Englishmen speak British English and Americans speak American English. A student is learning to speak British English. He often asks himself, “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?” Certainly there are some differences between British and American English. The Englishmen say “Do you have a pen?” The pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans often sound “r” in words like “bird” and “hurt”. The British speakers don’t sound the “r” in these words. There are differences in spelling. For example, “colour” and “neighbour” are British while “colour” and “neighbour” are American. These differences in grammar, pronunciation and spelling are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language. When Englishmen and Americans are talking with each other, the don’t need an interpreter(翻译).

1．Between British and American English, _______

A．the greatest difference is in spelling

B．there are differences in many ways

C．people can’t understand each other      D．students don’t know the difference

2. When a student is asking himself “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?” it shows that_______.

A. he wants to learn American English                 B．he doesn’t like British English

C．he hasn’t spoken to any American so far   

D．he is spending more time

3. The differences between British and American English are not important because______

A. everyone knows the differences 　　

B. people talk to each other very often

C. Englishmen and Americans get along well    

D. British English and American English are the same language

4. “Have you a pen” and “Do you have a pen?” show a difference in______

A. grammar                  B. spelling 

C. pronunciation            D. listening

5. At the end of the passage the writer wants to tell us _______.

 A. British and American English will be two different languages some day

 B. Englishmen and Americans will never need an interpreter while talking

 C. there will be no more differences between British and American English

 D. the differences between British English and American English will grow larger

Reading is an important activity for many Americans. Today, thousands of men, women and children are members of groups to discuss the books they read.

     No one knows how many Americans belong to（属于） reading groups called book clubs. Yet publishers（出版商） and bookstores report that more and more people throughout the United States are joining the clubs.

     Most of the clubs work the same way. Members read the same book at the same time. Then they meet to talk about the book. Members may be friends or people who live near each other. Or, they may be people who work together.

    Book clubs may be for only women or only men. Or, they can be for husbands and wives together. Some are family groups where parents attend with their children. Children may belong to book clubs of their own. American children may be as young as four years old or as old as eighteen.

     Some book clubs in the United States are for husbands and wives. One woman says this is a great idea for a book club. She says husbands and wives often talk to each other only about their children, work, or money problems. “Talking about books,” she says. “opens a whole new level(水平) of communication.

   (   )6. It is reported that ______________ in the United States.

A.      reading is important only for men.  B reading is important only for women

C a lot of people are joining book clubs  D no one likes reading books

(  )7 Most book clubs want their members ________________.

A to read the same book at the same time     B to buy a lot of books at the same time

C to read different books at the same time    D to read the same book at different time

(  )8 Before joining the book club, husbands and wives often talk about ______.

A. housework   B. books    C. writers    D. children, money or work

(  )9. According to the passage, the youngest children in book clubs are ______.

A. eighteen years old  B. four years old   C. fifteen years old  D. two years old

(  )10. The best title of the passage might be _______________.

A. Reading Clubs for Children    B. An important Activity in the USA

C. Book Clubs in the USA       D. Books

Do you often talk with your parents? Here is some advice on how to talk with them.

Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask them questions about their day. How’s work? They love this.

Make it clear what you want to tell your parents. If they have an opinion, let them finish and don’t stop their talking. Ask them to do the same for you.

Show them respect (尊重) by listening to them carefully. Look them in the eye (直视).

Be honest. Honesty builds trust (信任). Life is good when your parents trust you.

If your parents don’t understand, that’s OK. It doesn’t mean they don’t love you. Sometimes you have to explain the things to them again.

When you finish the talk, thank them for listening. Say something like “thanks”. It will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more often.

1.If you want to start the talk easily, you should say something        at the beginning.

A．fun              B．exciting           C．sad              D．unhappy

2.While talking to the parents, you should look them in the eye to show you     them.

A．dislike            B．understand        C．respect           D．agree with

3.When the parents don’t understand you, you can      .

A．ask them to stop                        B．argue with them

C．look them in the eye                     D．explain your idea to them again

4.When you finish the talk, you should       your parents for listening.

A．say goodbye to     B．thank             C．say sorry to        D．ask

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．We should thank our parents.

B．It’s important to understang our parents.

C．We should love our parents.

D．Some ways to communicate with our parents.

 

Linda has two Chinese friends. often talk in Chinese.
A. Their                    B. Them              C. They