Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home.
You should not be upset(不安的)if your English friends don't invite you home.
It doesn't mean they don't like you. 
     Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11. Ask
your hosts(主人)what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers,
chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. 
     Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks(小吃). If you want to be
extra polite, say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But
remember－it's not polite to ask how much things cost.
     In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at
the other end. They eat with their guests.
     You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll
have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert(甜點(diǎn)心), followed by
coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you
want it.
     Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a
short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you,
thank, thank you" all the time!

1. If your English friend doesn't invite you to dinner at home, it means he or she
                  .

A. doesn't like you
B. likes you
C. can't afford to do so
D. is too busy

2. It's impolite ______.

A. to ask about the price of a certain thing
B. to say "thank you" to hosts
C. take nothing with you when you are invited to dinner
D. to eat up everything on your plate

3. The meal ends with _______ usually.

A. soup
B. coffee
C. meat or fish
D. dessert

4. When you are invited to a dinner party, you'd better _______.

A. ask what time you should arrive
B. take your wife with you
C. drink as more as possible
D. eat more snacks as you can

5. Which of the following is true?

A. The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.
B. The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.
C. The husband and the wife usually sit together.
D. You can call your host the next day or write a letter of thanks after that.

     Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain.
It is a mixture (混合物) of music from all of these places.
     In the west of America, cowboys (牛仔) had to take care of the cattle (牛). They had to watch
them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy's
life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong
coffee to keep awake at night. He also sang songs to the cattle to make them quiet. He sang about
the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went
to sleep. They would not run away if he sang beautiful and peaceful songs.  
     In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. Other people
came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. They used guitars, violins
and other musical instruments, too. They also added (增加) instruments from their homes, like
bottles and plates. When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and
played country music.

1. Cowboys sang beautiful and peaceful songs to make the cattle ______.

A. healthy
B. exciting
C. quiet
D. run away

2. The early country music formed (產(chǎn)生) in ______ and England.

A. Ireland
B. America
C. Canada
D. all the above

3. The songs which cowboys sang were mainly(主要地) about ______.

A. their cattle
B. their country
C. everyday life
D. instruments

4. Many people in the south of America played country music with ______.

A. pianos and guitars
B. bottles and plates
C. violins and drums
D. guitars, violins and other musical instruments

5. The passage tells us mainly about ______.

A. why cowboys sang country music
B. where the country music came from
C. how the country music formed
D. why people like country music

     Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones
and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and
play the music loudly as they drive in the street.
     Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news
about sports, the weather and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape and radio stations use
them in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people will buy
his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes,
all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star. There are
other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about
the common (普通的) life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. It is about
country life and the love between a country boy and his girl friend. They are very popular among
young people.

1. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this passage?

A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.

2. The students often take radios to______.

A. study English
B. listen to news and weather report
C. enjoy music
D. play music loudly in the street

3. The pop singers can make much money because______.

A. they make CDs or tapes
B. many young people buy their tapes
C. they are national stars
D. all the people want to meet them

4. From the passage we know that folk music is about ______.

A. love stories between boys and girls
B. the common life of American people
C. Americans' country life
D. the life of singers

5. The best title for this passage should be "______".

A. Everyone likes music in America
B. Pop music in America
C. Music in America
D. Music is important to Americans

     Hello, I'm Cindy. My(我的)Chinese(中文)name is Xu Lei. I'm in(在……里)Class Two,
Grade Seven(七年級二班)．This is my English teacher(老師)Mr(先生)Miller. And this is
my good friend(朋友)Bill. His(他的)Chinese name is Li Hui. This is my pen. It's black.

1. Cindy is in Class______.

A. One    
B.Seven    
C.Two    
D.Eight

2.  Xu Lei is _____ Chinese name.

A．Alice's    
B．Mrs(夫人)Green's
C．Amy's    
D．Cindy's

3.  Mr Miller is Cindy's _     __ teacher.

A. Chinese    
B.English    
C.Japanese    
D.  math

4. Cindy's good friend is__    __.

A. Mrs Miller    
B.Miss miller    
C.Dave    
D.Bill

5. Cindy's pen is           .

A. red    
B.green    
C.black    
D.yellow

     Hello! (1)My name is Bob Green.  (2)This is my quilt. It's white. And that(那個(gè))is my pencil(鉛筆)．(3)It's green. This is my friend Helen Smith. This is her(她的)ruler. It's white.That is her pen. It's black. 

1.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選出文中提到的物品.

     A                 B                  C              D                    E

2.寫出(1)句的同義句. 
___________________________

3.把(2)句翻譯成漢語.
____________________________

4.對(3)句畫線部分提問. 
___________________________

5.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,判斷句子正(T)誤(F).
(    )①Bob's pencil is green.
(    )②Helen's pen is black.

Dear Tom,
     So glad to hear from you                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                               
    

     Hello! My name is Tony Brown. I'm an English(英國的)boy. My Chinese name is Zhao    Ming.  
My Chinese teacher is Liu Ying.  Her telephone number is 9926686.  My telephone number is 8296
788.

(      )l.  Tony is a Chinese boy.
(      )2. Tony's(托尼的)Chinese name is Zhao Min.
(      )3. Liu Ying's(劉英的)telephone number is 9926787.
(      )4. Liu Ying is a Chinese teacher.
(      )5. White is Tony's first name.

A: Hello, Sonia. Is this your pen?
B: What color is it?
A: It's red.
B: Yes, it is my pen.
A: Is this your English book, Sonia?
B: No, it isn't. You can ask Jane.
A: Is this your English book, Jane?
C: Yes, thanks. Look! What's that, Tim?
A: It's a green ruler. Oh, it's my ruler.
    

(      ) 1.  The ruler is green.
(      ) 2. The English book is Sonia's.
(      ) 3. The pen is red.
(      ) 4.  The ruler is Jane's.
(      ) 5. Sonia has a red pen.