It’s 3:00 a.m. Angela is ready to start the day at the family bakery. She has three children, and they all   1   at the bakery. Vincent and his wife, Angela, are the owners of his family’s bakery.

Vincent’s father owned the bakery, and   2   Vincent’s grandfather owed the bakery. Now, Vincent and his wife own and run the bakery.

   3   in the family works in the shop. The oldest daughter, Claire decorates many of the special cakes. Marie, is the   4   child. She works at the counter, and sometimes she makes cookies. Paul, the youngest, is 14, and he makes bread. Vincent says, “Paul has good hands for bread.” The whole family works in the bakery, but the children only work here before or after

  5   .

The bakery is open from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every day   6   Monday. The bakery sell cookies, cakes and bread. For special holidays,   7    Easter and Christmas, Vincent keeps the bakery open   8   6:00 p.m., and Angela always prepares fresh coffee for their customers.

Mr Martino is a regular customer. He visits the bakery every morning. He always buys the round loaf of bread with no butter. He says that it’s good. Mrs Salerno is   9   a regular customer. Every Friday she buys two loaves of Italian bread and a large box of cookies. Her

  10   daughter, Laura, always gets one free cookie. Mrs Salerno says that Vincent’s bakery is the best in the area.

1. A. play            B. study           C. help           D. eat

2. A. at least        B. later on        C. since then      D. before that

3. A. Everyone        B. Someone         C. No one         D. Only one

4. A. first           B. middle          C. only           D. last

5. A. school          B. breakfast       C. lunch          D. class

6. A. from            B. on              C. except         D. to

7. A. for example    B. such as          C. as well as     D. in addition  

8. A. after           B. before          C. at             D. until

9. A. just            B. still           C. also           D. even

10. A. six year old   B. six years old    C. six-old-years  D. six-year-old

　　My name is Liu Mei. I live in a big city. There are many parks in the city. There's a big park near my home. Many people go to the park every day. From Monday to Friday, it opens at 9∶00 in the morning and closes at 6∶00 in the afternoon. At weekends, it opens at 8∶00 in the morning and closes at 7∶00. I can play games there with my brothers and sisters. But I can't play football there because there's no football field in the park.

A．Because the park is small.

B．Because she doesn't like it.

C．Because there's no football field in the park.

Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here’s a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they’ll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don’t drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

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1 What do the Germans prefer when they go to a meeting?

A. They prefer to be on time.                       B. They prefer to arrive very early.

C. They prefer to arrive very late.                D. They prefer to arrive a little late.

2According to the text, if a group of Englishmen, Americans and Italians hold a meeting, who will be the last to arrive?

   A. The Englishmen.                                     B. The Americans.

   C. The Italians.                                           D. Both the Englishmen and the Italians.

3 What do the Japanese like to do at lunchtime?

   A. To drink.                                               B. To get to know each other.

   C. To talk business.                                     D. To eat only.

4 According to the writer, the British like to ________.

   A. arrive on time and talk business during the meal

   B. arrive earliest and hate talking business at a meal

   C. arrive 15 minutes late and talk business after the meal

   D. arrive a few minutes late and discuss business during the meal

5 By giving us the two examples, the writer means to show us that _______.

   A. different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world

   B. the Germans are more serious and have good living habits

   C. the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything

   D. the French people are very lazy. They prefer eating and drinking more

       Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service(服务).

·Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.

·Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.

·Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.

·Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.

·Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00,  20:00 to 23:30.

·Other services: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours.

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6 If you want to have a meal at 5:30 a.m., what would you do?

A. Phone the service desk.                          B. Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.

C. Go to the hotel dining room.                    D. Put a message outside the room.

7 The underlined word “dial” means _______.

A. 划                       B. 打 C. 拨                                  D. 摸

8 If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at

________.

A. 12:00                     B. 1:00 C. 10:00                              D. 11:30

9 The instructions tell us that you can _______.

A. go shopping at any time in the hotel B. get at least seven services

C. see a film when you want to                   D. go to the coffee house twice a week

10 Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. Franklin Hotel offers supper from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

     B. If you want to make a call in Franklin Hotel, you must dial “0” first.

     C. You can go shopping at 5:30a.m. in Franklin Hotel.

     D. You can get your breakfast without leaving your room in Franklin Hotel.