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Travelling is interesting. From 7A to 9B we have already travelled in China, travelled abroad and travelled o  91  .

Travelling to every part of the world gets easier, but the problem is how well we know and understand each other. Here's a simple test. Imagine you are p  92   to hold a meeting at four o'clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they'll arrive on

 t  93   . If they are Americans, they'll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they'll be 15 minutes l  94   , and you should allow up to an hour late for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was w  95   used in the world, people would always understand what they do. H  96  , they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese p 97   not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don't drink a  98   lunchtime. The Germans like to talk about business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk a  99  . They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss a  100  . Wish you a good journey next time!

91.____________ 92.____________  93.____________   94.____________   95.___________

96.____________   97.____________  98.____________   99.___________   100.___________

    

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A: Hi, How R U?

B: Fine, thanks. Yesterday morning I saw your father in the street, I went up to talk to him, but he said he didn’t know me. I was confused.

A: It (1)_________（不可能）be him! My father was at home studying English at that time.

B: Oh, sorry! I made a mistake. But why is your father studying English now?

A: He wants to (2) __________（提高）his English. He has been studying English for only one year. Last month he went to have a business talk with an American in New York, he was (3) ___________（应该）to arrive at 9:00 a.m., but he was 30 minutes late, by the time he got there, the American had already left. He sat outside the meeting-room for a long time, felt sad and (4) _________ （饥饿的）, he even didn’t know (5) i_____________ there’s a good place to eat.

B: What a pity! He should have studied English really hard and know some customs of the English-speaking countries

A: You’re right. I really need to come up with some good ideas and help him with his English, now I am teaching him to study English (6) b_________ listening to tapes.

B: Good. Have you ever been to another country?

A: Not (7) y____________. I’d like to go to France some day.

B: Me too. I’d like to go somewhere relaxing. BTW, next Saturday is my friend Sam’s birthday, I was (8) __________（邀请）to his birthday party, but I don’t know what present I should take.

A: If I (9) w__________ you, I would buy a CD of Jay Chou. Most teenagers like singers who sing their own songs. Listening to his songs usually makes us feel relaxed.

B: Thanks. Are you free 2night? How about (10)_____ (见面) 4 dinner and then c a movie?

A: OK, that’s great!

Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here’s a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they’ll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don’t drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1 What do the Germans prefer when they go to a meeting?

A. They prefer to be on time.                       B. They prefer to arrive very early.

C. They prefer to arrive very late.                D. They prefer to arrive a little late.

2According to the text, if a group of Englishmen, Americans and Italians hold a meeting, who will be the last to arrive?

   A. The Englishmen.                                     B. The Americans.

   C. The Italians.                                           D. Both the Englishmen and the Italians.

3 What do the Japanese like to do at lunchtime?

   A. To drink.                                               B. To get to know each other.

   C. To talk business.                                     D. To eat only.

4 According to the writer, the British like to ________.

   A. arrive on time and talk business during the meal

   B. arrive earliest and hate talking business at a meal

   C. arrive 15 minutes late and talk business after the meal

   D. arrive a few minutes late and discuss business during the meal

5 By giving us the two examples, the writer means to show us that _______.

   A. different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world

   B. the Germans are more serious and have good living habits

   C. the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything

   D. the French people are very lazy. They prefer eating and drinking more

       Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service(服务).

·Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.

·Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.

·Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.

·Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.

·Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00,  20:00 to 23:30.

·Other services: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案

6 If you want to have a meal at 5:30 a.m., what would you do?

A. Phone the service desk.                          B. Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.

C. Go to the hotel dining room.                    D. Put a message outside the room.

7 The underlined word “dial” means _______.

A. 划                       B. 打 C. 拨                                  D. 摸

8 If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at

________.

A. 12:00                     B. 1:00 C. 10:00                              D. 11:30

9 The instructions tell us that you can _______.

A. go shopping at any time in the hotel B. get at least seven services

C. see a film when you want to                   D. go to the coffee house twice a week

10 Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. Franklin Hotel offers supper from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

     B. If you want to make a call in Franklin Hotel, you must dial “0” first.

     C. You can go shopping at 5:30a.m. in Franklin Hotel.

     D. You can get your breakfast without leaving your room in Franklin Hotel.