When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 　  this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 　     I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “　  You are going to college.” I was very 　    when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, 　  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 　  together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 　  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we 　  the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were 　 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 　 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the 　 ?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 　 !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 　  I could get into a good college. I 　  studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 　  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say                        B. do                            C. receive          D. find

2.A. teacher               B. friend                      C. father                     D. husband

3.A. Yes!                      B. No!                           C. Really?           D. OK?

4.A. angry          B. tired                        C. nervous                  D. surprised

5.A. he                         B. she                           C. it                               D. they

6.A. working               B. studying                  C. singing           D. farming

7.A. guess          B. mean                       C. say                           D. hope

8.A. looked at             B. returned to            C. arrived at                D. left for

9.A. outside                B. inside                      C. back                         D. away

10.A. terrible             B. wonderful              C. funny                       D. special

11.A. workers     B. guard                         C. building                   D. factory

12.A. better                B. harder                     C. worse                      D. easier

13.A. but                     B. if                               C. so that                     D. such that

14.A. enjoyed            B. stopped                  C. disliked          D. minded

15.A. way           B. idea                         C. plan                         D. visit

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Do as the Romans Do

　 The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don’t want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some diet, Pepsy-Cola（百事可乐）if you have it. ”That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

1. From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.

　 A. very hot　　　　 B. rude

　 C. impolite　　　　 D. cold]

2. When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels _______.

　 A. pleasant　　　　 B. uncomfortable

　 C. satisfied　　　　　 D. happy

3. Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?

　 A. He has had enough.

　 B. He is shy.

　 C. He is afraid that others will laugh at him.

　 D. He thinks it’s polite to do that.

4. When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will _______.

　 A. ask for it boldly

　 B. refuse the offer

　 C. ask for it directly

　 D. express himself indirectly

5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do “means “________”.

　 A. When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do

　 B. When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do

　 C. When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do

　 D. Romans can be an example for you

(选择恰当的句子填空,有两项多余)

A．He is very funny．　　　　　　　　

B．I think he likes sports very much．

C．What's his name?　　　　　　　　　　

D．Any good news?　　　　　　　　　　

E．Is he a little wild?　　　　　　　　

F．What's the matter with you?　　　　

G．His name is Bob．　　　　　　　　　　

　　 Anna：Hey，Nick，you look so happy today． (1)

Nick：We have a new comer in our class．(2)

Anna：How do you like him，Nick?

Nick：(3) He is tall and thin．

　　Anna：Is he funnier than you?

　　 Nick：He certainly is．He is much funnier than me．

　　Anna：(4)

Nick：Yes．He is very wild and noisy．He wears long hair and very cool clothes．

Anna：(5)

　　Nick：Yes，he does．He is very athletic．And he is even better at basketball than me.