American people like to say ‘Thank you ’or say something kind when others help them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．
You should say‘Thank you’when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you and when someone says you always do your work well or you have a nice thing or your city is very beautiful．‘Thank you’is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．
‘Excuse me’is another short sentence they use．When you hear someone says‘Excuse me’behind you，you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to break(打断)others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them。say‘Excuse me’first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．
Let’s learn to say‘Thank you’and‘Excuse me’．
【小题1】You should say‘Thank you’when_______．

A．you say something kind to others

B．you help others

C．someone helps you

D．you need others to help you

【小题2】From the passage we know‘Thank you’is_______．

A．used in the world

B．used more often than ‘Excuse me’

C．used only by Americans

D．used only between friends

【小题3】You should say‘Excuse me’if you want to________．

A．cough	B．make some noise
C．go first	D．A，B and C

【小题4】When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way，you should say‘_______’．

A．Thank you	B．That’s very kind of you
C．Excuse me	D．I'm sorry

【小题5】This passage mainly tells us the way_________．

A．to be happy	B．to be polite
C．to help others	D．to learn from Americans

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。（本大题共15分）

1. Little Kitty likes keeping the secrets to_____________ (her) ，even her best friends don’t know

them.

2.He looked much ___________ (sad) when he knew he didn’t pass the exam.

3. Mrs Green with her two daughters always _________ (try) different kinds of food on Sundays.

4.The real _________ of the match were our players. (hero)

5.My parents never agreed ____________ (invite) my classmates to our home.

6. Do they often have a nice time ____________ (walk) in the park nearby?

7.Everybody here _____________ (be) very happy if he can pass the Mid-term exam.

8. Look! How happily the children ____________ (play) hide-and-seek over there!

9.          （luck），he got 59 scores and didn’t pass the exam in the end.

10.The Great wall is one of  the           (wonderful) places in the world.

 

Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I        . I         a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father       , too.” But what about the other days of the year?

In my family, my parents like         very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very happy. In the evening, we eat moon cakes and watch the        .

I have a friend. Her parents       in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to        . So she dials (拨打) the number, but then she puts down the phone.         About 15 minutes, she dials the number again.”Hi, Mom…”

Later, I ask, “Why do you dial the number        ?” She smiles, “My parents are old and      , so they can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them         time to         the telephone.”

My friend is a good girl. She is always         about her parents. You also want to be a         child, right? Please always remember to         your parents at anytime, not just on some important days.

1.A. will            B. do                                     C. won’t                                D. don’t

2.A. buy                             B. sell                        C. take                      D. do

3.A. a cake       B. a kiss                      C. some money                 D. a gift

4.A. Halloween          B. Chinese New Year  C. Thanksgiving Day     D. Mid-Autumn Festival

5.A. moon                     B. sun                         C.TV                                    D. film

6.A. live                              B. play                       C. travel                             D. eat

7.A. take a walk                   B. go fishing                        C. make a call                     D. have a rest

8.A. After                           B. When                             C. Before                            D. For

9.A. a twice               B. twice                     C. second                           D. the second

10.A. slow                          B. fast                                  C. healthy                           D. strong

11.A. enough                     B. little                       C. any                                  D. free

12.A. move (移动)              B. bring                      C. take                                 D. answer

13.A. telling              B. saying                             C. thinking                          D. waiting

14.A. well                           B. clever                             C. bad                                  D. good

15.A. think                B. love                                 C. want                      D. hear