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　　Many French teachers and parents complain that their kids are less bright than they were. They say young people visit museums less often and spend too much time on the Internet. They only read comics and listen to music, and like American culture more than their own.

　　But is this true？ A recent survey shows that many French kids spend their time as other kids always have.

　　Most French teens love music, with 86% putting it as their top hobby, above the cinema, sport and television.

　　French kids read a lot and like many different things, from Japanese cartoons to American novels.

　　Many French people worry that their children watch too many American films and listen to too much American music like Britney Spears. But the results of this survey prove that French young people like their own culture.

　　As Silvia Berlin, a student from Paris, says, “I love watching American TV, but I watch more French programmes. I love being French！”

1．What do many French teachers and parents think of their kids？

2．What does the recent survey show？

3．What's the top hobby of most French kids？

4．Why do many French people worry about their children？

5．What did Silvia Berlin mean？

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young？”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

1.When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

2.The old man thought _____.

3..At last, the old man _____.

4.Which sentence is wrong according to the passage?

A.The writer’s friend, Danny had a lot of difficulties in the U.S.A. at first.

B.There are some differences between American and British English.

C.British people can’t understand the Americans most of the time.

D.British and American people can understand each other most of the time.

Sam likes to eat in McDonalds．He often eats a fish hamburger and French fries．Most people working in McDonalds know Sam very well．They often ask him，“How often do you eat fish hamburgers and French fries？”Sam will answer，“Twice a week．”“Why do you like McDonalds better？”They ask．“Because every time I can get a small toy．”People around him will laugh and say，“Why don't you go to the toy store？”“Because in the toy store they don't have McDonalds．”

根据上文选出正确选项：

1．Where does Sam like to eat？

    A．In McDonalds．    B．In the toy store．    C．In the restaurant．  D．At home．

2．What does Sam often eat？

    A．A fish hamburger．    B．French fries．    C．Pizza．    D．A and B

3．Do people working in McDonalds know him？

    A．No，they don't．　　　　　　  B．Yes，they do．

    C．I can't guess．　　　　　　   D．There is no answer．

4．How often does Sam eat fish hamburgers and French fries？

    A．Once a week．    B．Every day．    C．Twice a week．    D．Twice a day．

5．Why does Sam like McDonalds better？

    A．Because every time he can get a small toy．

    B．Because he likes to eat fish hamburgers and French fires．

    C．Because he likes the people there．

　　 D．A and B．