In the US, people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don’t know. This means a hostess may not seat a small group until a small table is available, even if a large one is. If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to light up a cigarette without first asking if it will disturb them.
At American restaurants and coffee shops you are usually served tap (水龙头)water before you order. You may find the bread and butter is free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill(重续).
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores or restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in large cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day.
Serving in restaurants is often large; too large for many people. If you can’t finish your meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask your waitress or waiter for a “doggie bag”. It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you’re taking the food for yourself.
Tips are not usually added to the check. They are not included in the price of the meal, either. A tip of about 15% is expected and you should leave it on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a check is brought on a plate and you put your money there. Then the waiter or waitress brings you your change.
1.Which statement is TRUE?
A. American people like sitting with people they don’t know.
B. Hostess always seats a small group at a large table.
C. American people never sit with people they don’t know.
D. American people would not light a cigarette if the people who sit at the same table mind their smoking.
2.What is served before you order?
A. Cold water. B. Butter. C. Coffee. D. Bread.
3.What do American people always do when servings are too large for them?
A. They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs.
B. They leave the food on the table and go away.
C. They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later.
D. They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.
假设你是李华。最近你班举行了一次班会，班会的主题是：是否有必要进行太空探险。请结合下表内容，给校报用英语写一篇文章，客观地介绍讨论的情况并表达你自己的观点。
一些同学赞同 | 一些同学反对 | 你自己的观点 |
●更好地了解太空 | ●耗资巨大 |
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●从太空获得新资源 | ●宇航员的安全问题 | |
●扩大人类的生存空间 |
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注意：1. 字数：100字左右
2. 标题与开头已写好，不计入总词数。
提示词：宇航员：astronauts 生存空间: living space
Outer Space Exploration, YES or NO?
The other day at a class meeting we had an argument over
1.______ ______ to ask your questions.
轮流问你们的问题。
2.I believe _______ taking exercise.
我认为锻炼对身体有好处。
3..Nowa
days, most of the young don’t _______ _______ Peking Opera.
现如今大多数的年轻人不喜欢京剧。
4.________ _______ duty, he chose to undertake.
面对责任，他选择承担。
5.The government has ________ ________ to bring down the prices of houses so that people can afford them.
政府已经努力降低房价让人们买得起房子。
6.As far as I can see, ______ ______ no possibility that he will win the tennis match this time.
在我看来，这次网球比赛他不可能赢。
7.I ______ ________ tell her the truth.
我不得不告诉她真相。
8.Cars were first used at the end of the nineteenth century, and were _____ ______ than a horse.
汽车在十九世纪末首次投入使用，并且和马一样跑得都不快。
9.Our new offices are still _________ ____________.
我们的新办公楼尚在修建中。
10.By the year 2000, housewives will probably have a robot ______ like a box with one large eye on the top.
到2000年，家庭主妇可能拥有机器人，它的形状像盒子，顶部有一只大眼。
Ancient China was a place1. _______ states were often 2. ______ war with each other. But it was also a time 3._______ there were many great philosophers. Confucius (55I BC --- 479BC ) is the philosopher4. ________ influence has been the greatest. He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society. Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2000 years. Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to 5. ________ of Confucius.
What will the city of the future look 6. _______ ? No one knows7. ______ sure, and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain ----- they are going to get bigger 8. _______ they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important 9.______ earth’s natural resources give out. We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more 10.________ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power.
1. Having no children of their own, they decided to a_________ an orphan（孤儿）.
2.I was d__________ at the opportunity to spend some time in the country.
3.Have you seen the p__________ on the wall? Let’s go to see the film.
4.The lion is often used as a _________(象征) of courage.
5.In the last ten years in China, 150 million people have moved out of ___________(贫困).
6.Many men were b____________ underground when there was an accident in the mine(矿).
7. Many Beijing ____________(市民) cycle to work.
8.He has made great __________(贡献) to the development of our company.
9. Please _______ (拿走) the glass, or it will be knocked down.
10. In the future, all forms of recreation will be provided free of ________ (费用).
Time is the most valuable thing that mankind has. 1. Many people try to manage their time. They arrange(安排) information and tips in order to effectively(有效地) do so.
2. Time can be managed easily by finding out what is important and arranging these things in the order of importance. In this way you know your direction before making any plans and do not waste time and energy unnecessarily.
Now comes the next question. 3. The answer is that you need to find out what steps you need to take and what you want to do. Then you know how much time to spend for each thing. These steps are like goals. 4. Not having them is like walking blindly in a dark room, trying to find the door.
Time management also demands a set schedule that works best for you. In this way you will be able to arrange your tasks based on their importance and finish them. In this way you will not waste your time in beating around the bush.
5. There are lots of things that we need to 
do in a short time. Therefore, having good time management skills is at the top of the list of things we all need.
A. We all live in a fast-paced (快节奏的)world now.
B. Using every passing second effectively can benefit us.
C. Could you divide your time equally while doing your work ?
D. How do you manage time and what type of information is needed to do so ?
E. Setting goals is the most important part of time management.
F. Managing time is not that hard.
G. The aim of time management is to give us a feeling of satisfaction.
