When I was leaving to meet Lynne, my friend Tony told me that I’d better take some money. But I didn't listen to him. I thought Lynne would pay because she had invited me. I arrived at the restaurant on time. I know Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table and a waiter brought us some delicious food.

The dinner was a great success. We talked a lot while eating. After two hours, the waiter finally came and asked if we wanted one check (账单）or two, Lyrme said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I said，“Oh! I forgot my wallet! Can I call my friend, please?" The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called Tony. In a few minutes, he arrived with some money, and paid my check. He laughed at me all the way home. Now, I think it's funny too, but at that time I was very embarrassed. I thought an invitation to  have dinner in America meant the same thing as that in China. Now 1 think you have to understand thai your customs are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country, you have to learn about their customs, too. They can be quite different.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

One day I got an invitation to dinner from Lynne. Before I left, my friend Tony told me to take some money, bul 1 didn’t take his1.______. 1 reached the restaurant on time because I know being late is thought to be 2.______    . Lynne and I enjoyed the dinner very much. But two hours3._______, 1 got into trouble 4._______my check. I thought Lyrme would pay 5.________of the checks. In fact I was wrong. I had to call Tony for help. After the problem was solved, I realized the importance of learning about different customs.

Last Sunday I saw the hardest storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.
Then the strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.
When I came back into the house, it was raining harder. I tried hard to close the window. Then I heard a loud crashing（撞击）sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was—a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room

1. 1.

   There was a heavy storm_____ last Sunday

   1. A.
      at the afternoon
   2. B.
      in the morning
   3. C.
      in the evening
   4. D.
      during the lunch-time
2. 2.

   It was very quiet outside because____

   1. A.
      the weather was very cool
   2. B.
      it was rainy
   3. C.
      the weather was very hot
   4. D.
      there was a lot of thunders
3. 3.

   The paper flew out of the window because of ____

   1. A.
      the heavy rain
   2. B.
      the hot sun
   3. C.
      the strong wind
   4. D.
      the tall tree
4. 4.

   The storm lasted_____

   1. A.
      more than four hours
   2. B.
      more than three hours
   3. C.
      from one to six o’clock
   4. D.
      from two to five o’clock
5. 5.

   What happened when I closed the window?

   1. A.
      The rain became harder
   2. B.
      I was hurt by a big tree
   3. C.
      I was very scared of the loud sound
   4. D.
      A big tree fell down and broke the house

—You didn’t come to school yesterday, did you?

—_______, though I was very busy.

A. Yes,I did                         B. No, I didn’t           C. Yes, I didn’t D. No, I did