我们打赌看谁先背下这篇文章。(make a bet)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　British people have a lot of customs and habits．Being English learners，the middle school students should learn something about them．Three“INGS” are the most famous．The three“INGS” mean betting（打赌），drinking，tipping．The ending for each of which is ING．

　　We know that the British people are great lovers of betting．They bet on many things，but they bet mainly on sports activities，such as horse-racing．It is a gambling sport（赌）．This means that they will risk money on a race or on some other events of which the result is doubtful．Not only the amount of the betted money but also the number of the people who take part in it is very large．

　　Drinking is another habit of the British people．Most men have the habit of drinking beer，wine and so on．They also drink tea．Their drinking habits are so normal that they have it in pubs，inns，and restaurants from 11∶00 a．m．to 3∶00 p．m．and again from 5∶00 p．m．to 10∶30 p．m．But usually the hours are different in different places．Every day they have two twenty-minute tea breaks，one is in the morning，the other in the afternoon，during which people stop their work and drink tea．It is reported that the British people use up a quarter of the world total of the tea goods．

　　Tipping is the last of the three．It means you should give a certain amount of money to the person who has served you．The number of the money depends on the type and extent（程度）of the service you have received．In the hotels，a service charge of 10 to 15 percent will be added to your bill，and you might give something extra to the porter（侍从）who carries your bags，and you might give some more money to your taxi-driver besides your payment for the travel．

1．From the habit of betting，we can see that the British people ________．

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A．are fond of riding horses

B．are interested in sports activities

C．make a decision by betting

D．enjoy arguing what will happen by betting

2．Which of the following is right？

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A．All the British people have the habit of drinking beer，wine and tea．

B．The British people spend 8 hours drinking in pubs，inns and restaurants every day．

C．The British people have a break for tea at work every day．

D．The British people drink only twice a day．

3．In Britain you should give a certain amount of money to the ________if he has served you．

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书面表达

　　以“彩票”为题，写一篇100词左右的文章，文章包括下列要求：

(1) 我国目前主要有两种彩票----福利彩票和体育彩票，每张2元.

(2) 福利彩票始于1987年，玩彩票的从数字1--32中选出7个.

(3) 体育彩票始于1994年.一种为足球彩票，你可能就4场英超和9场意甲做猜测；另一种为36选7.

(4) 彩票可收集资金，支持体育和福利事业.但很多学生花大量时间玩彩票，希望一夜成为百万富翁，这对于他们非常有害.

参考词汇：首次出现make one's debut；彩票lottery；福利welfare;英超English Premiership；意甲ltaly's Serie A；资金funds；打赌bet on

书面表达

　　以“彩票”为题，写一篇100词左右的文章，文章包括下列要求：

(1) 我国目前主要有两种彩票----福利彩票和体育彩票，每张2元.

(2) 福利彩票始于1987年，玩彩票的从数字1--32中选出7个.

(3) 体育彩票始于1994年.一种为足球彩票，你可能就4场英超和9场意甲做猜测；另一种为36选7.

(4) 彩票可收集资金，支持体育和福利事业.但很多学生花大量时间玩彩票，希望一夜成为百万富翁，这对于他们非常有害.

参考词汇：首次出现make one's debut；彩票lottery；福利welfare;英超English Premiership；意甲ltaly's Serie A；资金funds；打赌bet on

阅读理解

Galvin Coolidge, thirtieth president of the United States, was a person who hated gossiping(闲聊); he had no time for small talk. The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge enjoyed silence.

When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to take part in Washington's social life, especially the many dinner parties. Because of his knowing nothing about the art of conversation, he did not exactly endear(使……受喜欢)himself to his hostesses(女主人). One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodor Roosevelt. Mrs Longworth, an excellent conversationalist, began to chat in her usual charming(媚人的) manner, but all attempts to arouse(引起)interest on the part of the vice president were fruitless. Finally, she said, “I'm sure that going to as many dinners as you do , you must get terribly  bored.”

Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge answered in a low voice, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”

Later, when he was president and again at a dinner party, Goolidge was seated next to a most clever society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh , Mr  President,” she said, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet(打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”

The president became angry and then said, “You lose.”

1．Calvin Coolidge was ________.

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A．president of the U.S.

B．vice-president of the U.S.

C．a man of few words.

D．all of the above

2．His hostesses found him ________ guest.

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A．an agreeable

B．an easy-going

C．a difficult

D．a boring

3．At one dinner, the hostess placed Calvin Coolidge next to the daughter of former President Roosevelt ________.

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4．From the story we can see Calvin Coolidge's ________.

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5．The underlined word“busybodies”in the last paragraph means“________”.

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A．people who take too much interest in the affairs of others

B．people who enjoy silence

C．people who just mind their own business

D．people who make others angry