Question

Dear Aunt Mei,

I am very happy to know you will pay a 1. to London. So busy am I that I didn’t write to you more often.

The life in London is 2. from that on our hometown. You may meet with some culture differences here so I need to tell you some.

First of all, the food. Actually you don’t have to worry about the food 3. there are many international restaurants here including Chinese ones. The big difference is that British like to have slices of toasts 4. bacon and eggs.

A word of advice. Don’t 5. tipping system in London. People often leave 10% of the bill for the waiter or waitress. And you can exchange traveller’s cheques at bank or hotel.

Thirdly, the 6. in London is changeable. Don’t forget to take an umbrella when you are out.

One last thing is British humor. Don’t be surprised if you hear laughter when you don’t think 7. funny.

I am looking forward to 8. you.

Aunt Mei.

Answer

1.visit

2.different

3.because

4.with

5.avoid

6.weather

7.anything

8.seeing

【解析】

这是一封写给Aunt Mei的回信，由于文化差异，给她介绍了在伦敦风俗习惯。

1.句意：我很高兴知道你将访问伦敦。

根据上文“I am very happy to know”可知，此处是“我很高兴知道你将访问伦敦”。短语pay a visit to…访问……。visit名词，参观。故答案为visit。

2.句意：伦敦的生活和我们家乡的不同。

根据下文“You may meet with some culture differences here so I need to tell you some.” 你可能会遇到一些文化差异，可知，这里是“伦敦的生活和我们家乡的不同”。different形容词，不同的。故答案为different。

3.句意：其实你不用担心食物，因为这里有很多国际餐厅，包括中国餐厅。

根据下文“there are many international restaurants here including Chinese ones.”可知，Actually you don’t have to worry about the food其实你不用担心食物。可知这里是因果关系。because因为。故答案为because。

4.句意：最大的区别是英国人喜欢吃带有培根和鸡蛋的烤面包片。

根据“bacon and eggs.”可知，这里是介词短语做后置定语。with bacon and eggs在这里修饰slices of toasts。with带有，具有。故答案为with。

5.句意：不要逃避伦敦的小费制度。人们通常把帐单的10%留给服务员。

根据下文“People often leave 10% of the bill for the waiter or waitress.”可知上文是“不要逃避伦敦的小费制度”。Don’t +动词原形，avoid doing sth.避免做某事。故答案为avoid。

6.句意：第三，伦敦的天气多变。

根据下文“Don’t forget to take an umbrella when you are out.”可知，此处是说天气。weather名词，天气。故答案为weather。

7.句意：当你不觉得有什么好笑的时候，如果你听到笑声，不要惊讶。

这里是否定句，意思是“当你不觉得有什么好笑的时候”。这里用不定代词，这里是否定句用anything；anything funny任何有趣的事情。故答案为anything。

8.句意：我很期待见到你。

短语look forward to doing sth.期待去做某事；see动词，看见。这里用动名词。故答案为seeing。