If you still know little about the “IMF”, it’s time you started to read about it, for it has been a hot issue of the whole world．

The International Monetary Fund （IMF） is one of the international financial（金融的） institutions, which works for global growth and economic stability．It provides policy advice and financing to members in economic difficulties and also works with developing nations to help them achieve economic stability and reduce poverty．The“ IMF” currently has a near-global membership of 185 countries．

To become a member, a country must apply for it and then be accepted by a majority of the existing members．On joining, each member of the IMF is assigned a quota（配额）, based broadly on its relative size in the world economy．The IMF’s membership agreed in May 2008 on a rebalancing of its quota system to reflect the changing global economic realities, especially the increased weight of major emerging markets （新兴市场） in the global economy, such as China, India and Russia．

The following diagram gives more information about major international financial institutions．

The main cause of the IMF’s decision to make changes in its quota system is ______．

       A．the shortage of resources              B．global growth and economic stability

       C．the changing economic situations        D．the need to accept new members

The main purpose of the IMF is to ______．

       A．prevent the member countries from getting into wars

       B．collect money from rich countries to help poor ones

       C．provide assistance to its member countries when necessary

       D．make sure the world economy develops in a healthy way

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A．The quota an IMF member country gets depends on the size of the country．

       B．India together with China is proposing an increase in emergency funds．

       C．The more money a member contributes to the IMF, the more say it has in it．

       D．The International Development Association is meant to support developed countries．

From the diagram we can see the present IMF is most probably under the control of _______．

       A．the US     B．Russia      C．Japan       D．any EU member state

We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if you really have no time and can’t go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don’t forget to put on your fine clothes. It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When you are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here I’ll give you some dos and don’ts about them in the following:

      ●Don’t leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)

      ●Don’t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.

       ●Don’t talk with much food in your mouth.

       ●Don’t ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)

       ●After dinner, use your napkin(餐巾) to clean your mouth and hands.

       ●Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.

Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner.

If your American or English friend wants to invite you to dinner, he will invite you _____.

     A. on the night before the dinner           B. on the day before the dinner

     C. at the last moment                    D. a week before the dinner 

It would be impolite to______.

A. put bones on your plates with fingers  B. drink soup with your spoon

C. persuade others to drink more 

D. make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner

Which of the following is not true?

 A. You'd better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks。

 B. After dinner, you'd better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks.

 C. After dinner, you'd better leave in half an hour.

 D. After dinner, use napkin to clean your mouth.

We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if you really have no time and can’t go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don’t forget to put on your fine clothes. It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When you are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here I’ll give you some dos and don’ts about them in the following:
●Don’t leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)
●Don’t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.
●Don’t talk with much food in your mouth.
●Don’t ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)
●After dinner, use your napkin(餐巾) to clean your mouth and hands.
●Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.
Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner.
【小题1】If your American or English friend wants to invite you to dinner, he will invite you _____.

A．on the night before the dinner	B．on the day before the dinner
C．at the last moment	D．a week before the dinner

【小题2】It would be impolite to______.

A．put bones on your plates with fingers	B．drink soup with your spoon
C．persuade others to drink more
D．make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner

【小题3】Which of the following is not true?

A．You'd better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks。

B．After dinner, you'd better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks.

C．After dinner, you'd better leave in half an hour.

D．After dinner, use napkin to clean your mouth.

If you still know little about the “IMF”, it’s time you started to read about it, for it has been a hot issue of the whole world．
The International Monetary Fund （IMF） is one of the international financial（金融的） institutions, which works for global growth and economic stability．It provides policy advice and financing to members in economic difficulties and also works with developing nations to help them achieve economic stability and reduce poverty．The“ IMF” currently has a near-global membership of 185 countries．
To become a member, a country must apply for it and then be accepted by a majority of the existing members．On joining, each member of the IMF is assigned a quota（配额）, based broadly on its relative size in the world economy．The IMF’s membership agreed in May 2008 on a rebalancing of its quota system to reflect the changing global economic realities, especially the increased weight of major emerging markets （新兴市场） in the global economy, such as China, India and Russia．
The following diagram gives more information about major international financial institutions．

【小题1】The main cause of the IMF’s decision to make changes in its quota system is ______．

A．the shortage of resources	B．global growth and economic stability
C．the changing economic situations	D．the need to accept new members

【小题2】The main purpose of the IMF is to ______．

A．prevent the member countries from getting into wars

B．collect money from rich countries to help poor ones

C．provide assistance to its member countries when necessary

D．make sure the world economy develops in a healthy way

【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The quota an IMF member country gets depends on the size of the country．

B．India together with China is proposing an increase in emergency funds．

C．The more money a member contributes to the IMF, the more say it has in it．

D．The International Development Association is meant to support developed countries．

【小题4】From the diagram we can see the present IMF is most probably under the control of _______．

A．the US

B．Russia

C．Japan

D．any EU member state

We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if you really have no time and can't go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don't forget to put on your fine clothes. It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When you are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here I'll give you some dos and don'ts about them in the following: 

1) Don't leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.) 

2) Don't use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.

3) Don't talk with much food in your mouth.

4) Don't ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)

5) After dinner, use your napkin (餐巾) to clean your mouth and hands.

6) Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.

        Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner.

1.If your American or English friend wants to invite you to dinner, he will invite you _________

A. on the night before the dinner

B. on the day before the dinner

C. at the last moment

D. a week before the dinner

2.It would be impolite to _____.

A. put bones on your plates with fingers

B. persuade others to drink more

C. drink soup with your spoon

D. make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner

3.Which of the following is not true?

A. After dinner, you'd better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks.

B. You'd better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks. 

C. After dinner, you'd better leave in half an hour. 

D. After dinner, use napkin to clean your mouth.