Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset（不安的）if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you.

　 Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

　 Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks（小吃）. If you want to be extra 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 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 then dessert（甜点心）, followed by coffee. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.

　 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, thank, thank you” all the time!

（　）1. If your English friend doesn’t invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she ______.

　 A. doesn’t like you　　　　　　　　　 B. likes you

C. can’t afford to do so　　　　　 D. is too busy

（　）2. It’s impolite ______.

　 A. to ask about the price of a certain thing

　 B. to say “thank you” to hosts

　 C. take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner

　 D. to eat up everything on your plate

（　）3. The meal ends with _______ usually.

　 A. soup　　　　　　　 　　　 B. coffee

　 C. meat or fish　　　　　　　　　 D. dessert

（　）4. When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better _______.

　 A. ask what time you should arrive

　 B. take your wife with you

　 C. drink as more as possible

　 D. eat more snacks as you can

（　）5. Which of the following is true?

　 A. The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

　 B. The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

　 C. The husband and the wife usually sit together.

　 D. You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that.

　　A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English. You have to read stories in English. And speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers, try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you don't miss anything out.

（　）1. If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard ________.

A. every day in a year　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. for most of the month

C. for only a few days　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. late at night

（　）2. If people want to learn English well, they ________.

A. only need to learn grammar

B. must often practice English

C. have to go to England

D. should go to bed early

（　）3. It is important to ________ a few days before the exam.

A. play too much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. have a good sleep

C. read the question papers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have a good drink

（　）4. When people have finished the exam, they should ________.

A. stand up and leave at once

B. answer a few more questions

C. make sure that they don't miss anything out

D. leave some mistakes on the question paper

（　）5. The best title for the passage is ________.

A. An Important Exam　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. An Easy Exam

C. Get Ready for Exam　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. How to Pass an Exam

 

British Study Tours Using the wonderful railway system, we offer an unusual holiday, sports and study program. Your hotel is a train: eat and sleep on the train and spend each day in a different part of Britain.	Summer School in France   We offer summer school for students between the age of 12 and 16. Live with a French family and choose from different activities including horse-riding, football and swimming.
Summer in Australia   We will arrange a program for students. All our courses take place at the college in Sydney. Morning classes are held in Chinese, evening classes on Australian history are in English. We offer an exciting program of evening activities including music, dance and theatre.	Holiday Program in Germany   We offer morning classes in German at all levels. In the afternoon, you are free to join in  our mountain walks or go shopping in the nearby town. In the evening, we organize a full program for fun. All ages are welcome.

（　 ）1. If you like traveling by train, you can go to _______.

         A．Summer School in France                          B．Summer in Australia

C．British Study Tours                                 D．Holiday Program in Germany

（　 ）2. If you want to improve your English, which of the following will you choose?

         A．Holiday program in Germany and British Study Tours.

         B．Summer in Australia and Summer School in France.

         C．British Study Tours and Summer in Australia.

D．Summer School in France and Holiday Program in Germany.

（　 ）3. The difference between Summer School in France and the other three is that ______.

         A．you can go at any time of the year

B．you can stay with a local family

          C．you can do many kinds of sports

D．you can take part in many organized activities

（　 ）4. Which program offers study for all ages?

         A．Holiday Program in Germany.                     B．Summer in Australia.

         C．Summer School in France.                         D．British Study Tours.

（　 ）5. The passages were written to lead people to ______.

         A．have a holiday abroad                                B．join their programs

         C．study English                                            D．live in other countries

Live Music-Late Night Jazz （爵士乐）

　　Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis , the famous trumpet player （ 号手）. He is

known to play well into the early hours , so don't want to get much sleep.

PLACE: The Jazz Club　　　　　　　　　　 DATES: 15—23 June PRICE: ￥100—150　　　　　　　　　　　　TIME: 10 p.m. till late! TEL: 4668736

Scottish Dancing

Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.

PLACE: Jack Stein' s　　　　　　　　　　 DATES: 10—20 May PRICE: ￥150　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 TIME: 7—10 p.m. TEL: 4021877

Shows-Anhui Museum

There are 12 000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.

PLACE:Anhui Museum　　　　　　　　　　 DATES: 1 Mar. —30 Jun. PRICE: ￥60（ ￥30 for students）　　　　 TIME: Monclay—Friday 9 a. m. —5 p.m. TEL: 4886888　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Weekends 9 a. m. — 9 p.m.

Your pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this

E-mail （电子邮件） to tell him something about the hotels （旅馆）.

SUN HOTEL Dates　　　　　　　　　　Prices（a night） 1 Oct.—31 Dec.　　　　　　　　　　　　 ￥168 1 Jan. —31 Mar.　　　　　　　　　　　　 ￥148 1 Apr: —30 Apr. （closed）　　　　　　　　 — 1 May—31 May　　　　　　　　　　　　 ￥188 1 Jun. —30 Sep.　　　　　　　　　　　　 ￥208

ROSE HOTEL Prices（a night） ￥ 198 ￥ 178 — ￥ 218 ￥ 248

TEL: 4686788　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 E-mail: Li Hong@ 163. com.

（　　） 1. If you want to watch dancing , you can call

A. 4668736　　　　B. 4021877　　　　　　C. 4886888　　　　 D. 4686788

（　　） 2 You can see the whole of Chinese history at _________ in April in Anhui Museum.

A. 3 p.m. every day　　　　　　　　　　 B. 9 p.m. from Monday to Friday

C. 7 a.m. at weekends　　　　　　　　　　 D. 7 p.m. every day

（　　） 3. You can enjoy________ at Jack Stein's.

A. American jazz　　　　　　　　　　　　B. Scottish dancing

C. 12 000 pieces on show　　　　　　　　 D. yourself all night

（　　） 4. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for months of the year.

A. nine　　　　　　B. ten　　　　　　 C. eleven　　　　 D. twelve

（　　） 5. You have Y 148 , and you can in May.

A. listen to jazz　　　　　　　　　　　　B. watch Scottish dancing

C. go to Anhui Museum　　　　　　　　 D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night

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