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　　If you ask me to tell how to get along in the United States, I think the following “dos” and “don'ts” would be helpful.

　　Generally (通常) speaking, it isn't easy to find anyone to talk to in a busy city. So you should try to do the following. First, get or borrow a dog! Walk with him several times a day! Americans love dogs and cats and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a restaurant. People generally share (分享) the same tables and will sometimes talk to you if they see you are new here. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry (洗衣店)! It takes about an hour to wash and dry them and people there often pass time?talking with each other. Always ask for information from a woman if you are a man, and from a men if you are a woman! Learn to say, “Please.”“Thank you”and “You are welcome”and use them all the time.

　　There are some things you shouldn't do. Don't tell the truth when people ask “How are you?” The only a swer they want is “Fine”. Never ask people their age especially woman! Everyone wants to be young. Don't tell heavy people they are fat. Tell them they re losing weight. Everyone wants to be thin. Don't be late when meeting people! When someone says six o'clock, be sure to be there by six. Americans respect time and want everyone to be “on time”.

(1)It isn't easy to find anyone to talk to in a busy city in the USA because ________.

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A．the streets are empty

B．people don't want to talk to new-comers

C．people in the USA are busy

D．you don't have time

(2)Americans like talking to ________.

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(3)When talking to people there, you may say,“________”

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A．How are you?

B．How old are you?

C．What is your weight?

D．You are fat.

(4)The words “heavy people”mean ________.

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A．people who do heavy work

B．people who are important

C．people who are thin

D．people who are fat

(5)The only answer to “How are you?”is“________”.

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(6)If you are going to meet a friend, you ________.

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A．can be there at any time

B．may be a little late

C．had better arrive very early

D．should be there at the agreed time

In Britain, people have different attitudes(态度)to the police. Most people generally   1  them and the job they do, but some people said that the police shouldn’t    have special   2 .
What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n)  3  job to describe. After all，a policeman has a number of jobs to do. A policeman often has to   4  traffic, either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed，in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend a lot of time  5  up and down main roads. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving，stop speeding cars and help when there is a(n)  6  .
A policeman has to help keep the  7 ，too. If there is a fight, we  8  the police to come immediately. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk of their own  9 .
We want the police to solve crimes，of course，so an ordinary(普通) policeman,    10  he is not a detective，he will often have to help   11  criminals. And   12  do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash，a fire or an earthquake？Of course the police. So a policeman has to  13  to face any terrible emergency that may happen in the modern world.
The police do a  14  job，they do it so well that I support them. But I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could   15  do the job of a policeman.

A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came