3.(　　 ) On Easter Monday the women used to____________.

　　　 A. walk outside to show their new dresses and hats 　e to the parks for a walk 　　　

C. receive spring clothes as presents　 D. buy spring clothes and hats in the　 parks

2.(　　 ) The British people usually celebrate_________.

A.　　 Christmas Eve but not Christmas Day 　B. Christmas Day buy not Christmas Eve

C. both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 　D. neither Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

1.(　　 ) In Britain __________on Bank Holiday.

　　　 A. banks are closed　　 　　　　　　B. parks are closed

　　　 C. people enjoy their holiday　　　 D. people all go to the country

5.(　　 ) Which of the following statements(陈述) is wrong?

A.　　 Most people want to have jobs. 　

B. Machines need more money and longer holidays.

　　　 C. Now more people are without work.

　　　 D. Machines are taking work instead of people not only in factories but also on the farm.

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　 Do you know what a Bank Holiday in Britain is?

　 On a Bank holiday, all the banks are closed and so are other shops. People enjoy their holiday in the parks, at the seaside and in the country. Christmas is the most important of all the Bank Holidays in the year. At Christmas people give presents to each other and the whole big family get together. The English people usually celebrate Christmas Eve as in several other European countries.

　　 Boxing Day comes after Christmas, on December 26th. It has nothing to do with the sport of "boxing". On this day works will receive presents from their bosses.

　　 Easter Monday comes after Easter Day in March. Easter Monday used to be the day on which the women would go to walk in the parks, wearing new dresses and hats. Though they　 may not do this today, they still buy and wear spring clothes for this day.

　　　 People spend the Summer Bank Holiday in late August. It is the most popular holiday of the year, because it comes at a time when children are not at school. A lot of people try to make this a long weekend, and go to the seaside or to the country. The result　 is that there have always been traffic jams on the way.

　　 In recent years, many people have talked about creating　 another Bank Holiday because Holiday between August and Christmas, but　 nothing has been done. They said that October would be a good month, for the weather is often very nice then.

4.(　　 )How many people outside cities go into cities to look for jobs each day?

　　　　 A. More than 75000.　　 B. 70% of the people.

　　　　 C. About 75000.　　　 D. About 4% of the people in the world.

3.(　　 ) One machine can do as much work as___________.

A.　　 40 people 　　　　　　　B. 75000 people 　

C. 70% of the people 　　　　D. 4% of the peopel in the world

2.(　　 ) If the economies of the world grow by 4% each year,________.

　　　　 A. people will have no jobs　　 B. 4% of the people will have jobs, too

　　　　 C. people can have the same number of jobs as before

　　　　 D. 96% of the people will have jobs.

1. It was _________for people to find work before than today.

　　　　 A. more difficult　　 B. easier 　　　　C. not possible　　 D. difficult

5.(　　 ) In Japan , it is _________to take off your shoes when entering a house.

　　　 A. bad manners 　　B. good manners　 　C. very impolite　　 D. of no use

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Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everybody. the economies(经济)of the world need　 to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are without work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in a shorter time. Also, machines don't ask for more money and longer holidays. In all of the countries of the world machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on farms. One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.

4.(　　 ) _________, a person does not talk or laugh loudly.

　　　 A. When in the classroom　 　　　　B. When at a party

　　　 C. When in the presence of strangers　 　D. When among friends