---Did they enjoy _________ at the party last night?

---Yes, Some of _________ even went home late.

A. they; themselves                 B. them; themselves

C. themselves; they                 D. themselves; them

                                     A

 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

Earth Hour started in Sydney on March 31^st, 2007. It calls on families and buildings to turn off the lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on the last Saturday night of March. In 2007 more than 2.2 million homes and businesses turned off their lights. 1.    And it was supported by 50 million people from thirty-five countries. On March 28, 2010 over 2100 cities in another eight countries took part in it. 2.

In 2012 in China, there were many cities taking part in this activity, especially some large cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai.... In those cities, many people turned off lights in the hour. 3. In colleges some students held some activities to make all the students leave their dormitories.

It was 20:30, Beijing time. In Beijing some people were taking a walk with their families or friends. 4. And in Ningbo some young people were holding a party in a park,singing and dancing. The people from the three cities felt very relaxed.Earth Hour has a variety of activities, but the final goal is the same. That is focusing on (聚焦) climate change and protecting the environment for individuals.

A. Many people would feel bored without lights.

B. Earth Hour came to China on that day, too.

C. And without lights, they could also enjoy themselves.

D. In Shanghai some people were having a nice talk with their friends.

E. A year later, on March 29, 2008 Earth Hour became a global activity.