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 It is the afternoon of the Mid-autumn Day. All Yangyang’s friends from London are in his home. They are going to have a dinner party.

Yangyang is showing them some photos in the sitting room. His parent’s Mr and Mrs Zhang are cooking in the kitchen. His sister is helping them.

Dinner begins at 6:30. All the young people are sitting at the table. Dishes are coming one after another. They all smell (闻起来) wonderful and taste delicious. Everybody enjoys the meal except (除了) Helen. She can not use her chopsticks. She tries again and again and makes the others laugh（笑）. At last she has to use a spoon（勺子）.

Near the end (结束) of the dinner, Yangyang’s parents come and sit between Jack and May. They are happy to be with these young people.

         After the dinner, Yangyang’s father drives the children to the station. They are going to take the night train to Shanghai, for a short visit.

(    )  1.All of Yangyang’s friend’s come from ___________.

A. England    B. America    C. Australia    D. Canada

(    )  2.The Chinese meaning of “chopsticks” is __________.

A.叉子       B盘子        C 筷子       D 铲子

     (    )  3.The Chinese meaning of “enjoy” is _________

             A 观赏      B 品尝        C 狼吞虎咽   D细嚼慢咽

     (    )  4.The children laugh because ___________.

            A. the food is very delicious.

            B. they are happy with Yangyang

            C. Mr and Mrs Zhang are very nice to them

            D. Helen can not use her chopsticks.

     (    )  5.The children are going to the train station ______

            A. on foot     B. by bus    C. by taxi  D. in Mr Zhang’s car

                                B

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

   You should say “Thank you” when someong passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thankyou” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.

   “Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say behind you, you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break (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 begin to cough or make any noise before others.

Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.

(    )  1.You should say “Thank you” when ___________

A.     You say something kind to others

B.     You help others.

C.     Someone helps you.

D.     You need others to help you.

(    )  2.From the passage we know “Thank you” is ___________

A.used in the world.

B.used more often than “Excuse me”

C.used only by Americans

D.used only between friends

(    )  3.You should say “Excuse me if you want to ________

A. cough     B. make some noise   C. go first   D. all of the above

(    )  4. When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “________”

   A. Thank you                    B. That’s very kind of you

   C. Excuse me                    D. I’m sorry

(    )  5.This passage mainly tells us the way __________

   A. to be happy                    B. to be polite

   C. to help others                   D. to learn from Americans

Born as the only child in the family, I am the “king” of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they don’t spend much time with me, they always feel guilty* and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.
I used to take everything for granted*. I never said “thank you” to people. As time went by, I found that my classmates didn’t like me and my best friends left me. one day, I asked Leo, who used to be one of my best friends. He said that I was selfish, rude* and bad-tempered*. “No one wants to make friends with a person who always receives but never gives anything!” he said. I was shocked* at his words. “Oh, no! Please don’t leave me. I need friends! I will be lonely and unhappy without friends!” I locked myself up in the room and cried. “I want my friends back. But how?”
Then I noticed that all the popular kids in the class friendly to others. They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back,” I said to myself. From then on, I started to change myself. I learned to say “thank you” to others. I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them and even told me their secrets. My friends came back to me again.
Now I have more friends than I used to do and I am happier than I used to be.
【小题1】What’s the boy’s life like at home?

阅读理解

　　In the USA Mothers’ Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their mothers cards, presents and flowers.

　　One of the best ways to celebrate Mothers’ Day is to give your mother the day off. Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the housework.

　　Many families begin Mothers’ Day with breakfast in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mom sleep late as they go into the kitchen and get ready for her favourite meal. A Mothers’ Day breakfast can make of anything your mom likes.

　　After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don’t forget to put the bottle with only one flower. With spring here, the children can pick up the nicest flower from the garden outside. When everything is ready. carefully carry the plate and mom’s favourite books or newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards small presents from the children can be put on the plate before it is given to mom in bed.

　　Many families take mom out to her favourite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mom rest and let her see what a wonderful family she has.

根据短文判断正(T)误(F)

1．Mothers’ Day is on May 2.

2．Children give their fathers presents before breakfast.

3．It is the best way to let mom have a good rest on Mothers’ Day.

4．Other members of the family go into the kitchen to cook a nice meal for mom.

5．After the nice breakfast is cooked, keep everything nicely for mom in a basket.

6．Children put all kinds of flowers into a bottle for mom.

7．When everything is OK, Children carry them up to mom’s bedroom.

8．They let mom have her favourite breakfast in bed.

9．Many families go to a good restaurant for a meal on that day.

10．It’s a wonderful day to let mom see what a good family she has.

通读下面和短文，然后在后面所给的四个选英中，选出一个最佳答案．

　Bill and Fred were students at a university (大学) and they were friends. They didn't have　　 　1 　, so when it was time 　2 　their holidays, Bill said,“Let's take our holidays in a trailer (拖车), Fred. It's cheaper than a hotel. I can 　3 　my father's trailer. ”Fred was very happy, so they got into the trailer to begin their 　4 　.

　They wanted to get up 　5 　to go fishing, but they didn't have an alarm clock (闹钟).

　“That's all right, Bill,” Fred said. “I'll put these small pieces of bread 　6 　the top of the trailer tonight and they'll 　7 　in the morning.”

　Bill was very 　8 　, but he didn't say anything.

　Fred was right. 　9 　the day broke, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their　　 　10 　woke up Bill and Fred very quickly.