In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless(除非) the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. In the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host or hostess or both of them come in a car to get their guest(客人) for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though（尽管）there is no people sitting on it.
【小题1】 In America men usually ______.

A．walk ahead of women	B．eat in a restaurant
C．walk behind women	D．drive a car to work

【小题2】  If a man invites a lady for dinner, he should _________.

A．walk behind the lady

B．walk ahead of the lady

C．ask the lady to choose the table

D．ask the man to open the door

【小题3】 In the street men ______.

A．cross the street

B．walk on the right side of the ladies

C．walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic

D．walk near the ladies

【小题4】 If a man walks with two ladies, he should ______.

A．walk between them	B．run before them
C．follow them	D．go away

【小题5】 If Mrs. Green wants you to visit her house in a car, you should ______.

A．sit beside a guest	B．sit at the front seat
C．sit at the back seat	D．drive the car

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1. What time is shown on this clock?

A. Five to eight

B. Five past eight.

C. Eleven past eight.     

2.If you can't find your wallet,

you should ______.

A. tell your parents           

B. ask Jack about   

C. ask Ms. Chang about it

3. If you want to work for Shaoyang TV - News, you can _______.

A. write a letter

B. make a call

C. send an e-mail

4. What does this sign mean?

  A. Please don't make any noise

B. This is NO.1.

C. I'm thirsty

5. Look at the front wall please. ______ means that this way is for a disabled person to go through.

              

A                            B                    C

 

There is a big tree ______ the house.

A. in the front of            B. at the front of   

C. in front                  D. in front of

 

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.
【小题1】People read newspapers in order to _____________.

A．learn the latest (最新的) news

B．meet their own different needs

C．read the short stories

D．find the morning news

【小题2】From the passage we can see that __________ when people get newspapers.

A．they read them very carefully

B．they just read the headlines

C．not everyone reads all the pages

D．they have no time to read them

【小题3】Newspapers have so many pages because _______________.

A．more and more people like to read them

B．people enjoy reading something different

C．newspaper become cheaper

D．more pages mean more money

【小题4】The most popular in the world are newspaper ____________.

A．in English	B．in Chinese
C．in other language	D．with many pages

【小题5】According the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ___.

A．magazines	B．advertisements
C．e-mail	D．Internet

Every year the Greens go to the beach for a week’s vacation. There are many interesting things to do at the beach.
The children play games on the sand. Sometimes they build sandcastles (沙堆小城堡). There are saltwater (咸水的) swimming pools. The children can swim safely in these pools and the water is always clean.
There is an esplanade (海滨大道). This is a long road by the beach. There are many cafes (咖啡厅) and restaurants on the esplanade. There is also a park beside (在……旁边) the beach. This is a place that many people like to go to.
The Greens always stay at the same hotel. They usually have the same rooms. These rooms are at the front of the hotel. There is a good view of the sea from their windows. The children are a little sad when the vacation is over because they don’t want to leave.
【小题1】How often do the Greens go to the beach?

A．Once a year.	B．Once a week.
C．Twice a year.	D．Every a half year.

【小题2】Which place do many people like to go to?

A．The hotel.	B．The saltwater swimming pool.
C．The esplanade.	D．The park beside the beach.

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A．景色

B．观点

C．意见

D．观察

【小题4】Why are the children a little sad when the vacation is over?

A．Because their parents will go home.

B．Because they should go to school after the vacation.

C．Because they enjoy themselves so much that they don’t want to leave.

D．Because they can’t come to the beach any more.

【小题5】According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Greens stay in the rooms at the front of the hotel.

B．If they want to see the sea, they must go to the beach.

C．They won’t go to the beach next year.

D．There are no restaurants by the beach.