Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I1your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a2from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very3. Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop4, so there was a ladder. Grandmother5me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart6for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder7it was all right. Your grandmother came in and8!”
“Then I broke a small9in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave10grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She11it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I12to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse13they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider” or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)14umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is15a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      affected
   2. B.
      loved
   3. C.
      frightened
   4. D.
      encouraged
2. 2.
   1. A.
      pen
   2. B.
      purse
   3. C.
      dress
   4. D.
      handbag
3. 3.
   1. A.
      honest
   2. B.
      humorous
   3. C.
      happy
   4. D.
      unhappy
4. 4.
   1. A.
      back
   2. B.
      right
   3. C.
      front
   4. D.
      left
5. 5.
   1. A.
      stopped
   2. B.
      kept
   3. C.
      insisted
   4. D.
      suggested
6. 6.
   1. A.
      wallet
   2. B.
      umbrella
   3. C.
      flower
   4. D.
      shirt
7. 7.
   1. A.
      why
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      if
   4. D.
      where
8. 8.
   1. A.
      laughed
   2. B.
      screamed
   3. C.
      clapped
   4. D.
      cheered
9. 9.
   1. A.
      bowl
   2. B.
      bottle
   3. C.
      plate
   4. D.
      mirror
10. 10.
    1. A.
       my
    2. B.
       your
    3. C.
       her
    4. D.
       our
11. 11.
    1. A.
       didn’t like
    2. B.
       liked
    3. C.
       enjoyed
    4. D.
       smelt
12. 12.
    1. A.
       shouted
    2. B.
       talked
    3. C.
       told
    4. D.
       explained
13. 13.
    1. A.
       but
    2. B.
       for
    3. C.
       or
    4. D.
       so
14. 14.
    1. A.
       open
    2. B.
       closed
    3. C.
       new
    4. D.
       old
15. 15.
    1. A.
       hardly
    2. B.
       never
    3. C.
       seldom
    4. D.
       also

Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17  from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18  . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23  !”
“Then I broke a small   24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I   27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider”  or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”