that a teacher made a mistake, the teacher will say " 49 " in front of the whole class. Students and teachers also

communicate through e-mail, Facebook or Twitter after class. They chat 50　 studies and life experiences.

　　 Teachers are like our parents and our friends. So we should respect our teachers.

41. A. learn about　 B. learn from　 　C. come from　　 D. hear about

42. A. that　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. who　　　　 D. what

.43~ A. send　　 　B. make　　　 　C. tell　　　　　 D. show

44. A. quiet　　　　 B. noisy　　　 　 C. fired　　　　 D. sleepy

45. A. often　　　 　B. usually　　　 C. always　　 　 D. hardly

46. A. families　　　 B. offices　　　 C. schools　　　 D. shops

47. A. Calling　　 　B. Call　　　 　　C. Calls　　 　 D. Called

48. A. really　 　　 B. quickly　 　　 C. freely　　 　 D. regularly

49. A. OK　　　 　 B. thanks　　　 　C. sorry　　　 　 D. yes

50. A. for　　　　 B. about　　 　 C. with　　 　　D. to