We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But if you really have no time and can’t go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and don’t forget to put on your fine clothes. It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. When you are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here I’ll give you some dos and don’ts about them in the following:
●Don’t leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)
●Don’t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.
●Don’t talk with much food in your mouth.
●Don’t ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)
●After dinner, use your napkin(餐巾) to clean your mouth and hands.
●Make sure small pieces of food are not left on your face.
Then after dinner, you can stay there a little time. And your friend will be pleased if you leave in half an hour or so. Next day, you had better ring him up to thank him for the good dinner.
1.If your American or English friend wants to invite you to dinner, he will invite you _____.
A. on the night before the dinner B. on the day before the dinner
C. at the last moment D. a week before the dinner
2.It would be impolite to______.
A. put bones on your plates with fingers B. drink soup with your spoon
C. persuade others to drink more
D. make sure that there is nothing left on your face after dinner
3.Which of the following is not true?
A. You'd better ring your friend the next day to show your thanks。
B. After dinner, you'd better stay and talk with your friends for a long time to show your thanks.
C. After dinner, you'd better leave in half an hour.
D. After dinner, use napkin to clean your mouth.
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!
When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1, 759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
1.What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was ______.
A. encouraging B. caring C. moving D. interesting
2.According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?
A. Doctors. B. Mom. C. Nurses. D. Friends.
3.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?
A. His mom’s support. B. His previous business success of various levels.
C. His terrible experience in the hotel. D. His wife’s suggestion.
4.Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?
A. Modest, helpful, and hard-working. B. Careful, helpful and beautiful.
C. Loving, supportive and strong-willed. D. Strict, sensitive and supportive.
At the age of12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“ That’s just for you,” he said.“ You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?
A. He told her to write down all that her“ enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
B. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.
C. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
2.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?
A .I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.
C. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.
4.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
B. No an Enemy, but the Best Friend
C. My Father
D. My Childhood
The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to __36 ___ a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she folded (折)her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her 37 grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.
As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 38 her card with her arm, but Mrs Berry gently 39 it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat 40 , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 41 roll down Mrs Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs Berry so upset.
When school was over, Elizabeth 42 until all the other kids left so that she could 43 . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card 44 you want. I’ll do it 45 and bring it tomorrow.”
“ 46 are you talking about?” asked Mrs Berry.
“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it 47 .”
“Elizabeth, that was the 48 card in the whole class. It was so 49 that it made me cry.”
Elizabeth was so 50 that she ran out of the classroom.
When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth 51 to give her the card early.
On the front of the card was a 52 of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:
Dear Mom,
I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n) 53 . I want to thank you and 54 you a happy Father’s Day!
Love,
Elizabeth
When her mom read the card she started 55 , just like Mrs Berry did.
1.A. break B. made C. make D. build
2.A. face B. heart C. hands D. body
3.A. doing B. holding C. covering D. making
4.A. caught B. left C. placed D. lifted
5.A. alone B. up C. still D. down
6.A. smile B. tear C. hair D. sweat
7.A. waited B. worked C. stood D. sat
8.A. stay B. stop C. understand D. apologize
9.A. because B. until C. unless D. if
10.A. just here B. at home C. at once D. at school
11.A. Who B. What C. Which D. Whose
12.A. right B. quickly C. wrong D. carefully
13.A. worst B. favorite C. best D. simplest
14.A. wild B. useful C. hard D. sweet
15.A. happy B. regretful C. brave D. easy
16.A. seemed B.refused C. decided D. promised
17.A. drawing B. discovery C. recording D. writing
18.A. teacher B. sister C. daddy D. aunt
19.A. hope B. wish C. want D. congratulate
20.A. laughing B. joking C. crying D. worrying
—Do you want tea or coffee?
—________. I really don’t mind.
A. Both B. None C. Either D. Neither
Senior 3 high school students should be given enough sleeping time, ____________ they are busy preparing for exams to enter college.
A. even so B. as though C. as if D. even if
