Dear Liz，

My stay in Thailand has certainly been the experience of my life． 

       Life is busy and exciting．Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population of 10  million and heavy traffic．I'm very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside  the city．There are Mr. and Mrs. Phairat, their son Sanan, who is 18, the daughter Chinda, who  is 16, and Grandpa and Grandma．  

I go to an international school with Sanan and Chinda．The school teaches about 70 percent  in English，and 30 percent in Thai. I've learned some spoken language，but Thai writing is very difficult．The cooking lesson is my favourite．I'm learning all about Thai food and culture People don’t use chopsticks here，but spoons and forks．When I come back，I'm going to cook you a real Thai meal．   

Last weekend we visited some temples．We also drove to Pattaya beach near Bangkok．I  thought it was great，but Sanan and Chinda say that next month they’re taking me to Phuket  Island，where the beaches are even more beautiful．The month after next，we’re going to travel  to Mr．Phairat，s hometown in the north of Thailand．The Phairats own land there，and they  have two elephants．I’m going to ride those elephants — and even wash them．Sanan and  Chinda say it’s really fun．   

I'm amazed by everything in this country，especially by the elephants．Elephants are an  important pan of Thai culture and way of life．They have been a traditional symbol(象征)of  Thailand for many years in times of war and peace．In the seventh century，a Thai king trained 20，000 elephants for battle．

I’ll tell you all about my Thai boxing(拳击)lessons next time I write．

Love,

Mandy

1.How many family members are there in Mandy’s host family?

A.4．                                B.5．              C.6．                           D.7．

2.Mandy writes in her e．mail that the__________ lesson is her favourite．

A.Thai speaking      B.boxing            C.Thai writing    D.cooking

3.Next month，Mandy is going to visit__________．

A.Pattaya beach                                          B.Phuket Island

C.Phairat’s hometown                                         D.Bangkok

4.According to the e-mail，__________has been a symbol of Thailand for many years.

          B.     C.      D.

5.From the e-mail we know that Mandy is__________ when she stays In Thailand.

A.bored                            B.quiet                     C.excited                 D.proud

6.What is the possible subject of the e-mail?

A.Study trip in Thai land                             B.Food culture in Thailand

C.Elephant riding in Thailand                    D.International schools in Thailand

选择方框中所给的句子，补全对话，其中共有两选项多余。

It's Friday today．Jack （J） and Mike （M） are talking about what they are going to do this weekend．

J：What can we do this weekend，Mike? I don't want to do my homework all day．

M：I know，Jack．1 ______

J：No，we can't．My dad has to work at home．2 ______．Tom's going to see The Daughter of the Sea at the cinema．We can go with him．

M：3______

J：Maybe we can do some shopping then．There's a new cartoon shop opening on Saturday．

M：4______

J：On the corner of First Street．

M：How do we get there?

J：Well，shall we go by bike? My little brother is going to visit the museum，we can take him there by hike，and then we can go shopping together．

M：5______

Everyone has his own birthday．People celebrate(庆祝)their birthdays in different countries in  different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will let us how to celebrate their birthdays in their countries．

    Sandy Morison comes from Madrid(马德里)．He says happily, “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday,  and I'm going to go out with some friends．To wish me a happy birthday, they’re going to pull on my ear 21 times，once for each year．It′s an old custom．Some people pull on the ear just once，but my friends are very traditional．”

    Mr and Mrs Sato are from Tokyo．Mr Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow in Japan，the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki--it′s the beginning of a new  life．The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday．Mrs Sato says，”What am I going to give my  husband? I can’t say．It’s a surprise．

    Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us，“Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It’s a special birthday, so we are going to have a family party．I’m probably going to get some money in ”lucky" envelopes from my relatives．My mother is going to cook noodles---noodles are for along life．”

    Phillip Evans，from Paris，smiles to us，”I’m going to be 30 next week，so I’m going to invite  three very good friends out to dinner．In France，when you have a  birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries，I know it’s the opposite---people take you out．”

    判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示．不符合的用“B”表示。

    1. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way.

    2. To celebrate her birthday, Sandy is going to pull on her friends，ears．

    3．On his birthday, Mr Sato is going to receive something red．

    4. Li Xiaomei is going to cook some noodles on her birthday．

    5. Phillip is going to take his friends out to dinner on his birthday．