In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invites friends for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes: “Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To answer an invitation, either say thank you and accept or say you are sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “ Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people in the west use expressions(语句) that sound like invitation but which are not real invitation. For example, “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” or “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?” They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention(提到、涉及) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To answer expressions like this, people just say, “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK! Thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
1.Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?
A. Because they have modern and beautiful houses.
B. Because they can spend less money.
C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.
D. Because they can save time.
2.Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?
A. Please go to the concert with me some day.
B. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening?
C. I’ve two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me?
D. If you are free now, let’s go to Wang’s for a drink.
3.If people say, “Why not get together for a party sometime?”, you just say “__________”
A. I’m glad to hear that. B. How about this evening?
C. Oh, sorry. I’m very busy. D. That’s great. Thanks.
4.People use “an unreal invitation” in order to show __________.
A. they’re trying to be friendly
B. they’re trying to make friends with others
C. they have already got ready for a party
D. their spirit of generosity
5. The passage is mainly about __________.
A. entertainment at home
B. real invitations or not
C. expressions of starting a conversation
D. ways of ending a conversation
Today I want to introduce a writer Greg Mortenson to you, especially one of his works called Three Cups of Tea. It has been one of the best sellers. Why can it be so popular?
Greg Mortenson was born in the state of Minnesota and grew up near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mortenson later became a nurse. He loved to climb K2 in Pakistan, the second highest mountain in the world. One day, he failed to reach the top of K2, and he became separated from his climbing group on the way down. He was very tired, sick and lost. He had no food, water or shelter(住所).
Mortenson reached a poor village called Korphe in the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan. The villagers had never seen a foreigner before. They provided food and a place for him. Mortenson became friends with the villagers and he wanted to see their school. But they had no school.
He promised(承诺) to return and build a school for the children of the village. This was not easy. He had to return to the United States, ask people for money, buy materials in Pakistan, send them to the village and build the school. But he finally carried out his promise after more than three years. That first school in Korphe was so successful that he decided to continue building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It turned out to be a great act.
Three cups of Tea is about many interesting people Mortenson met and the problems he faced.
I think he is really wonderful. He should be the pride(骄傲) of his country.
1.Three Cups of Tea is ___________.
A. a bookB. a kind of drink
C. a kind of cupD. a programme
2.Greg Mortenson grew up ___________ and his birth place was ___________.
in Asia; Mount Kilimanjaro
B. in Africa; England
C. in Europe; Tanzania
D. in Tanzania; the state of Minnesota
3. The underlined words “turned out” mean ___________ in Chinese.
A. 证明B. 打开C. 出来D. 解雇
4.Rearrange（重新排列） the things happened to Greg Mortenson.
a. He built a school for a poor village called Korphe.
b. He became a nurse.
c. He failed to reach the top of the second highest mountain in the world.
d. One of his works called Three Cups of Tea has been a best seller.
A. d-c-a-bB. b-c-a-d
C. b-a-c-d D. d-b-c-a
5. From the passage, we can know that Greg Mortenson ___________.
A. showed his love only to his own country
B. is wonderful and great
C. didn’t like the disabled and the poor
D. was really unhappy
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is coming to Russia. And we’ll watch the 2022 World Cup in a small —Qatar. But do you know the Street Child World Cup? We first watched the games in South Africa, just before the 2010 World Cup.
For the Street Child World Cup in 2010, there were only thirteen . One of the famous team is South Africa’s team. The team formed seven ago. They played and
money for kids these years. There are some other great teams, such as Brazil, India and the UK. All the players were aged between 14 and 16.
“When people past us, they look at us like we are dogs. They look down on (看不起) us like we are not even people, just we eat from bins(垃圾箱).” Wanda, a from South Africa’s team said.
The Street Child World Cup that people can care about the street children in the world and that the game could change people’s attitude(态度) to street children.
1.A. townB. countryC. cityD. village
2.A. footballB. basketballC. volleyballD. tennis
3.A. playersB. teamsC. groupsD. games
4.A. daysB. weeksC. monthsD. years
5.A. donatedB. raisedC. gaveD. sent
6.A. starsB. visitorsC. childrenD. teachers
7.A. walkB. playC. runD. swim
8.A. becauseB. since C. asD. for
9.A. studentB. girlC. playerD. reporter
10.A. thinksB. wantsC. saysD. hopes
—You did a good job. I’m proud of you.
—________.
A. Not at allB. I’m really grateful
C. That’s rightD. Thank you
This kind of computer ________ well. It ________ out soon.
A. sells; will sellB. sells; will be sold
C. is sold; sellsD. is sold; will be sold
—What a heavy rain! Will it last long, Simon?
—__________. We’re getting into the rainy season now.
A. I’m afraid so B. I’m afraid not
C. That’s impossibleD. Of course not
