Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was only twelve years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to 　16　 off most of his right leg.

　17　 Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假肢). The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, 　18　. They decided to  　19　 across America. They all wore special T-shirts. 　20　 it was “Run, Jeff, Run, Jeff Keith’s Run Across America”.

Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west 　21　 he was twenty-two years old. He started running in Boston(波士顿). Seven 　22　 later, he stopped 　23　 in Los Angeles（洛杉矶）. He ran 3,200 miles (1 mile = 1.6093km). Jeff wore out thirty-six pairs 　24　 running shoes and five plastic legs. Jeff 　25　 in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, 　26　 for the American Cancer Society. The Society used the money to help people know 　27　 about cancer.

On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about 　28　. Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do 　29　 they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran 　30 for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

1.A. take       　B. cut            C. put               D. set

2. A. Every day 　B. One day      C. Some day       D. A day

3. A. also      　B. too            C. either           D. neither

4.A. walk       　B. fly            C. swim         D. run

5. A. On              B. In         C. With          D. Above

6.A. while      　B. because        C. when          D. if

7. A. months    　   B. days        C. hours            D. minutes

8.A. running      B. to run     C. walking      D. to walk

9.A. at     　B. for            C. in               D. of

10.A. reached   　B. studied        C. stopped      D. started

11. A. and      　B. but        C. or           D. so

12.A. more　　　 B. less        C. fewer            D. little

13.A. cancer    　 B. walk      C. society      D. America

14.A. any       　 B. thing     C. nothing  D. anything

15. A. not only    B. not       C. only         D. just

 

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should no be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p.m. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

Usually dinners start with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extra polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember-it's not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other enD. They eat with their guests.

You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want.

Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you" all the time.

1. A dinner party will usually last for________.(　)

A. 7 or 8 hours　　　　　　　　　　    B. 11 hours

C. 3 or 4 hours　　　　　　　　　　    D. it is uncertain

2. If you want to be a polite guest, you shouldn't________.(　)

A. come at a proper time

B. bring some gifts to your host

C. say something nice about the host's room

D. ask how much the host's furniture is

3. What we can learn from the passage is that________.(　)

A. usually there are drinks in the beginning

B. the last course of the meals is usually soup

C. dessert is usually served before the main course

D. at the end of the course ice cream is often served

4. What is NOT considered as a proper behavior?(　)

A. To eat up everything in your plate.

B. To ask for more if you really like it.

C. To leave some food to show you are not greedy.

D. To call your host the next day to express your thanks.

5. The guest will not bring________as a gift when he goes to a dinner party.(　)

A. some nice flowers　　　　　　　　　　    B. chocolates

C. a bottle of wine　　　　　　　　　　    D. some money

 

Once a great boxer（拳击手）, Tom Brown, went to a restaurant for  1  .He put his bag near the door, but he was afraid that someone would 2 it.  3   he got 4 a pen and a nice piece of paper and wrote   5   it. “The great boxer, Tom Brown, left his bag here. He’ll come back 6   a few minutes.” He put the paper on his bag and went to   7   his dinner.  8   he came back, his bag wasn’t   9. But he found a piece of paper on the ground. It said, “A great runner took away your bag, and he will   10   come back”.

1. A. dinner　　　　 B.a coat　　　　 C.a pen　　　　    D.a film

2. A. bring　　　　  B.carry　　　　 C.take　　　　　　 D.get

3. A. If　　　　　　 B.Because　　    C.But　　　　    D.So

4. A. away　　　　  B.near　　　　   C.out　　　　　　 D.in

5. A. to　　 　　　　B.on　　　　    C.at　　　　　　  D.for

6. A. before　　　　  B.after　　　　  C.for　　　　　　 D.in

7. A. have　　　　   B.has　　　　   C.had　　　　　　 D.having

8. A. Before　　　　 B.If　　　　　　 C.When　　　　   D.So

9. A. here　　　　   B.there　　　　  C.home　　　　   D.door

10. A. no　　　　    B.be　　　　　　 C.not　　　　　　 D.not any

 

单项选择：

Tom is leaving Shanghai _______ Beijing tomorrow.

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A. to　　B. for　　C. off　　D. in

He will travel 　　　　　　   Hong Kong 　　　　  his family. ?

A . to; to　　　　       B. for; for　　　　   C. to; for    　　   　　 D. to; with