As I was leaving to meet Lynne，my roommate told me that I’d better take some money，but I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she had invited me.
I arrived at the restaurant exactly on time. I’d been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of the restaurant and a waitress came and took our order. The dinner was a great success. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours the waitress finally came and asked if we wanted one check or two. Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed (尴尬) when the cashier gave me my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I pretended to look for something in my pockets and said，“Oh！I forgot my money! Can I call my roommate，please？” The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called my roommate.
In a few minutes he arrived with some money，but he couldn’t hide how he felt. He laughed all the way home.
Now，I think it’s funny too. But at the time I was terribly embarrassed. I thought that an invitation to have dinner meant the same thing in the United States as in my country. I guess you have to understand that your customs（习俗） are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country，you have to learn about their customs，too.
1.Customs can be ________in different countries according to this passage.
A. entirely different B. close to each other
C. quite the same D. very similar
2.The writer’s roommate advised the writer to take some money with him to________.
A. invite Lynne to dinner B. pay for the table
C. pay for the restaurant D. share the cost of the meal
3.The writer and Lynne________.
A. had a talk for three hours
B. shared a successful dinner
C. traveled to Saudi Arabia together
D. enjoyed their meal without talking
4.Why didn’t Lynne pay the check for the writer?
A. Because she didn’t have the meal.
B. Because she thought it was natural for people to pay their own check.
C. Because she wanted to embarrass the writer.
D. Because she didn’t have enough money with her.
5.The roommate laughed all the way home because the writer________.
A. would not listen to him when he left the house
B. was embarrassed when he couldn’t pay his breakfast
C. telephoned him to bring some books to him
D. hadn’t told Lynne the truth
Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
1.Frank took a short business course in order to _________.
A. learn something from a salesman B. get away from the farm
C. earn more money for his family D. get enough to eat.
2.Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _________.
A. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way
B. he cut down the price by half
C. the sign he put on the table was well designed
D. he knew how to get people to buy his goods.
3.The price of the knives was cut down by half because ________.
A. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.
B. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day
C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour was cheap.
D. the knives were produced in one factory.
4. ________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.
A. The low price of the goods he sold
B. His business skills and his wealth
C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives
D. His natural skill for showing things
5.The belief that “ The customer is always right” suggests that ________.
A.whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.
B If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.
C.stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.
D.stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money.
Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I 36 first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies 37 always speak the truth.” The man 38 to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he 39 for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out 40 ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I 41 . If I tell the truth, everyone will start 42 me and call me a thief. I would be 43 for stealing.” So the man 44 not to steal that night, and gave up this 45 habit.
Next day, he 46 to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man 47 he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the 48 of drinking wine.
In this 49 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 50 his promise to tell the truth at all times. 51 , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 52 person.
Telling the truth is a very good 53 . If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 54 and become a person whom everyone 55 and favors.
Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.
1.A. give in B. join in C. give up D. set up
2.A. so B. but C. however D. and
3.A. persuaded B. promised C. preferred D. began
4.A. played B. drank C. thought D. recognized
5.A. stealing B. walking C. studying D. climbing
6.A. move B. say C. help D. lie
7.A. catching B. hating C. killing D. believing
8.A. expected B. hurt C. punished D. ignored
9.A. asked B. forgot C. pretended D. decided
10.A. bad B. special C. unfair D. funny
11.A. wanted B. went C. learnt D. stopped
12.A. before B. since C. as D. if
13.A. word B. idea C. power D. use
14.A. base B. block C. way D. place
15.A. recognized B. planned C. broke D. remembered
16.A. At present B. Face to face C. One by one D. On purpose
17.A. good B. strong C. rich D. calm
18.A. custom B. habit C. game D. hobby
19.A. tests B. hopes C. pleasure D. trouble
20.A. serves B. cheats C. likes D. dislikes
---What do you think of the movie?
----,____, the movie isn’t interesting enough, though lots of money has been spent on it.
A. To be honest B. That’s to say
C. Generally speaking D. I’m not sure
As a student, every minute should be made use of _______.
A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied
The film was made ________ the World War II.
A. base on B. based on C. to base on D. based in
