Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future.
I see the city of the future in three zones——inner， middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances， fire engines， taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential（住宅的） and recreational（娱乐的） area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves——to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open spaces， trees and lakes， schools and universities. This way， when people are at home， they can go out easily and safely.
Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.
The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don’t need every day.
All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work， and back to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside.
This is my ideal city of the future—— a very beautiful place！ But I don’t really think things will ever be like that！
1.Where will people live and go out to enjoy themselves？
A. In the middle zone.
B. In the inner zone.
C. In the outer zone.
D. In the inner and middle zone.
2. Where will big car parks be？
A. Just outside the middle zone.
B. Just inside the middle zone.
C. Just outside the inner zone.
D. Just inside the inner zone.
3. What will be in the middle zone？
A. The banks，hospitals and schools.
B. The banks，hospitals and police stations.
C. The banks，schools and car parks.
D. The banks，hospital and most of the shops.
4. Where will the factories and offices be？
A. In the outer zone.
B. In the middle zone.
C. In the inner zone.
D. In the middle and inner zone.
5. Douglas Grace is probably .
A. a painter
B. a builder
C. a town planner
D. a dentist
Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset (不安的) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!Dinner parties usually start between 7p．m．and 8p．m．, and end at about 11p．m． Ask your host (主人) what time you should arrive． It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift．
Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks (小吃)． Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember — it's not polite to ask how much things cost．
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side． They eat with their guests．
You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert (甜点心) followed by coffee． It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it．
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “Thank you” letter． British and American people like to say “thank you” all the time!
1.An English friend doesn't invite you to his or her dinner, which ＿＿＿＿．
A． means he or she doesn't like you B． means he or she likes you
C． doesn't mean he or she likes you D． doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you
2.You are going to attend a dinner party and ＿＿＿＿．
A． you'd better bring a certain present with you
B． you must leave home for it at 7 p．m．
C． you should ask your host when you should leave
D． you must arrive before 8 p．m．
3.It's impolite ＿＿＿＿＿．
A． to say that you like the host's room very much
B． for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room
C． for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening
D． for the host and the hostess (女主人) to sit and eat with their guests
4.In which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal？
A． Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee．
B． Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert．
C． Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee．
D． Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables．
5.What is the proper way to express your enjoyment of the evening？
A． Before leaving for home, you should say, “Thank you for inviting me．”
B． When you shake hands with your host, you should say, “I did enjoy the evening．”
C． You can write a “Thank you” letter to your host after that．
D． You should finish everything on your plate and take more if you want it．
The police were seeking more information to find out _______the rich merchant．
A．who it was that killed B．who was it that killed
C．it was who killed D．who w as it killed
Not until he called the secretary three times ______ that the manager went to an important meeting．
A．did he tell B．he told C．was he told D．he was told
In one corner of the garden there stands a little board，_______“Keep off the grass．”
A．On which writes B．it says
C．on which is read D．which reads
—Are you still very busy？
—Yes，I ______ the report for the manager and it won’t take long．
A．have just finished B．am just finishing
C．had just finished D．am just going to finish
