Want to be perfect at a holiday dinner party? Follow these tips on good manners, and your dinner companions are sure to be thankful.
*Arrive no earlier than the time the host has announced and no later than half an hour after the time.
*Plan to stay about an hour after dinner unless travel plans or sleepy children which make you leave a bit earlier.
*Bring a gift and write a note of thanks afterwards.
*Offer to help set up for dinner and to clean afterwards.
*Tell the host of any special dietary needs---if you are a vegetarian, diabetic or allergic to common foods. You can tell the host how to prepare a dish you can eat, or even better, offer to bring that dish yourself.
*If you’re going to a potluck (百乐餐) dinner, bring a serving dish with you as an offer. Remember, the best potluck dishes are those that need little preparation in the host’s kitchen, can be served at room temperature and need only a fork to eat.
1.To be a perfect guest, you should _______.
A．never be late for a holiday dinner party
B．leave right away after meal if necessary
C．bring a gift with some words of thanks on
D．help to make table and clean afterwards
2.“Diabetic or allergic” here refers to people who _____ .
A．have some special needs for certain foods
B．are more important than other dinner companions
C．never try some common foods served at dinner
D．always bring dishes to dinner themselves
3.According to the passage, potluck dinner dishes are those _______ .
A．usually given by the guests
B．carefully prepared in the kitchen
C．served only at room temperature
D．eaten only with a fork and knife
4.The passage is mainly written for _____ .
A．holiday makers B．companions C．dinner hosts D．dinner guests
A kindergarten teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she cannot forgive（宽恕）.
So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3, while some had up to 5 potatoes.
The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes with them wherever they go (even to the toilet) for one week. With days passing by, the children started to complain because of the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten (腐烂) potatoes they were carrying.
Those children who have 5 potatoes really began to feel the weight of the heavier bags. After one week, the children were happy to hear that the teacher had finally ended the game. The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for one week?" The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred（仇恨）for somebody inside your heart. The burden（负担）of hatred will pollute your heart and you will end up carrying an unnecessary burden with you wherever you go.
If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what a burden it would be to have the hatred in your heart for your lifetime?"
1.According to the teacher, if a Child hates three persons, he or she needs to carry ________.
A．one potato B．two potatoes C．three potatoes D．four potatoes
2.The underlined word “tolerate ” in the last paragraph probably means _____________.
A．carry B．hate C．receive D．stand
3.In fact, the teacher wants to ______________.
A．play a game with the students B．teach the students a lesson
C．make the students more tired D．play jokes on the students
4.What is the main idea of the story?
A．It’s best to learn to forgive and forget.
B．Students should love people around them.
C．Children should carry less rotten potatoes.
D．Rotten potatoes are really a heavy burden.
The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class fun work to draw a picture of 36 for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be 37 to be economically(经济上) poor, but still many would 38 a big holiday dinner with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the 39 of most of her students’ art. And they really were.
But Douglas made a 40 kind of picture, for Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of pity and love, 41 and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt 42 those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When he was 43 to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a 44 ---nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His picture brought out the heated 45 of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer because farmers 46 turkeys. Another suggested a police officer’s because the police protect and 47 people. And so the discussion went --- until the teacher 48 forgot the young artist.
49 the children had gone on to do other work, she 50 Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and said in a very low voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the 51 when she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there and how 52 she had said, “Take your hand, Douglas, and we’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most 53 for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing aside tears, she went on with her work.
In fact, people 54 not always say “Thanks”. But they would remember the hand that 55 .
1. A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
2. A．suggested B．imagined C．encouraged D．thought
3. A．have B．share C．prefer D．ask
4. A．homework B．subjects C．classes D．thoughts
5. A．good B．encouraging C．different D．exciting
6. A．merry B．naughty C．weak D．lively
7. A．behind B．beside C．before D．around
8. A．ordered B．told C．forced D．spoken
9. A．gift B．person C．hand D．wonder
10. A．thought B．laughter C．eyes D．discussion
11. A．keep B．need C．buy D．sell
12. A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
13. A．always B．almost C．usually D．therefore
14. A．Before B．Because C．Since D．When
15. A．looked at B．pointed at C．turned to D．looked to
16. A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
17. A．seldom B．often C．soon D．much
18. A．thankful B．calm C．pleased D．comfortable
19. A．could B．must C．should D．might
20. A．moved on B．went out C．helped out D．reached out
He lived in a small village, ______ was a long way from the railway station.
A．that B．which C．where D．when
Many visitors will have to wait for another two hours ______ the heave rain.
A．instead of B．because of C．in case of D．in spite of
I ______ for Beijing in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ______?
A．leaves, takes off B．is leaving, is taking off
C．am leaving, takes off D．leave, is taking off
