※Live Music - Late Night Jazz   Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He is known play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.

PLACE: The Jazz Club            DATES: 15- 23 June PRICE：￥100-150         TIME: 10p.m.till late!   TEL: 4668736

※Scottish Dancing   Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.

PLACE: Jack Stein's            DATES: 10-20 May PRICE: ￥150                 TIME: 7-10p.m. TEL: 4021877

※Shows- Anhui Museum    There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.

PLACE: Anhui Museum           DATES: 1 Mar - 30 Jun PRICE: ￥60 (￥30 for students)  TIME: Monday- Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. TEL: 4886888                           Weekends 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

※Hotels     Three-star hotels whose service can make you feel at home.

Dates 1 Oct - 31 Dec. 1 Jan - 31 Mar. 1 Apr - 30 Apr. 1 May - 31 May. 1Jun - 30 Sep.	SUN  HOTEL Prices (a night) ￥ 168 ￥ 148 (closed) ￥  188 ￥  208	ROSE HOTEL Prices (a night) ￥ 198 ￥ 178 (closed) ￥ 218 ￥ 248
	TEL: 4686788	TEL: 4686755

If you want to watch dancing, you can call________.

--- Could you spare me some ink?

    ---         . Here you are.

       A．With pleasure                                      B．It’s a pleasure     

       C．That’s nice of you                                                               D．Thank a lot

 

All the fashion magazines I have are here. You may borrow ____ you like.

A．whatever

B．whichever

C．whenever

D．however

 

I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 16  grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

   One day after class, she  17  that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a  18  conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 19 and it made me feel special(特别). I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 20   believed me , and my  21  started to improve(提高) in her subject.

   Months later, she moved into a house near my  22 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的 ) support helped me, 23 in my studies, as I knew she would  24 my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 25 second in my class.

   Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away（疏远） 26 still kept a constant(不断的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we 27 spoke, but by then I had become the 28 in my class. When I left my school, I was 29 with her, as she never answered the 30 when I called her.

   Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths（路）  31 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not  32  asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"

"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree  33  on your own roots, not depending on (依靠)others. Now here you are and I feel 34 of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to 35  a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her .

1. A. jump      B. attend       C. copy        D. repeat

2.A. heard      B. noticed      C. learned      D. sensed

3. A. stupid     B. useless       C. normal      D. secret

4.A. attention   B. attraction     C. explanation  D. examination

5.A. everyone   B. someone     C. anyone      D. nobody

6.A. words     B. objects       C. classes       D. grades

7. A. home      B. school       C. hotel        D. company

8.A. generally   B. actually      C. especially    D. usually

9. A. change     B. look         C. improve     D. check

10.A. received    B. came        C. caught      D. held

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

12. A. ever        B. often        C. once        D. hardly

13.A oldest       B. strongest     C.best         D. cleverest

14.A. out of touch  B. in common   C. out of reach  D. in touch

15.A. road        B. schoolyard   C. phone       D. machine

16.A. separated    B. formed      C. added       D. crossed

17.A. finish       B. help         C. prevent     D. keep

18.A. standing     B. flying       C. growing     D. sitting

19.A. sad         B. proud       C. good        D. ashamed

20. A. give up      B. get on       C. look for     D. take up

 

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A new Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.        A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

1.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.

A．describe the place carefully	B．show him a map of the place
C．tell him the names of the streets	D．refer to recognizable buildings and places

2.What is the place where people measure distance in time?

A．New York.

B．Los Angeles.

C．Kansas.

D．Iowa.

3.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.

A．in order to save time	B．Los Angeles.
C．so as to be polite	D．for fun

4.What can we infer from the text?

A．It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

B．It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

C．People have similar understandings of politeness.

D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.