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Some people believe that your nationality can influence your personality（个性）. This is why you might hear someone saying "She is a typical (典型的) Australian" or "He is so French". It seems that people from a certain country share certain similar characteristics（特征）.
French
French people are often seen as romantic and outgoing people with a great love for life, food and wine. They are good at singing and dancing.
Chinese
Chinese are friendly people who are hard-working. They are polite because they are careful about "saving face" when dealing with other people.
Australians
Australians are merry people who spend a lot of time outdoors. They enjoy a slower life. They laugh a lot but sometimes people think they are loud and rude.
Germans
Germans are often described as being serious and careful. They are hard workers and pay a lot of attention to details. However, sometimes people say Germans have no sense of humour.
All these national types can be true for some people, but very wrong for others. For example, youmight meet a German who is a confident singer with a great sense of humour, or an Australian who is shy and quiet!
1—2题为判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；3-4题为完成句子；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1.People from the same country share the same characteristics.
2.English people are often regarded as romantic and outgoing people. ( )
3.Chinese people are polite because they are careful about when dealing with
other people.
4.People from pay a lot of attention details.
5.
Have you ever had an embarrassing experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony:
My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool middle school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry:
The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand. I’d taken the hand of a complete stranger（陌生人）!
1. Tony arrived at school late that morning because .
A. he couldn’t find hid shoes
B. his alarm clock didn’t ring
C. he washed and dressed slowly
D. his car went wrong on the way
2.The students began laughing when they saw Tony .
A. wearing a wrong shoe
B. his alarm clock didn’t ring
C. looking down suddenly
D. rushing into the classroom
3.Henry and his wife held hands .
A. at the cinema B. in the shop
C. at the restaurant D. along the street
4.What does the underlined word “scream” mean in Chinese?
A.尖叫声 B.笑声 C.哭声 D.呼救声
5.Henry was embarrassed because he .
A. slapped the woman in the face
B. took the hand of a complete stranger
C. heard hid wife screaming in the street
D. knocked over some watches in the shops
One Saturday morning, Apple Inc's iPad table computer(平板电脑) went on sale in the United States stores across the country. The iPad can be bought in more than 200 U.S. Apple stores from Apple. Many fans even waited overnight outside some Apple stores, hoping to be the first to get one. Dozens of the people were waiting before the door opened at 9:00 a.m. Hiro Kishimoto, a Japanese computer researcher who had a meeting in San Francisco, came as early as 5:00 a.m. He wanted to read books and magazines with the iPad. " It's much more comfortable than a laptop(手提电脑). Because the laptop is too heavy to carry all the time, when you are in the living rooms, maybe the iPad is the best one to use." He said. The iPad models that hit the U.S. Market on Saturday with price starting from 499 dollars, only have Wi Fi (无线宽带) link to the Internet. Apple models that have both Wi Fi and 3G will be on sale in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Swizland and the UK in late April. With a 9.7 -inch touch screen like books and magazines, iPad can let users finish many tasks including making the web, watching videos, playing games and reding e-books. Apple is trying to remake the tablet computer. The iPad doesn't support Adobe's Flash software(多媒体软件) that is used to watch many of the videos on the web. " It is short of a keyboard, a mouse, USB ports and mwlti-tasking." some researchers said.
1.People waited outside Apple stores early, because _____.
A.they could get a gift when the store opened
B.the price of the iPad was low at first
C.they were eager(渴望)to own the iPad
D.there were a few iPads on sale
2.Hiro Kishimoto _____.
A.is from San Francisco
B.came to an Apple store at 5:00 p.m.
C.wanted to buy an iPhone there
D.thought laptops were too heavy
3.The iPad models that hit the US market on Saturday with price at least _____.
A. ￥299 B. $299 C. ￥499 D. $499
4.People can buy iPad computers in _____ in late April.
A. Canad, France and Russia
B. China, Japan and France
C. Spain, Australia and Germany
D. Italy, the UK and Greek
5.Which of the following is not true about the iPad?
A. It has a keyboard and a mouse.
B. It has a 9.7-inch touch screen.
C. People can read e-books with it.
D. People can play games with it.
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We have an English corner in our classroom. Every morning many of my classmates come to the corner. My teacher Miss Zhang comes here, too. At the corner, we all speak English.
The corner started last year. At first, there were only students because many were to speak English. After several weeks, more and more students came here. At first, some students just to the other students. I was one of them. I was afraid to speak English. I thought someone would me, but I wanted to speak. I always spoke English in my heart. My teacher went on saying, “Don’t be afraid. Open your mouth.” I tried and tried to open my mouth. At last, I said, “Hello!” to the teacher. The teacher was very . She said “Hello!” to me at once. From on, I began to speak English. I work hard at English and I try my best more. I learn my teacher and my classmates at the corner. Now I can speak a little English. Every Sunday morning, I come to the corner .
It’s a good to speak English. Please join us.
1.A. a lot of B. a few C. a little D. a bit of
2.A. excited B. interested C. angry D. afraid
3.A. talked B. spoke C. listened D. came
4.A. help B. laugh at C. stop D. fit into
5.A. happy B. interesting C. sad D. afraid
6.A. then B. now C. today D. that
7.A. saying B. of talk C. to speak D. telling
8.A. to B. at C. for D. from
9.A. late B. often C. early D. too
10.A. room B. place C. home D. School
_____Lily_____Lucy may go with you because one of them must stay at home.
A. Not only...but also B. Neither...nor
C. Both...and... D. Either...or...
Let us forget the past, _____?
A. don’t you B. shall we
C. do we D. will you
