Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s 46 to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to 47 a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t 48 or lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even 49 to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill 50 also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays 51 everybody. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 52 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “Going Dutch（均摊费用）”.Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the 53 .This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s 54 to leave tips of 10％,15％,or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can 55 the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
1.A. popular B. difficult C. important
2.A. cause B. keep C. make
3.A. noisy B. noise C. lucky
4.A. shout B. explain C. complain
5.A. are B. is C. be
6.A. on B. for C. in
7.A. until B. when C. unless
8.A. gatekeeper B. seller C. waiter
9.A. terrible B. common C. serious
10.A. invent B. find C. prefer
A farmer asked his son, a fifteen-year-old boy to work on the farm for one year. Every day the boy got up early and worked 41 until evening, just like his father. Time passed quickly. The boy’s crops(庄稼)grew well. 42 the last day of the year, the father called his son to him, “I’m very happy to see that you have done well for the whole year”, said the father, “I’ll give you a present, tell me 43 you want ”.The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). “I’ve already got the 44 present. No pains, No gains. I think this is what you wanted 45 to know”. His father was quite pleased to hear that.
1.A. hard B. slowly C. hardly
2.A. At B. On C. In
3.A. what B. how C. where
4.A. worst B. least C. best
5.A. I B. my C. me
He hasn’t seen his mother for five years. He is forward his mother at once.
A. look; to see B. look; to seeing C. looking; to seeing
Though I’m an exchange student, my host family is really nice. They go out their way to make me at home..
A. of; feel B. from; feel C. of; feeling
He likes to play basketball very much. He wants to make by basketball in the future.
A. living; playing B. a living; playing C. a living; play
—Who is your favorite singer?
—I like singers can write their own songs.
A. which B. who C. ∕
