user: America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don't feel hurt .If the same two people meet again, even years later, they _ the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending   deeply into both families. There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America .Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life .So accept their hospitality  at home and enjoy your visit in America ! Which of the following is the typical   way of American hospitality ? A) Treating friends at home. B) Taking days off to be with friends . C) Meeting friends at the airport at midnight. D) Sharing everything they have.
A


(Question)
A little boy went to a telephone booth   at the cash counter of a store and made a phone call. The store owner looked at him and listened to the conversation. Boy: "Lady, can you give me the job of cutting your lawn  ?" Woman (at the other end of the phone line): "No, thank you. I already have someone to cut my lawn." Boy: "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price the person who cuts your lawn now." Woman: "I'm very satisfied with the person who cuts my lawn." Boy (with more perseverance ) : "Lady, I'll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free."[:Zxxk.Com] Woman: "No, thank you." With a smile on his face, the little boy hung up the phone. The store owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy. Store owner: "Son... I like your attitude  . I like that positive   spirit and would like to offer you a job." Boy: "No, thanks." Store owner: "But you were really asking for one." Boy: "No, Sir. I was just checking my performance   at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to." The boy said to the lady that he would even sweep her floor and stairs for free because   _  . A) he wanted her to let him continue his job B) he thought that the lady was too poor C) the lady thought the money she paid the boy was too much D) he wanted to know if he did his job well enough and couldn't be replaced   by others.
(Answer)
D


Ques: Dear Jenny, I am in Beijing, China now, but my parents are in the USA. I live with my brother Peter. Beijing is big and great. There are many beautiful places and much delicious food here. I like Beijing very much. Peter and I are in the same grade, but we are in different classes. We live far from the school and it takes us a long time to go to school. We have to get up at 6:20 in the morning, and then at 6:30 we ride bikes to the bus stop. It takes us about 20 minutes. At about 7:00, we take the bus to school. We get to school at about 7:30. We have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. I think Chinese is too difficult, but Peter thinks it is easy. He can speak Chinese very well and he often helps me with it. How is everything going with you in the USA? Write to me soon. Love, Kate ,. What time does Kate get to the bus stop? A) At about 6:40 B) At about 6:50 C) At about 7:00 D) At about 7:30
Ans: B


(Q).
Hello! My name is Jane. I usually get up at seven o'clock and then have a cup of coffee and some bread for breakfast. After breakfast, I take a shower  and then I go to work by bus. I get to work at nine o'clock. I work till  one o'clock and then I have my lunch. I start again at two o'clock and finish at five o'clock. I do some shopping before I go home. I get home at about a quarter to six. I have supper at about seven o'clock. After super, I sometimes go out for a walk, but I usually just stay at home and watch TV. I go to bed before eleven o'clock. At noon Jane has   _  break . A) half an hour's B) an hour's C) an hour and a half's D) two hours'
(A).
B


Ques:Strong earthquakes hit the east of Japan in the afternoon of March 11, causing several meter-high tsunami , which killed more than 10,000 people in areas along the coast. Several nuclear plants  at the coast were broken by the earthquake and tsunami. People living near the plants have been asked to move away. People living within 30 kilometers of the first plant are asked to stay indoors and close all windows. The breaking of the nuclear plants is causing electricity shortages  in Eastern Japan. As a result, electricity is cut off for 3-hour periods in the area of Tokyo and some other areas during daytime. In order to save electricity, some shops, restaurants and tourist places in the areas are closed for some time every day.  But all major airports and train lines are still open and operating. For the above reasons, tourists are _ not to visit the eastern areas in the near future. Visits to Western Japan are not affected by the event. People who plan to travel over the coming weeks and months are advised to pay attention to the situation for a few more days before making decisions. They closed some shops and restaurants for some time every day to  _ A) avoid making electricity shortages even worse B) avoid more people getting together C) rebuild their broken buildings D) keep away from nuclear radiation

Ans:A


Ques:This happened in London It was November and the weather was very wet and cold. A Frenchman had caught a very bad cold. He coughed day and night, so he decided to go and get some medicine for his cough. As he did not know much English, he took out his dictionary and looked up the word "cough". But the dictionary did not tell him how to pronounce  the word. He thought it over and remembered that he had learned the word "plough". He remembered that it was pronounced[plav]. So he thought that c-o-u-g-h must be pronounced [kav]. Then he put on his coat and hat and went to a chemist's shop .When the man in the shop asked him what he wanted, the Frenchman said, "I want something for my 'COW' , please." The man in the shop looked at him. Had he heard him correctly? "I beg your pardon, sir?" he asked. The Frenchman repeated, "I want some medicine for my 'COW'." "For your cow?" asked the man, "are you a farmer?" "A farmer?" said the Frenchman in surprise, "What makes you think I'm a farmer? I come from Paris. I'm not a farmer. " "But where is your cow?" "It's here!" answered the Frenchman. He put his hand on his chest  and began to cough. "Here it is, " he said, "I've a very bad 'cow' here." Then the man in the shop understood what the Frenchman meant. He wanted some medicine for his cough. The Frenchman said, "I want something for my 'cow', please." Here by the word "cow" he meant   _  . A) cow B) cough C) medicine D) cold

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assistant: B