25、It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl,  was happy. It was Christmas, and Marie' s mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake,  and then she baked （烤）it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth coin? It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice.

After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed,  and she couldn' t speak. After six weeks she felt better,  but she still couldn't speak. Marie's parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over,  and then said,  "We are sorry,  but we can't help her. "For 12 years Marie didn't speak. She grew up,  she got a job,  and she got married.  But she never spoke. One day,  when Marie was 25 years old,  she got a sore throat （ 嗓子疼 ）at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again. " Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1．What did Marie's mother make on Christmas?

  __________________________________________________________

2．What did Marie's mother put some coins in the cake for? 

   __________________________________________________________

3．How many coins did Marie's family find after eating the Cake?

  ___________________________________________________________

4．Why did Marie's parents take her to hospital after Christmas?

__________________________________________________________

5．Could Marie speak at last?

  __________________________________________________________

23、在下列各句的空白处填入一个适当的词, 使句子意思完整，语法正确。

1．My mother left her white ______ in the taxi. It has a few cards, a set of keys and nearly 300 yuan in it.

2．—Sam, could you ______ the flowers three times a week while I am on holiday?

    —Certainly.

3．I think doing some exercise can make you feel _______ after a day’s work.

4．—Did you learn to drive the car _____ yourself, Nancy?

   —Oh, no. My father taught me. He is an excellent driver.

5．I hardly ever buy things according to the advertisements because ______ are often confusing and misleading.

22、A Dear Mrs. Web

       Dear Mrs. Web provides free personal advice and opinions for you. She receives and answers worldwide email questions. She will offer you some new suggestions on your problems, like study stress, disinterested friend… Dear Mrs. Web welcomes all questions and comments. You can receive the reply usually in 48 hours. Her email address is mrsweb@advice.com.

B Help Line Volunteers

       Every year thousands of old people are in need of our help. The Help Line provides a heartwarming, helpful, kind support and information service for the English-speaking aged people. We are in need of volunteers who are:

l       good listeners, warm-hearted and patient

l       excellent English speaker

l       can work 10 hours every week

Please call us at 0241-85902 or email us.helper@lineservice.com

C Save the Earth Club

       Earth club is for any student in Green School. Earth Club’s goal is to help keep the school, neighborhood, and city cleaner by encouraging recycling, highway clean up, and river, lake and school campus clean up. We hope to improve the environment and encourage others to do the same. We also meet to discuss some real solutions to save the earth. Earth Club meets 2-4 times a month. Come and Join us!

D The King Sweeper

       “My great, great grandfather invented the carpet sweeper 125 years ago. This King Sweeper is by far the best. I invite you to try it in your home. You’ll find it used daily in hospitals, restaurants, offices and homes throughout the world. This is just the thing to keep your carpet soft, clean and fresh. Only for $29.99！

We’re so sure that you’ll be delighted with the result of using our product.

E Trendy Sunglasses

They can protect your eyes when driving, gardening or reading in the sun. It can make your life easier and happier, and make you look smarter!

$10.99 each or 2 for $19.99！

以下信息分别符合上述哪个广告，请正确搭配。

1．Sam will spend his holiday in Hawaii where there is lots of sunshine. Maybe he needs to buy something to protect his eyes!

2．Mr. Read has been out of work for weeks, and he feels very upset and don’t know what to do.

3．The 16-year-old girl, Nancy, is a student in Green School. She cares much about the environment on the earth.

4．Miss Hope is always ready to help others. She is a nurse and can speak good English.

5．The Kings have just moved into a new house. They need to buy something to clean the floor and the carpet.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）。

6．Dear Mrs. Web receives and answers email questions only from America.

7．If you want to be a Help Line volunteer, you can telephone 0241-85902 or email mrsweb@advice.com.

8．Save the Earth Club can help keep the neighborhood, school and city cleaner.

9．The King Sweeper has an old history and is widely used in homes, offices and so on.

10．If you need two pairs of Sunglasses, you need to pay more than twenty dollars.

21、Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here’s a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they’ll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don’t drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1．What do the Germans prefer when they go to a meeting?

A．They prefer to be on time.                                          B．They prefer to arrive very early.

C．They prefer to arrive very late.              D．They prefer to arrive a little late.

2．According to the text, if a group of Englishmen, Americans and Italians hold a meeting, who will be the last to arrive?

     A．The Englishmen.                                  B．The Americans.

     C．The Italians.                                        D．Both the Englishmen and the Italians.

3．What do the Japanese like to do at lunchtime?

     A．To drink.                                            B．To get to know each other.

     C．To talk business.                                 D．To eat only.

4．According to the writer, the British like to ________.

     A．arrive on time and talk business during the meal

       B．arrive earliest and hate talking business at a meal

     C．arrive 15 minutes late and talk business after the meal

     D．arrive a few minutes late and discuss business during the meal

5．By giving us the two examples, the writer means to show us that _______.

     A．different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world

     B．the Germans are more serious and have good living habits

     C．the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything

     D．the French people are very lazy. They prefer eating and drinking more

20、Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service（服务）.

·Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.

       ·Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.

       ·Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.

·Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.

       ·Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00,  20:00 to 23:30.

       ·Other services: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．If you want to have a meal at 5:30 a.m., what would you do?

A．Phone the service desk.                         B．Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.

C．Go to the hotel dining room.                  D．Put a message outside the room.

2．The underlined word “dial” means _______.

A．划                       B．打                      C．拨                      D． 摸

3．If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at ____.

A．12:00                   B．1:00                    C．10:00                  D． 11:30

4．The instructions tell us that you can _______.

A．go shopping at any time in the hotel      B．get at least seven services

C．see a film when you want to                 D． go to the coffee house twice a week

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

     A．Franklin Hotel offers supper from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

       B．If you want to make a call in Franklin Hotel, you must dial “0” first.

     C．You can go shopping at 5:30a.m. in Franklin Hotel.

     D． You can get your breakfast without leaving your room in Franklin Hotel.

18、根据对话内容，在空白处填写适当的话语（话语可能是一个句子，也可能是一个短语或一个词），使对话完整。

（Thomas was very nervous before going to have a meal at his friend’s house.）

Mr. Lee: Thomas, you look worried. 1．____________?

Thomas: I’m going to have a meal at a Korean friend’s house and I don’t know what I am supposed to do.

Mr. Lee: I have been to Korea twice and I know some Korean table manners.

Thomas: Oh, that’s great! I’ve heard that it’s OK to make noise when you eat in Korea.

Mr. Lee: I guess so, but it depends. When you eat 2．____________, for example, you have to make noise.

Thomas: What do you mean “have to”?

Mr. Lee: It’s said that noodles taste better that way. It shows that you 3．_____________.

Thomas: That sounds interesting.

Mr. Lee: At other times try to eat as quietly as possible. It’s not polite to talk while chewing food.

Thomas: I see. 4． _____________?

Mr. Lee: Yes, they use chopsticks for most foods. But for rice and soups they use spoons.

       Remember: Never hold both at the same time.

Thomas: Is it OK that I eat the food fast and leave the table early?

Mr. Lee: Not at all. In Korean culture, older people are highly respected（尊敬）, you must wait for the elders to hold their spoons first. And you should eat neither too fast nor too slowly. You should keep pace（速度）with the elders. When the elders finish the meal, you can get up together.

Thomas: Oh, that’s quite different from ours. Thank you so much for 5．__________.

Mr. Lee: My pleasure. Please enjoy your meal.