It is completely unnecessary to take a gift with you when you are invited to dinner in the US, but if you want to do so, it should be a small, __l__ thing. You might bring some sweets, or some small toys for the child, or __2__ from China. Here are some suggestions: A paper cut（剪纸）is a lovely gift (one is fine, not a whole package). If you want to make it __3__ different, buy an inexpensive frame（框子）in the local shop and frame it. Chinese tea is also a wonderful gift. It's true __4__ Chinese tea is available（可取得的）in the United States, but the __5__ that you chose it and brought it with you from China makes it very special. Chinese bookmarks are very wonderful __6__ too, and if you want to buy a set of __7__ paintings which you like, you might give one of them as a gift. One of the nicest things you can do is to cook a Chinese dish and take it with you. Again, however, a gift is not necessary and if you go with a group of students, one small token（象征性的）gift is enough. If you __8__ ten dollars on something, that's an expensive gift for you. But it's not __9__ for most of the Americans we meet. It's good to bring a nice“token” gift that tells the person“__10__,”not a gift that tells him how much money you spent.

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　Once there was a 　1　man. He worked for a landlord (地主). The landlord 　2　the man work all day long, 　3 　paid (付钱) him very little money and didn't 　4 　him enough (足够的) food to eat.

　One day 　5 　the man was having the breakfast, the landlord came and said to him , “It's too much trouble (麻烦) to go to work and come back 　6 　supper. 　7　I want you to have breakfast and lunch and supper now, 　8 　you go to the fields (田地).”

　“How 　9 　I eat three meals at the same time?”the man thougt. But he said, “All right.” He 　10 　his breakfast and went out.

　Two hours 　11 　the landlord went out 　12 　a walk. Now what did he see? He saw that the man was sitting under a tree and smoking (吸烟). The landlord was very angry.“ 　13 　aren't you working in the fields?”he asked. The man said 　14 　a smile, “I've had my supper and you know very well that after supper it's time to 　15 　.”

完形填空。（10分）

Bruce is only an 8 years old boy.He loves the 33    very much.Many students in his class have pets(宠物), 34    he doesn’t have one.So he wants his mother to buy him a 35    .It’s Sunday today.Bruce and his mother go shopping.Bruce asks,”Mom,could you buy me a pet?”

“Let me see…What pet do you 36  ?”his mother asks.

“I want a  37   .I like it very much.”

“Oh,dear.You can’t have a pet monkey.It will  38  your bananas.”

“How about a panda?It’s cute.It’s my 39   animal.”

“A panda?No.It will drink your milk.”

“Well,”Bruce 40   a moment(一会儿).”Oh,I can have a pet elephant.It can’t drink my milk.It is very kind,too.”

“It’s so 41  and we don’t have a big room for it,”says his mother.”You can have a pet.It isn’t big,and it can’t drink your milk or eat your bananas.”

“Well,I know.”

“ 42   is it,my dear?”

“Dad!Bruce says happily.

1.                A．food           B．animals         C．clothes   D．vegetables

2.                A．so             B．and            C．but  D．then

3.                A．book           B．banana         C．desk D．pet

4.                A．want           B．bring           C．see  D．give

5.                A．lion            B．tiger           C．monkey  D．cat

6.                A．drink          B．eat            C．wait D．cook

7.                A．good           B．well            C．love D．favorite

8.                A．thinks          B．looks           C．helps D．goes

9.                A．old            B．young          C．big  D．nice

10.               A．How           B．Where         C．Whos     D．What

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  36   helping others.”

    One morning, his parents gave him some money to  37   some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

    The old man answered, “I’m   38  . I haven’t had any food for two days.”

    At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the  39  .”

    When they got there, Bill asked the   40  to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter   41  the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  42  . I’m fine now. I’ll   43  forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

    Bill was  44  when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned    45   that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.