I feel very excited at the thought that in another week I shall be with you again on holiday. I have enjoyed my stay in England very much indeed. Mr Brown and classmates are nice to me, but, as they say in England, “There’s no place like home.” and I think you feel this above all at Christmas time.
I am leaving here early on Thursday, the 23rd, and I shall arrive in Basle on Friday morning, so I shall be home somewhere about lunchtime. Can you meet me at the station, as I shall have a lot of luggage?
In some of my earlier letters I have told you all about the other students here. Well, I want to ask my Polish friend Jan to come and spend Christmas with us. Will that be all right? His father and mother died last year, he can go home for Christmas, and he has no friend in England except the Browns. He is a nice boy. I know you all like him, and I feel sure he will enjoy Christmas with us. It is very short notice, but you are always pleased, I know, if we bring our friends home. however, I have not yet invited him, as I thought it was better to ask you first. Please let me know as soon as possible if it will be all right.

1. 1.

   The writer was very excited at the thought that ________.

   1. A.
      she would be back home with her new friend
   2. B.
      she would be with her parents in another week
   3. C.
      her parents wanted to see her very much
   4. D.
      she would go on staying in England
2. 2.

   She wanted some one to meet her because ________.

   1. A.
      she was told to do so
   2. B.
      she would be tired out after the trip
   3. C.
      she would carry a pile of things
   4. D.
      she didn’t know where the station was
3. 3.

   The underlined sentence “There’s no place like home” means ________.

   1. A.
      There is not a place that the writer likes
   2. B.
      There is no place that the writer can live in
   3. C.
      The writer’s home is not in London in fact
   4. D.
      East and west, home is best
4. 4.

   These paragraphs are taken out of a ________.

   1. A.
      magazine
   2. B.
      letter
   3. C.
      book
   4. D.
      newspaper

There is one word that is on the lips of Americans , day and night , “Sorry”.

One time as I was walking on the street , a young man ran by hurriedly , brushing against my handbag . Even as he continued on his way , he turned back and said “sorry” to me . Even in a rush , he didn’t forget to apologize .

One day , after I bought some apples , the salesman was giving me the change , but I wasn’t ready for it , and a coin dropped on the ground, “I’m sorry ,” he said while bending down to pick it up . I was puzzled —why would he apologize when it was my fault ?

Another time , I stepped on a man’s foot in an escalator . At the same time , we both said “sorry” . I thought it interesting : was it really necessary for him apologize ?  

Later on , an American friend explained to me that according to the American ideas, the escalator is public place which everyone should be able to stand in . After someone occupies a position in the escalator , making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand in , isn’t it necessary to express an apology ?

During my stay in America , I gradually realized that when friction (摩擦) occurs in daily life , Americans don’t care much about who is responsible . If someone is troubled , a “sorry” is always necessary . Even if the other person is hurt , the “sorry” would cool tempers . Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses , subways or streets in America .

1.When I was walking in the street , ____ .

2.When the salesman gave me the change , _____

3.The man on whose feet I stepped apologized to me because ____ .

4.In this passage , the author seems to feel _____ the Americans’ “sorry”.

There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night: “Sorry.”

One time as I was walking on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing against my handbag. Even as he continued on his way, he turned back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t forget to apologize. One day, after I bought a mango, the salesman was giving me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped to the ground. “I’m sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was puzzled—why would he apologize when it is my fault?

Another time, I stepped on a man’s foot in an escalator, at the same time, we both said “sorry”. I thought it interesting, was it really necessary for him to apologize? Later on, an American friend explained to me that according to the American mentality, the escalators a public place, and everyone should be able to stand in it. After someone occupies a position in the elevator, making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand, isn’t it necessary to express an apology?

If you go to the movies and the tickets happen to be sold out, the ticket seller will say: “Sorry, the tickets are sold out.” Whenever one of your hopes goes unfulfilled, an American will say “sorry” as a sign of sympathy.

During my stay in America, I often came across situations in which I was supposed to say “sorry”. Gradually, I realized that when friction（摩擦）appears in daily life, Americans don’t care much about who is wrong; If someone is troubled, a “sorry” is always necessary. When this happens, even if the other person is hurt, the “sorry” cools tempers and human kindness is shown. Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets of America.

1.How many examples are given to show that Americans like to say “sorry”?

A．One             B．Two              C．Three            D．Four

2.When the author was walking on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly ______.

A．and took away his bag                    B．and touched his bag

C．to help him with his bag                   D．to brush his bag

3.Which of the following plays a different role in the passage?

A．Paragraph 2       B．Paragraph 3        C．Paragraph 4        D．Paragraph 5

4.At last, the author’s attitude towards the Americans’ “sorry” seems to be ______.

A．angry            B．interested         C．approving(赞成)    D．disappointed

5.The best title for the passage can be “_______”.

A．My life in America                       B．Americans’ “sorry”

C．My experience in an escalator             D．The meaning of “sorry”

 该句多一个词：把余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该句右边横线上写出该词

并也用斜线划掉。该句缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该句右边横线上写出该

加的词。该句错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该句右边横线上写出改正后的词。

It is a pleasure for me to write this letter to tell how much             1. __ ___

I enjoyed my stay in your whole family last week. This was my       2. __ ___

first visit an English family. At first, I was worried about my           3. __ ___  

poor English. And when I saw your wife and children waiting for        4.__ ___

me with warm smile of welcome on their faces. I immediately knew       5.__ ___ 

that everything would be all right. There are many more happy           6. ___

memories of the week that I will keep with me forever. I particularly      7. ___ 

enjoyed driving through the countryside with you and saw the            8._ ___

changing colors of the leaves on the trees. I also like the                9._ ___

fishing trip. It was such much fun.                                                       10. __

该句多一个词：把余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该句右边横线上写出该词
并也用斜线划掉。该句缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该句右边横线上写出该
加的词。该句错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该句右边横线上写出改正后的词。
It is a pleasure for me to write this letter to tell how much            【小题1】 __ ___
I enjoyed my stay in your whole family last week. This was my      【小题2】 __ ___
first visit an English family. At first, I was worried about my          【小题3】 __ ___  
poor English. And when I saw your wife and children waiting for      【小题4】__ ___
me with warm smile of welcome on their faces. I immediately knew     【小题5】__ ___ 
that everything would be all right. There are many more happy         【小题6】 ___
memories of the week that I will keep with me forever. I particularly    【小题7】 ___ 
enjoyed driving through the countryside with you and saw the          【小题8】_ ___
changing colors of the leaves on the trees. I also like the              【小题9】_ ___
fishing trip. It was such much fun.                                                    【小题10】 __