Li Mei's friends sent her some postcards from different countries. 
                                                     
Dear Li Mei,
     I got to the UK two days ago. On my first day I went to Buckingham Palace (白金汉宫). Yesterday
I walked around the British Museum. It's very big and my legs were tired, but I saw some great things! 
                                                                                                                                      Love,
                                                                                                                                     Xiao Jian 
                                                           
Dear Li Mei,
     I am in Australia. It's winter for you,but it's summer here. Every morning I go swimming in the warm
sea (海洋), then I go to Chinese restaurant. In the afternoon I walk round shops and buy presents (礼物). 
                                                                                                                                       Love,
                                                                                                                                       Luo Ying 
                                                        
Dear Li Mei,
     I am in San Francisco. My uncle met me at the airport. Yesterday we did a lot of sightseeing and took
a lot of photos. I bought some clothes. Next week we are going to Hollywood. I'm having a very good time.
                                                                                                                                       Best wishes,
                                                                                                                                       Peng Hui 
                                                        
Dear Li Mei,
     I am now on vacation in South Africa. It is very hot. I went to national park and saw lions and elephants.
This is a wonderful country.
                                                                                                                                              Yours,
                                                                                                                                              Li Lan

1. Xiao Jian saw some great things in ___________.
2. It's ___________ in Australia.
3. Peng Hui went sightseeing in San Francisco with his ___________.
4. Peng Hui is going to ___________ next week.
5. Li Lan saw ___________ in a national park.

      A man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. As soon as he saw this, the head
waiter rushed over to his table and said, "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because
it is not good manners (礼貌) to do it in such a nice restaurant." 
      "Now, listen," said the man. "I will let you know that the Queen (女王) of England gave me permission (许可) to take off my jacket here." "The Queen of England?" said the waiter in great surprise. "Sure."
replied the man, "When I was in England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the Queen. It was
very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, 'You may do that in the United
States, but you may not do it here!' So I got the Queen's permission, right?"

1. We can be sure that the story happened in _____________________________.

2. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man _________________.

3. The man thought ____________________________ let him take off his coat in the USA.

4. Did the Queen mean that the man could take off his coat on such a formal occasion (正式场合) in
England?  
__________________________________________________.

5. Was the man clever or foolish?   ____________________________________.

     A man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. As soon as he saw this, the head
waiter rushed over to his table and said, "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because
it is not good manners (礼貌) to do it in such a nice restaurant."
     "Now, listen," said the man. "I will let you know that the Queen (女王) of England gave me
permission (许可) to take off my jacket here."
     "The Queen of England?" said the waiter in great surprise.
     "Sure." replied the man, "When I was in England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the
Queen. It was very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, 'You may do
that in the United States, but you may not do it here!' So I got the Queen's permission, right?"
1. We can be sure that the story happened in ____.
A. America  
B. the Queen's palace    
C. England  
D. an small restaurant
2. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man ____.
A. took his advice at once  
B. left the restaurant angrily
C. refused to listen to him  
D. wanted to see the manager
3. The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because ____.    
A. the weather was very hot  
B. the Queen of England let him do so in the USA.
C. he was very rich  
D. he was free to take off his clothes anywhere
4. What did the Queen really mean?
A. People in the USA were less polite.
B. She let him take off his jacket in America.
C. The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life.  
D. He shouldn't take off his coat on such a formal occasion (正式场合) in England.
5. From the story we can see that ____.
A. the man went to have dinner with his friend
B. the head waiter was afraid of the Queen.  
C. the man went to see the Queen of England with his friend.  
D. the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurant