Eating habits are different in many countries. The Chinese have a saying， “ Eat good things for breakfast， eat a big meal for lunch， but eat less at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast， but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.
Most Americans only give themselves a short time for lunch. So they eat a small meal. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family members， talking about their day is a way to rest after a long， hard day of work.
Eating at restaurant is also different. In China， people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing loudly， and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. People want a quiet place where they can eat a good meal far away from the noise of the outside world. If some people are talking too loudly， the manager（经理） may come out and ask them to leave.
1.Which is the good way for keeping healthy in China?
A. Eating nothing for breakfast.
B. Eating less to lose weight.
C. Eating less at dinner.
2.How long do most Americans only give themselves for lunch?
A. The whole noon.
B. A long time.
C. A short time.
3.Talking at table isn’t a way to rest in America， is it?
A. Yes， it is.
B. No， it isn’t.
C. No. They aren’t.
4.What do people like doing when we are having a meal in China?
A. Talking and laughing.
B. Having a rest.
C. Only eating quietly.
5.What will the manager of the restaurant do if some people are talking too loudly in America?
A. Talk with them happily.
B. Let them go away.
C. Do nothing.
Li Lei is thirteen now. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. His home is in a small village， and it’s nearly five kilometers from his school. He has to get up early in the morning and run to school. He is never late for school. His father thinks Li Lei is too tired. He wants to borrow some money to buy a bike for him. Li Lei doesn’t agree because he knows his mother is always ill and the family spends a lot of money on medicine. He keeps running every day. He becomes stronger and stronger. He runs fastest in his class. Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. Li Lei ran faster than any other boy and got the first place in the boys’ 1，500 meters. Now he’s famous in the whole school. His classmates and teachers were very proud of him. He was happy， too. He ran home fast to tell his parents about the good news.
1.Li Lei is thirteen years old.
2.Li Lei runs to school in the morning.
3.Li Lei’s father bought him a bike.
4.Li Lei is often late for school.
5.Li Lei got the first place in the boys’ 1，500 meters last week.
Many Chinese students find it difficult English， but not Chinese， because Chinese is own language. Actually， Chinese is to learn than English.
Still some foreign students can speak Chinese so that if you didn’t see them， you would take them for Chinese. What makes them ?
“ For me， conversation is the most helpful. I use every chance to speak Chinese. If you only listen to what others ， you’ll improve your listening ability， but if you talk as much as ， you’ll find you can express yourself much better，” says Ulrike Nootz， a German girl now studying Chinese at Shanghai International Studies University.
Though the Chinese language is difficult， she can learn it well. She thinks that to learn a language one must try to know something about the history of the country. Though Chinese is different from English， the experience of success can be . Conversation， in English learning， very important.
1.A. to learn B. learning C. learn
2.A. we B. their C. us
3.A. very more difficult B. much difficultC. much more difficult
4.A. well B. good C. better
5.A. success B. succeed C. successfully
6.A. in B. by C. with
7.A. say B. talk C. speak
8.A. can B. possible C. may
9.A. the same B. same C. the different
10.A. may be B. maybe C. may
A pair of shoes ________ to him as a present by his grandma last week.
A. were given
B. was given
C. gave
Shenzhen will become ___________ Hong Kong.
A. as busier than
B. as busy as
C. as busier as
— Must I come before 6：30 tomorrow? — _________.
A. No， you needn’t
B. Yes， you need
C. No， you have to
