I don’t have any brothers _______ sisters.

American people like to say "Thank you" when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many other countries do so, too. It's a very good habit.

     You should say "Thank you" when someone passes you the salt on the table, or opens the door for you, or says you have done your work well.

    "Thank you" is used not only between friends but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives.

"Excuse me" is another useful short expression, When you hear someone say it behind you, you know somebody wants to walk past you without touching you.

It's not polite to interrupt (打断) others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say "Excuse me" first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to make any noise before others,

Let's all learn to say "Thank you" and "Excuse me".

1．__________like to say "Thank you" and "Excuse me".

A. People in many countries            B. Only American people

C. Few people outside China            D. All the people throughout(遍及)the world

2．You should say“Thank you”when_______．

A. you have made a mistake               B. someone opens the door for you

C. you pass the salt to others on the table     D. you want to cough before others

3．If you want to walk past somebody without touching him，you’d better say“_______”first．

A. Hello        B. How do you do        C. Excuse me      D. Don’t move

4．When you hear others say your handwriting is good，you should say“_______”．

A. Excuse me                           B. I’m very sorry

C. How about yours                      D. Thank you

5．Which of the following is true?

A. People say“Thank you”among the members of a family and between friends．

B. We don’t say“Excuse me”only between brothers and sisters．

C. People say“Excuse me”only between brothers and sisters．

D. If you want to make any noise before others you should say“Thank you”．

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One day when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl at school, and she looked up at me and said, “__1___are your two best friends?”

I was not __2___ what to say, “Um--- Jenny and Mary.”

My mother __3___ washing the floor and asked me, “ Well, what about Kate and Cindy?”

“But they’re my __4___.”

“Yes, but they can __5___ be your best friends. Friends may come and __6___, but your sisters will always be there for you.”

At that time I felt __7___. How could my two sisters be my closest friends? We fought all the time over toys, food, and what to __8___ on TV. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t even the same age as me. We all had our own ___9__ at school. But my mother never let us _10___ that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all mothers, she wanted to give us a great gift ___11__ let us know how lucky we were. She let us play together and always punished us in the same way, too.

We didn’t always __12___ well and fought just like any other sisters. Now twenty years have __13___. We realise that our mother is __14___. Today I share things with my sisters that I don’t ___15__ with anyone else.